The Delineator

A while back I found a magazine The Delineator for  the 1930's that I thought would be perfect for my sewing room. The magazine was published by Butterick in the early 1900's. Since it was in pretty rough condition I wanted to use the cover to spruce things up. Do you ever buy one item that seems to snowball a project?

 

Beautiful isn't she?  I want to give you a tour of how it turned out. I tried to use as many thrift items to redo the room as I could. 

I have a few before pictures for you from an older post.

Before:

 

After:

 

I like the way the fabric is arranged.. (don't look at the mess on the bottom right) sorry about that.. I folded the fabric on magazine boards.. that took several days but it was worth it. 

 

Here is a close up of the folded fabrics in a box I bought for two dollars.

 

I sorted all my buttons in cheap jars.

 

 

 

Most of the threads and the childs sewing machine was my husband's Aunts. I love them in the cloche's and a plus is they are protected from dust.

 

 

 

These hide my serger thread and elastic. Who would think chicken wire would ever be so sought after?

 

Before

 

 

After

 

 

The little chandelier is a $2.00 item from thrifting.

 

 

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before: serger area

 

 

Hubs cut cork board and painted to a frame I had painted and stained. 

 

 

Hubs made a cabinet for my threads.. he has been so sweet in helping me get the room perfect.

 

 

 

An old spice rack works well for some trim.

 The Paris plaque was a $5 find.

 

I used paper mache' to put old pattern pieces on canvas. 

 

 

 

Second area for sewing is on a cabinet for $25

 

 

All the shelves and containers were thrifting items

paint, paint and more paint.  

 

 

So that is a little tour of a place that makes me very, very happy. I just wish I had more time to spend in my room.

 

And..lastly my prize position, a $25 chandelier.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my tour of my sewing room. 

 

Beverly 

 

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