Basement Sewing Studio #2
This is Basement Sewing Studio #2. This better be the absolute last time I do this !!! Since I started in business April 1, 1984, I have set up 10 Workspaces. This room is in the basement of our new home. We bought this house because it had this nice, full and empty basement so I could design what I wanted. About $26,000 later - this is what it looks like.
Entrance
When someone drives into my driveway, there is a nice 3 car parking area in front of the house were customers can park. rides often want to have a Mom or friend at their fittings and bride's maids often come in groups of 2 or 3. This gives a few places for cars to park.
Simple Dressing Room
This is inside the porch area you saw above where customers used to walk through to go downstairs to my basement studio. It's much nicer to have this be the entrance into the fitting studio. We built a nice dressing room using 2 wood doors set one on top of the other and stained. Simple molding, a nice trim for finishing, and a door that swings both ways makes for a really nice dressing room.
Spacious Fitting room with Stage
Leaving the dressing room the customer enters the fitting room that is quite spacious giving lots of floor to test bridal hems. This used to be my dining room that we use about twice a year. I decided it could be used the rest of the time for fittings. The 100" X 80" mirror is the largest I could order and it's WONDERDFUL! Brides love it. I can close the drapes and put the leaves in the table any time I want to use the room for a nice dinner. I have even entertained customers here.
To the Basement
This is the stairway coming down to the basement. I would have liked to have a separate entrance, but since we could not find a house with one, this house had the basement stairway right by the side door.
From this entrance you can step into my Office area, turn right into the dressing Room, or turn left to go into the Kitchen/Pantry/Laundry Room.
Business Center
My office has had various changes for it to reach this stage. I think as it is pictured here is where I will be keeping it. The computer equipment and wires are tucked neatly beside the desk on the bottom shelves of the bookcase you can see to the left of the desk. I like this arrangement. Trying to do my office work on my sewing workbench was less efficient.
Generous Workroom
Walking past the office takes you into the Main Room. This is a generous 20' X 20' room with a full bathroom to one side. The gown set in the middle of the room is there to show you how I like to present my brides with their gowns. This is really cool because a bride doesn't otherwise get this view of her dress. Pictures are nice, but you won't believe the looks I see on bride's faces when they see their gown this way. It's a kin to falling in love.
This also makes it easy to explain how the bustle works.
This space also doubles as a workout studio for me and my son.
Hidden Furnace and Work Closet
This is the view from the pole you saw in the last shot. Behind the mirrored doors is my furnace and water heater. I figured I had to have doors to this area anyway so why not make them mirrored? It works great.
The door to the left of the mirrors is my work closet. I've not had a closet just for work before, it's great to not have to mix client's things in my personal closet.
The hanger in the center of the picture is where I put items that are finished and ready for pick-up. I generally insist that a client try on her gown before taking it. From here, I can easily whisk it up to the Dressing Room.
Specialty WorkCentre
Along the back wall of the Main Room is the Craft/Beading Center. Here is stored things that are not directly related to sewing. Embellishment and Beading supplies are here too. One cabinet has ribbons neatly arrange in boxes. Another has buttons. If you click on this thumbnail to get the larger view you can more easily see the tiny drawer cabinets in the left corner of the countertop. I use these for my large collection of beads.
Custom Layout Table
This is my Layout Table. I couldn't decide exactly where to put it so I had them put wheels on it. I also couldn't decide what size to make it. I wanted it to be 5' X 10', but I didn't want to give up that much space in my fitting area or work out space. So I asked the contractor to make a table 4' X 8' with a 1' drop leaf along the 8' side. See next picture.
Main Work Station
This is the main workstation for sewing. It's very much like all my others. I'm a creature of habit in this way. I'm used to having my tools in certain places.
The counter is a generous 10' X 3'. Great for wedding gown work. The three cabinet doors you see under the counter hold my meager stash. I don't keep yards of fabric around that aren't designated for a project. I've just never gotten into that, but I do keep reasonably sized scraps of past projects, a box of shoulder pads and another one of zippers.
To the left of the picture is the pressing corner. Supplies are in the cabinet behind the board and in the drawers.
Search LeannaStudios.com
Leanna Studios
All Rights Reserved | Leanna Studios 1994