Believe it or not, things have finally been moving along on the basement renovations (I know, we've been taking our pretty little time). I'm getting to a final reveal point, but you'll have to wait just a little longer. After my baby shower, we didn't clear out all the tables and chairs; they are sticking around until the end of October after the next baby shower. So, a reveal of a newly finished basement with seating for over 50 just doesn't seem right- so it will have to wait.
There is fortunately one corner of the basement set up that I have somehow been able to keep free of baby shower debris- and today is the day for a sneak peek!
There is fortunately one corner of the basement set up that I have somehow been able to keep free of baby shower debris- and today is the day for a sneak peek!
That's right, I believe it is time for a stash-sharing photo! I know, I know- I haven't even been blogging for a year yet, maybe it's too soon- maybe I'm moving too quickly in this online relationship, but sometimes its just hard to hold back.
In this smaller cabinet (again, thanks IKEA... another great Expedit), you will find my plant fibers- cottons, bamboo, corn. Although cotton is not my favorite to work with, it does make a nice baby gift fiber.
And in the larger cabinet, you will find my knitting books/magazines and animal fiber. I would like to say that this contains all of my wool, alpaca, bison, cashmere, etc- but that would be a lie. There is also a whole closet filled with Paton's Classic Wool. I got a ton on sale last year when we were actually manufacturing slippers.
Now I realize that I will never be able to knit through all of this, but one of the plans with the knitting studio basement is to teach knitting classes. I suppose price of yarn will be included in the price of the class and I will have a good supply for a while!
And yes, you have probably guessed by now, but this is another IKEA Expedit bookshelf- perfect for housing yarn and books, a new knitting essential (In my opinion!).
It may be hard to tell from the pictures, but the wall colors in this area are a soft gray. Anything I'm leaving out? I am looking around at different posters/charts/frames for this area as well- suggestions?