Work Spaces

I noticed that some of you are posting pictures of your home office spaces since so many are working from home. Some of you already had offices set up, but many have had to come up with some kind of work space, using quick ingenuity and amazing creativity.

I posted a pic of my work space on Facebook and a few wondered how I made my skirted table. So, I wanted to give you a few tips on making a similar work space for your home office or craft room.

First step was to purchase a folding table from Home Depot. I already had the fabric that I had stashed away in my closet. But, if you want to purchase fabric, you can find something similar at Joanns or Hobby Lobby. Go for the sale racks, because you will need several yards!

Now, measure around your table. You will need to double that width so you can have nice gathers. (I actually made mine about 2 1/2 times as wide.) For example, if your table is 60 inches around, you will need at least 120 inches of fabric. I left a large opening on the sewing table side of the table so I could hide storage bins under the table and they would be easily accessible.

Measure the height of your table to the floor. Add two inches for top hem and about 4-5 inches for the bottom hem. That is your preference as to how wide you like your bottom hem to be.

I used gathering tape that I purchased at Hobby Lobby and that made the gathering process a lot easier. You will thank me for this tip!

After the panels are hemmed and gathered you will need to attach them to the table. The best way to do this is to use velcro. But not just any velcro. You need to find Home Decor Velcro that is for fabric on one side and hard surfaces on the other. It is usually available at Amazon.

Now, to be totally transparent with you, I could not wait for Amazon to ship the product to me so I searched around town to find it. I could not find any!!!! So, what do all good crafters do? Improvise.

I found this product at Home Depot.

This velcro stuck to the table better than gum on the bottom of your shoe. It may be there for life!!! But the fabric? Not so much! After about 15 minutes the fabric side was drooping down off the table. So, once again, my crafting gene kicked in. When all else fails, use your glue gun.

This worked amazingly well. In a few short minutes that fabric was glued to the velcro and the velcro strips locked in to each other so nicely. It was a match made in heaven, for sure.

After the table was finished, I still had yardage left over. I don’t remember when or why I purchased all this fabric, but it must have been on sale. I had a bunch. So, with the left overs I made these cute little curtain panels and the valance. I used some left over trim to add a little detail.

I have enjoyed this space so much. It’s a great place to cut fabric, spread out my books for studying and for blogging!!! It’s also a wonderful place for cutting with my Cricut and for creating my collage art.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the tutorial. If you need more detail, leave a comment below.