Sewing cabinets

What sort of cabinets do you use? I've decided to upgrade from my drop leaf table (which served very well as a change table when our daughter was a baby) and was wondering about sewing cabinets. I love the fact that they take up so little space when closed but have room for the machine and the bits and spread out on when open. Horn Australia have various designs on their website - anyone used one? I'd appreciate any comments on what you have and pros and cons.

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Viviane
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I still regret no longer having my Horn cabinet

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She who would like to be obeye

They are NEVER big enough! I have mine set up on work benches in the sewing room. You can see the set-up on my web site (URL below). Not perfect, but I get the jobs done!

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Kate Dicey

DD has had a Horn cabinet for several years now and likes it well. I am considering buying one. Her machine lift mechanism gave problems and they sent a replacement at no cost, but it took three of us to install it. Her model is something between the Crown and the Imperial, with two doors and no right hand extension.

Jean M.

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Mine had the right-hand extension. I had the airlift out of it and reinstalled it no probs at one point (don't ask). As far as I know it's still in the attic at the old house - removal entails taking the skylight out and lowering it down the roof, and the new occupants now won't give me access.

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She who would like to be obeye

OKay...I don't actually have a sewing room, but we've come up with some pretty decent ideas that have worked for me. I have a 2'x4' adjustable height table for my sewing (when I am actually working in the basement!) and on either side is a cabinet we got from Home Depot. Just you basic utilitarian white, DIY cabinet. On one side is a tall skinny cabinet that holds the projects in order of when I want to get them finished. The other side has a larger, double-door cabinet that holds most of my quilting books and such. The fabric stash in in another cabinet in the laundry room, also a DIT from Home Depot, (securely mounted to the wall). Above my sewing area I have a mini design wall, a thread storage rack that I decided needed to be up and out of the way, and a couple of pictures. I also have a dressmaker's dummy sitting next to the sewing area, currently sporting some funky pants and the jiffy quick cover I made for it.

If you want pictures, I can provide them....just give me a bit of notice so that I can clear off the table a bit

Larisa

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CNYstitcher

I had a cabinet maker make me a cutting table and a huge sewing table with space for all three of my machines. The table has a lift for my main machine.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

I don't have a sewing room either and my area is out of control. I would like to see how you designed your space.

I sew in my basement, its all concrete....how drab and uninspiring. (sigh......)

Please and thanks! Michelle Giordano

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dnmgiordano

My cabinets are the Koala Cub and Outback, which are perfect for me. All the years I sewed previously, I used a table to cut & sew, but when we bought this house, my DS decided I should have 'real' sewing machine cabinets instead. He did some research, and after I told him about Nancy Zieman redoing her sewing studio with the Koala brand, he ordered their video and catalog. For Mother's Day three years ago, he presented me with the ones I have. The Outback has space for the serger to remain ready to use at all times, and the extension table for cutting smaller pieces of fabric(I still use the kitchen island, which is 3 x6 feet to cut any large piece). They're easy to fold away when I need to put up the twin bed in the sewing room if I have an overnight guest. After three years, I frankly would not trade them. However, I must say, my DD likes her Horn cabinet as much as I like mine, but she has to lift her serger off the floor since hers does not have a space for it. The Outback is great for that feature, I just turn my chair 45 degrees from the sewing machine to the serger. It has 2 small shelves under the machine for manuals and one deep shelf some 14 inches wide for other sewing books, projects or whatever. When he bought them, I received as gifts for each cabinet, 2 large boxes of assorted Madeira embroidery thread, which I use all the time with no problems, plus 2 stuffed Koalas, which I gave to a DGD and a dear friend on her 77th birthday, who collects stuffed animals. Emily

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"dnmgiordano"

Hey Michelle!!! How about painting some walls in Lime green, Hot pink, Yellow and Tourquoise??? If you are not enclosed, make some cheap but swell screens out of 1" x 2" boards with canvas stapled on??

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Pat S. in Arkansas

MIchelle,

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Alice M. Bonnell

I have a Horn Quilter's Dream, and I love it. The space for the machine is perfect -- it has accomodated both a Bernina 125 (the small, small one) and a Janome 6500 (a behemoth machine). I like the extra top you can place on the drawer for additional space to the left of the sewer.

Good luck.

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George Moran

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