moving Orla Kiely sewing

A sewing room for me?

It’s official! We’ve sold our lovely Edwardian cottage.

Over the last few months we’ve been busy de-cluttering, painting, building walls and hiding as much as possible in the shed(s). Our house was on the market for a week, is now off the market, and we’re ready for a new adventure in a different part of London.

We’ve had lots of people round to view, even before the photographer had been. We’ve also been arranging our own viewings which is exciting. I’d forgotten just how hard it was to keep the house clean and tidy though. Every day I was trying to leave it in a state suitable for any last minute viewings, which with a 1 and 2 year old was difficult. I fear I may have set myself up to fail on that one, so I’m very glad we’ve sold it.

Orla Kiely box

Orla Kiely box

Along with all our needs in our new house (home office for my husband, downstairs loo, storage, storage, storage, etc.) I’m hoping for some space for my hobby and craft supplies. I don’t mean the children’s art supplies, which are more or less permanently out, but my own stuff. Before children I loved to sew and make things. I’ve carried on buying craft books and fabric since they were born so have quite a stash!

At the moment everything is dotted around the house; there’s a hacked Ikea set of drawers turned sewing box here (covered in pretty Orla Kiely wrapping paper), a prettified Cath Kidston box of notions there, a drawer full of vintage handkerchiefs and embroideries under the stairs, and boxes of felt, fabric and buttons. It all adds up and I would love somewhere to put them all together when we move.

Along with sewing and blogging my hobbies have stayed pretty much the same for years now. I love to bake and research my family history. I do love these colder months where you don’t feel guilty about staying in!

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    Alexandra
    January 16, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    Sounds amazing that you will finally have a space for your hobby! I was happy like a baby when I got a shelf for all my dictionaries (and there is A LOT of them!). Yeah, it was just a shelf but an amazing step forward for me! 😉

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    Ikea hack – mini chest of drawers | PinAddicts Challenge
    April 9, 2013 at 8:46 am

    […] my sewing/haberdashery storage. The sewing box I was using was too small and I came across a set of wooden drawers in Ikea which offered lots more space for my needles, buttons and […]

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    Jennifer
    April 9, 2013 at 9:15 am

    I love your Ikea drawers, I have a similar set which are still plain at the moment, yours are gorgeous inspiration!

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      jenny
      April 10, 2013 at 1:33 pm

      Thanks! I have a couple of other things I want to cover, just need to find some time….

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    Kerry
    April 9, 2013 at 10:15 am

    wow! They turned out amazing!! Love Orla Kiely stuff… we sell it at work – might try get some for an upcoming PinAddicts prize! x (ps… thanks for your fab post over on the blog today!)

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    Knitty Mummy
    April 9, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    I’ve done something very similar, and added some label holders so I know which drawer has bobble trim and which one zips etc. http://knittymummy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/pinterest-challenge-decoupage-ikea.html They’ve grown from this link and I now have the ones in the picture and 3 with the equal sized small drawers AND another 2 still to do (not obsessed or anything)

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      jenny
      April 10, 2013 at 1:27 pm

      I quickly found that my haberdashery outgrew the drawers, I like the idea of buying another set of drawers and adding handles.

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    Caroline Chapman
    June 18, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    Where did you get the Orla Kiely wrapping paper?

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      jenny
      June 18, 2014 at 10:51 pm

      I think it was from John Lewis 🙂

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