Craftroom

craft_room_01
Originally uploaded by isis1207

I have the whole house for myself and I can do with it whatever I want. Still, when I bought this house 7 years ago I did what I thought I had to do. Have a guestroom for example. I rarely have people sleep over and the guestroom turned into a dumproom. I’ve decided to change that. I took the beda apart, removed the shelves from the wall and sorted through the boxes under the bed. The plan is to change this into my craftroom. Unfortunately that means clearing out the attic so the last things can be done to make that a real room (like covering the plastic on the roof). Then I can move the “guestroom” up there and bring all my crafty stuff downstairs. I want a little table to keep my sewingmachine on, a chair to read my books or to knit, and all my knittingbooks in one place.

Good thing I’m in real good spirits to clear everything out. All I need to do is keep jotting down every idea I get about redecorating the rooms and I should be doing great.

New chair

new chair
Originally uploaded by isis1207

After well over ten years of loyal service I decided to trade my old chair in for a new one. I don’t spend hours behind my computer, but lately it was getting more uncomfortable to sit behind my desk for any period of time. The picture is not to proudly show my new chair, but to remind myself that it really isn’t that hard to have a neat room.
Last Saturday I drove to Ikea to get this this chair. Of course it’s not possible to fit a chair in a crowded room. The only way to get from the door to my computer was to sidestep boxes, the ironing board and several other items. My desk was slightly overflowing, the stacks were getting higher and started to resemble the Tower of Pisa.
Emptying out the room and cleaning it was a piece of cake and I’m proud of the result. The rest of the house has become an obstacle course. Guess what I’ll be doing this coming weekend?