A really tidy workdesk on this Wednesday!

I mentioned that I had been cleaning my "play" room, craft room, studio, what ever you call it......it is the place I love to spend time.

A project that started on Thursday, ended on Monday with every drawer, shelf, box, file, nook and cranny sorted through.  I didn't do much furniture rearranging but I did do a lot of paper and fabric purging, sorting and reorganizing.

So, as you walk into the room this is what you see.....NOTHING on my work desk this Wednesday....a totally clean top!

I found the small storage unit, on the right, Saturday at a garage sale for $10.  It serves two wonderful purposes more desk top work space and more storage....yeah!

 

On the opposite wall, I now have a table where I can keep my sewing machine set up!

My sewing machine/boat anchor is like me: it's old and it's heavy and it's built solid and it still works.

Now, that it is nice and handy,  maybe, I'll use it a little more.

 

 

The bookcase with paper storage units on top!

This is the wall that connects the worktable wall to the sewing machine wall.

Sorted and labeled....cigar boxes hold many a treasure!

On the same shelf, an old metal parts chest with it's many small drawers.

To the right, shelves for baskets and notebooks full of photos and art, ribbon in clear boxes, rubber stamp storage and more.

     

Same wall, on the left, is a tall storage cabinet....on the door I have a "skirt hanger" that I use for a drying rack.  It is where I hang pieces I'm working on to dry, now they are safe from the cat walking on them and I can't spill or splatter on them.

 

 

 

This is the fourth wall....you can see I, also, keep the ironing board in here and the clothes that need ironing....looks like I'd better do that next! 

Whoa!  This is one clean, organized desktop....remember it.....it will be a looooooooong time before you see this again!

  Some of my favorite paint colors and tools!

I fancy myself as the queen of repurposing...thus muffin tin and lunch box storage!

Not to mention, rubber stamps served up on a silver platter......

Hope you enjoyed my little tour....right now I just want to sit in there and admire my tidy area!  It won't last, it will be trashed again soon and I sure hope I can remember where I put everything, that's the problem with getting organized!

Another plus, taking the time to visit all those bits and pieces I've collected over time.  One does tend to forget what is stuffed away in those drawers.  Now, I've got some great ideas for projects to use some of those goodies.

Please come with me as I go off to visit work desks from all over the world on What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday at Julia's Common Ground.