KathieB Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Started to tidy up the work area this past week and went whole hog. Wish I had a picture of the before. The change is miraculous. DH helped me put up the shelf. Items were organized into boxes or tubs ... tapes, glue, spackling/caulk, beads, polyclay, air clay, etc. Tables arranged so I can keep the sewing machine out most of the time. (May have to move it when I start on the Pierce). Tables covered with freezer paper, shiny side down, for easy note taking ... Tubs under the table hold Construction Materials, Plants/Landscape, Interior Design, Kits, and Furniture. I'd rather have rolling drawers, but these hold more (and larger) stuff, I think, and aren't that difficult to pull out for rummaging. To the right of the table is a microwave cart that holds all of the tools in kitchen drawer organizers. Easy to roll over to where I need them. Stowed underneath are the Dremel bits, polyclay oven, glue gun, soldering iron, etc. Kits waiting to be built are against the far wall. Two fluorescent shop lights and a regular light provide adequate illumination, with two high intensity lamps to move into place when even more is needed. Sink is a few feet off to the right. TV is behind me. What more could a girl want??? After I took the picture, I started work on the Outdoor/camping swap. It was sooooo nice to work in a nice, clean area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 You did a great job. I like to work in a nice clean and organized space as well. I cleaned up my work area last week. Yesterday and today I've been downstairs all day working on my Arrow dollhouse. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonsaikathy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Started to tidy up the work area this past week and went whole hog. Wish I had a picture of the before. The change is miraculous. DH helped me put up the shelf. Items were organized into boxes or tubs ... tapes, glue, spackling/caulk, beads, polyclay, air clay, etc. Very impressive. I hope to be able to do that when I get settled after moving to North Carolina next month. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueUni47 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 You did an excellant job! Hope to set up mine in that fashion as soon as I move to the new house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 oooo look how much room you have to work and put stuff! lucky you! you saw my little world I am crammed in there! but its nice to have it all in one place! I can see lots of good stuff being created in your workspace. Happy Building nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 <yelling over my shoulder> Hey, Mom! Can I go play at Kathie's house??? Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyJudi Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Oh, I need some organizing done....any chance....hmmm, well I suppose not. Congrats on your clean-up. It always makes me feel like I have a new work area. Plus, I find things that I misplaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow..impressive! I don't even have a dremel tool! I'm working on my first dollhouse and dh sort of laughed when I said I've learned a lot with this one that I can use for the next one. (ha...like getting a dremel tool!) He had the audacity to say...there won't be a next one...we don't have enough room. Ha! But I've got a long way to go to get this one finished! So I'm not going to get really motivated to buy another til this one's completely done! (too many unfinished projects!--finally learning?) Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Wow!! Great job! Must be nice to actually have a work space! Mine is usually my dining room, so when I am crafting, needless to say the room is a mess...You are soooo lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJEP Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Looks great, Kathie!! I cleaned up mine, but only so I could vaccuum it today. I'm having company who hasn't seen my house yet and wanted it to look somewhat decent. Enjoy the organization!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Oh wow, what a great working area you have created!!! I am about to finish my re-arranging of my own workarea which feels really nice, I have just to trade a chest of drawers with a row of waist high shelves so that I have some space for the books and papers etc etc, not having the full height gives me some display area for the IKEA greenhouse and perhaps a couple of roomboxes etc etc.... Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeninky Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I am glad that you started this thread. I am going to be working on my space tonight thru Thursday. I am off work and want to get Organized. I am such a mess and have waaay to much stuff LOL www.picturetrail.com/jeninky This is my picture site when I first moved this is what it looked like, it is a little better now but I want it better organized in little plastic containers. This is one of my new year resolutions to myself this year. GET ORGANIZED!! LOL I would love to hear tips from others on how they get organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 Oh, I need some organizing done....any chance....hmmm, well I suppose not. Congrats on your clean-up. It always makes me feel like I have a new work area. Plus, I find things that I misplaced. You may be onto something here. You know, to have an outside eye analyze organizational needs can be very helpful. Have Label Machine Will Travel <taking out appointment book, flipping to a clean page, and licking tip of pencil> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted January 20, 2007 Author Share Posted January 20, 2007 This is my picture site when I first moved this is what it looked like, it is a little better now but I want it better organized in little plastic containers. This is one of my new year resolutions to myself this year. GET ORGANIZED!! LOL I would love to hear tips from others on how they get organized. Oh, Jen! The pictures of your shop have my fingers itching to help! How lucky you are to have a whole little building to yourself. Just a little more organizing and you won't want ever to leave it! TIP: Sort everything so like items are together. All the glue in one box, all the tape in another, etc. (I'm still working on this one. Need to sort out little areas within the overall organization. Fabric storage, those little bits of cloth that you don't want to throw away but which get lost with bigger bits, are my biggest buggaboo at the moment.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccas1963 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 boy oh boy I love to organize. Your work area looks sweet. I went from having a craft room down to having to organize it all in my bedroom whn my brother moved in. Let me wake up a bit and will think of some organzing things. Bec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonsaikathy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 boy oh boy I love to organize. Your work area looks sweet. I went from having a craft room down to having to organize it all in my bedroom whn my brother moved in. Let me wake up a bit and will think of some organzing things. Bec She's darn good at it too and she knows how to crack a mean whip. --------> smack Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newt Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 H-E-A-V-E-N !! happy sigh. congrats on the sane work space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccas1963 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 She's darn good at it too and she knows how to crack a mean whip. --------> smack Kat HAHAHAA yup I like to crack the whip -----------------------XX thwack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfieldzoo Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Oh gosh Jen, can I come and organize your little house? So much potential! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallowell Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Looks great, wish I had such a great space to work. Kitchen table here. :groucho: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonsaikathy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I don't even have a kitchen table, just a card table. I get a lot done with that and tv trays. The folding ones. :groucho: Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccas1963 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Ok more awake now. For bits and pieces. I use check boxes. The boxes that your checks come in from the bank. Has a white end on it so you can write what is in there. my bedroom closet. alot of wasted space was in there. So below the hanging clothes I took two small trash cans put a piece of plywood over them and now I have 2 spaces to put stuff. The floor part is where I have my magazines all nicely in order. and on top of the plywood I used clear shoeboxes to store stuff. More later as I think about it. Bec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonsaikathy Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Lots and lots of parts bins. :groucho: Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitejay Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Sometimes I get stuck and can't work (or think clearly) unless my work area is organized. We should all be so tidy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccas1963 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 oh oh the main thing for me was removing my closet doors they were sliders. I removed them and made bed sheet curtains. I have full use of the cloest. Bec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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