Great site - I have an AG fan in my family and have made several of these outsfits for her Felicity!!

Wow, such great and wonderful ideas for sewing room storage. We have just moved into our retirement home which we designed and built and it has my dream craft studio. I can spend hours in there happily working on all those projects I had envisioned while working that 9-5 job. Next to my favorite sewing machine, I have my computer which I have found to be quite invaluable for cataloging my inventory of fabrics, threads, patterns, etc. I had never thought of using my scanner for my patterns until one day I was feeling so overwhelmed with boxes of patterns and no space to sensibly store. Then, I thought of using the computer to work for me. I take the the patterns out of the envelope and scan the front of the envelope into the computer. The pattern image is categorized according to type, size, pattern co., storage location, etc. Once cataloged, the patterns are placed in labeled, numbered boxes and stored out of sight. When I need a particular kind of pattern, I just go to the computer and do a search for the particulars desired and quickly find it. This method could be used for a number of other items as well.
I have two small hard to access cubby holes underneath the eaves which I use to store things which are seldom used.