This is the reason I needed to remake the sewing room. It was suppose
to be a quick fix, to have for a sewing table and storage...........a
good idea at the time. Until I realized once I got it home that the
owner was a smoker and no amount of cleaning was going to get rid of the
smell.
Well this is what it looks like now. A new table top and a lot of paint. I couldn't resist painting the inside of the drawers the same turquoise that I used for the top.
I used B-I-N 2 which blocks smoke. I painted everything on this sewing machine stand, even the underside of the drawers with it. I then used C-I-L Smart3 Furniture & Cabinets Melamine Finish. Both this products were amazing.
I made sure to not place the sewing machine on the stand until it cured for a week. This way the new table top should hold up to years of use.
Of course as I had to move things around to fit in the cupboard. I decided to build a new bookcase to fit around the fireplace as it was wasted space. (We had all the furry friends removed first and capped the chimney so no more visitors).
I went to Rona where they had scrap lumber on sale and then they cut it to the sizes I needed. I made two bookcases and screwed them together and then trimmed them out so it looked like a built in.
I had built a base to cover the bottom of the fireplace so I could sit the bookcase on it. I made a shelf cap of the top mantle as well so I could place my books there.
The bookcase is filled with all my purse hardware, the boxes above are zippers and webbing for the handles on the bags. I can now find everything I need to make a purse quickly.
This is the room as you walk into it with the main work area.
I have all my machine set up in the one area like a triangle I can use one chair and roll from machine to machine.

Someday I hope to have working ceiling lights in my sewing room. So for now I have a lot of floor lights and clamp on lights.
I'm very lucky to have a sewing room for myself. I love sewing in this room now. I'm very happy with how everything turned out and that I have enough room to have things set up the way I like too.