tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865156002874363585.post5050903991599029388..comments2023-10-11T15:08:45.171+01:00Comments on Magpie Makes: A New Year and a New HomeClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04122069613332906904noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865156002874363585.post-60077759013944112712012-01-16T18:15:10.455+00:002012-01-16T18:15:10.455+00:00Love! I'm so lucky to have a room in the hous...Love! I'm so lucky to have a room in the house that's too small for much of anything else, so I can have a sewing room. My one piece of advice is to live with what you have until you know what you need--and then don't hesitate to get what you need! I'm slowly accumulating new things to replace the ones I've learned don't work. Like plastic stackable drawers. OK, two pieces of advice: plastic stackable drawers are Satan's version of storage. Blecth.<br /><br />Enjoy the process of house hunting, moving, and decorating--I know it's easy to see it as a giant pain, but it's such fun, too!Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865156002874363585.post-78535596440294319562012-01-16T17:29:52.733+00:002012-01-16T17:29:52.733+00:00Clare, How wonderful that you are going to get a b...Clare, How wonderful that you are going to get a bigger space soon. I am so thrilled. I went from a 2 bedroom cottage to a one bedroom condo and lost my precious space. So when the sewing or art projects came out the new living room and dining room exploded! Well, I have learned to live with the fact that I am in a smaller space so I have converted my dining room area (actually a space at the heel of the 'L' shape of my kitchen-diningroom-livingroom arrangement. Yes, where do I eat? Well, for now I use the same work table for meals when I am not on the couch in the living room and a tray. I don't have the good fortune of a Mr. Magpie so I am can spread out a bit. Anyway, I said all this to say that one of things I am doing is using Ikea with its simplistic furniture to organize the space. I have an antique dining table that has leaves that I use as my work table (covered) and I have secured suppplies and materials in Ikea Billy bookcases with doors to keep the dust out and the cat. So, my storage is in the living room and in the dining area/studio. Hey, I will take pics and send them to you. Or perhaps post them soon on my blog? Anyway, Ikea will be your friend unless you can find great free standing cabinets at flea markets or thrift stores? Anyway, good luck! Cheers.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07719003284222818544noreply@blogger.com