Over our July 4th stay-cation Patrick and I completed the new cutting/storage table for my sewing room. I had previously used a table in there but found that it did not provide any storage room and it actually was not long enough for cutting larger pieces of fabric. I saw on a blog that I follow an interesting sewing table. I used that as my inspiration and customized it to meet my needs and space. The first thing he built was this small bank of shelves to store all the odds and ends that cluttered up my sewing table in the closet. It is easily accessible from my chair when I am at the machine and it frees up so much space in there. It is amazing what a few shelves can do.
He then added this platform which would be the bottom shelf of the cutting table.
He added legs and the second shelf...............
Added a drop leaf.............
And voila. A new cutting and storage cabinet. I love that when collapsed, the drop leaf hides all the oddball stuff on the top shelf and keeps things looking neat.
We are both very pleased with the result. Overall it was fairly easy but it took some time as we designed as we went. He used cabinet grade plywood so it is really smooth. We needed 2 sheets of this plywood at $45 a sheet so we were very careful and measured twice and cut once.!!! Attaching the top was probably the hardest part as you could only reach it by laying on your back but then it was exactly the length of your arm so it was difficult to put the screws in. Several choice words were spoken over attaching the top. He ordered the drop leaf hardware online from a cabinet supply company. Since it was constructed in parts I was able to pre-paint everything in the garage before installation. All I need to do now is organize it all and I am ready for my next sewing project. It was a great birthday gift from my hubby.
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