The first change we had to make was definitely a big one.
The shop had a curved wall that really threw off the spacing, so it absolutely
had to go.
We removed our curved wall, but we still needed something to separate our space into the retail area, where you can peruse our fantastic Pfaff sewing machines and various collections of fabric; and The Clubhouse, our multipurpose room for classes, guild meetings, and Sit & Stitch events. So, it was down with one wall and up with another! We constructed the wall, making sure we had perfect spaces for our very special windows.
After we had the frame for the
wall up, it had to be sheet-rocked and plastered.
It took a lot of time and effort, but the wall
was up and just needed paint. Oh, and of course our very special windows.
Next came painting. The previous
owners had certainly made some bold paint choices, but we decided to go with
something a little subtler. We
ended up with some nice sand-colored walls, but first we had to prime with a
white base so that the other colors wouldn’t show through.
Here it was all nice and primed…
…and here is our lovely sandy
result!
Now, back to those very special
windows. We decided, that instead of having just plain ol’ windows between our
retail space and Clubhouse, we would make them very unique to The Bed-Warmer
Quilt & Sew. We took quilt block patterns and frosted them onto our
windows.
To get the look we wanted, we first drew the
designs on graph paper, and then enlarged that on the glass and taped off the
design. This design is actually an Arkansas Crossroads block!
After they were all
taped off, we frosted them.
After several coats
of frost and some time to dry, we took off the tape to reveal unique and
beautiful windows!
The only thing left
was to put our new windows into the spaces in our brand new wall!
The rest of our renovation included carpeting and furnishing the shop with tables, chairs, and lots of shelves for fabric!
We had a ton of fun
fixing up the shop in preparation for our Grand Opening! We’re very excited
about sharing it with you! Don’t forget to come to the opening December 3rd, 4th, and 5th and
enter to win a Passport 2.0 sewing machine by Pfaff! Can’t wait to see you there! And
don’t forget to check out our website at www.bedwarmerquiltandsew.com!