Since I retired from traveling to teach and do guild programs, my storage area for teaching supplies has become a dusty mess! This is underneath my cutting table, which is an old oak drafting table from the highway department.  It is right in your line of vision when you enter the studio, not pretty!  (The mess, not the table, which I think is quite attractive!)

We decided to go back to IKEA and get this drawer unit to try and organize things a little better. It fits almost perfectly in the space.

Most of those projects, plus some group projects and UFO’s are now stored out of sight and there are three drawers for art supplies and projects as well, and even one empty drawer!  Not for long, I’ll bet!  It is VERY white so it still demands too much attention, but maybe I will get used to it. Definitely better than before!

Thanks everyone, for the comments!

First thing yesterday I cleaned off the cutting table and put the fabrics away. The empty table makes the whole studio look bigger! The design wall is empty too, makes me want to create something new to fill the void.  Or I could just hang my “Colorado Kids” back up…..

When all of the fabric was sorted and folded, this is all that was left of the rock fabrics – good thing the piece was not any larger!

Most of these pieces were too small to keep and went into the trash. In a few weeks when I go to PA for the AQS show, I’ll be shopping for rock fabric.

I did get a nice start on the taxes yesterday afternoon so maybe it won’t be too long before I can mess up that table again!