Like it was for many of you, this past weekend was a good one to stay inside. The snow started Saturday morning and continued on and off into Sunday night.
You may recall that I had plans to get that giant dresser into my studio and get things organized. I was hoping Freya’s dad would be able to help Dave get it up the stairs. Dave and I can move furniture together, but given our disparity in height (I’m 5’7″, he’s 6’1″), and vast difference in strength, it’s a struggle for us. Especially when stairs are involved. Sadly, Freya’s Dad wasn’t available… so if I wanted to get into my studio any time in the near future, we had to suck it up.
It was a bit of a two-ring circus act, but we managed it with only minimal damage to walls (which are walls we have to re-do anyway).
Once it was in there, it was all on me to get the room cleaned up and everything put away and organized. Well.. me and the Ginger Mister…
Because you know he was in there, making sure I didn’t take his scratcher/observation seat out of the room.
In the end, it was a two-day job to get (almost) everything where it belonged.
There are still a couple piles of things on the cutting table I need to find homes for, some scraps that need to be cut up and filed into their appropriate boxes, and a basket of clothes that need repair/modifications… but I can get in and move around again. There are no more baskets and bins piled up in front of the closet (so I can get to the yarn stash when needed), and there’s room to set up the big ironing board when needed (I have been setting that up in the bedroom across the hall.)
I wasn’t able to get rid of all the bins, but I was able to tuck them back out of the way. And just look at this organization in those drawers.
From the other pics, you might be able to get a sense of just how big this dresser is… but I think this one really drives it home!
I can just see the top of it. It’s huge! And I’m so happy with it.
But now that everything is in there and tucked away nicely… there is one small problem?
What do Burton and I do with our basket collection now???
Wandering Cat Studio 
What a great find! It does look huge. At one point I had a ton of baskets like those…I ended up donating them.
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Yay for getting it in the house and getting things put away in only 2 days. Yes …. what WILL you do with the basket collection?? LOL 😊
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We know that you will find a use for those baskets, even it they are just cat beds.
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It’s perfect – lots of storage in a small space. I have a similar problem with stray baskets.
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The Mister and I do that circus thing quite frequently. We were doing it last night to move a love seat. Lift it over your head he yells….as if. Your room looks great. I’d kill for that much space. I also have a basket collection from when I re-organized the downstairs craft room. They are all piled in a jumble on top of a shelf. I know if I take them down I’ll want to fill them with knitting projects and that’s NOT going to happen.
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You have some awesome storage! When you first posted a photo of that dresser, I thought it was homemade. It looks so sturdy. I have a top shelf in a closet that I keep baskets on. When I reorganize or need a basket for anything, I just shop the closet.
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Awesome new storage! You must keep a few baskets!!
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Oh, don’t get rid of any of those baskets. If you do, you’ll want them. I guarantee it. 🙂
That dresser though. It’s perfection. I love how you have everything organized. It makes me want to organize my small, very small fabric collection.
Take care and enjoy that new room.
Blessings,
Betsy
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The dresser is amazing! I would hang the baskets from the ceiling all along the wall above the storage wall!
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