A new space for me

A while back I decided that moving the sewing room downstairs would really be the best for me.  I loved my upstairs sewing room with tons of space, a big design wall, and huge closets, but it was far from the rest of the family and unfortunately positioned just above both our room and George's bedroom.  That meant every nap time, every night after bed, I had to tiptoe up there and run the risk of waking someone with the sound of the machine. 

This room, on the other hand, had been set up as an office for C, but over time he stopped coming here to do work, preferring to work at work or take his laptop to the couch in the family room.  This became a cluttered storage space and its inefficiency drove me crazy.  The washer and dryer are here, this is our laundry room, so it just made more sense to have the sewing machine here too. 

(Look, plenty of space to fold clothes!  Eventually this is where the machine will go)

The transformation has started and I like where it's headed.  I can sit and type within earshot of the kids playing, and there's a big glass door to the family room so I can watch them too.  I'm hoping to be able to make this a functional part of the house again (and gain some organization in the process).

For the moment I've only moved in furniture and books, and I'm a bit scared to start bringing in fabric.  I'm hoping that I'll be able to sort fabric and destash a whole bunch as I move things into their new positions.  I've got some events coming up and I'd love to be able to sell off some stash/scrap packs.  The problem with going through fabric though is that I find things I forgot I had and then I get ideas for new projects and... before I know it the mess is bigger than it was when I started and I haven't gotten rid of anything.  I almost want to say NO sewing until the room is complete, (except for my current EPP, of course) but we'll see how that goes..