Saturday, October 12, 2013

Clutter B Gone!

I'm one of those for whom the phrase "Out of sight, out of mind" was created. If I can't see it, it doesn't exist.

So I keep my fabrics and my tools where I can see them. The problem with this is, well, that after a while surfaces get cluttered. And after a while I get annoyed just looking at them.  I decided to move stuff around (and clear the useless stuff away).




Here's the board where I keep my cutting rulers and templates. It -looks- okay, but if you look closely you can see that several rulers are stacked one on top of another, which makes grabbing ONE a real PITA.

I have another, smaller board on the other side of the room, and it's covered with stuff that's really useless.  I decided to move the rulers I use less often to the other wall.

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That cleared enough room for me to rearrange the long straight rulers and templates I use most often.

I am quite happy with this arrangement.

But then, I had to do the other one...
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How did I know what would fit where?

Why, lay them out on the floor, of course! Naturally Millie had to snoopervise.




I like this a lot and my studio already feels better when I walk into it.

3 comments:

Quiltdivajulie said...

Larry says you have a LOT of rulers!!

Glad the new arrangement feels better AND lets you grab each one without fighting the others!

Megan said...

Millie is an excellent snooperviser. In fact, it's one of her very best things!

Megan
Sydney, Australia

Susan said...

Hi I ran across your blog and LOVE your creativity! I need help in organizing and storing my rulers. What type of board did you use? Is it made from wood and covered with fabric? How is it attached to the wall?