Jeep-in-a-Box

I've wanted a second car for some time now, and my Brother wanted (sort of) to sell his old jeep. 

My Dad helped me get it out to the coast, in a motorcycle trailer.  Sure beat flat-towing it!

 It was a tight squeeze into the trailer. 

Storage

 Here's a better photo of the fabric and thread storage.  

The cabinets are made from Douglas Fir of course!  

 You can't have a studio without a bulletin board! 

 I chose Douglas Fir for the case goods, so that they would blend in with the floor, and keep the room nice and warm. 

 The reference section. 

A design wall, 7'x7'.  The board works like a felt board, where fabrics can be placed for colour choice without pins.

A bit old fashioned, but pegboard works so well for storing tools. 

Above is a shot of the Douglas Fir floor, now that it's finished. Eventually, the Fir will darken to a warm amber as it ages. 

On the back wall cabinets, are the fabrics and threads sorted by colour.  

Sewing Cabinet

You can't have a great sewing room, without a great sewing cabinet!

Sew, (haha) here is the one I designed and built for the room. 

 I put a machine lift in the cabinet, which I think is really a necessity, not a luxury.  

The machine is in "storage" position here. 

The three lower drawers are a separate stand alone unit. 

 When in the second position, an acrylic insert fills the gap,and the cabinet top is level with the machine. The lift will also bring the machine above the desktop, for operating in open arm or changing bobbins. 

 Inside the top drawer, is a 4' long folding ironing board.  

 The stand alone drawers all feature full extension ball bearing slides. 

 The cabinet also has an enormous drop leaf.  With the leaf up, the cabinet top is a full 4'x6'. 

You can also see here, there is also an extension that fits over the ironing board mechanism.