March Meet the Maker - 8th March 2022

8 March 2022

Storage

The great thing about working from home is you know you have all you need to do your job all in one place. Not everyone has that luxury, nor do they necessarily want to be bound to their home 24/7. We’ve all experienced that over the past couple of years, needless to say.


One thing that makes being a home-worker a good experience is being organised and that usually requires a pretty decent storage system. When you’re a crafter like me, effective storage solutions are a must. 


I challenge anyone who does the sort of work that I do to say they don’t have at least one item of flatpack furniture from IKEA. I have several and I love them. They do the job they need to do, they are aesthetically pleasing, simple and easy to assemble (I actually love putting them together as much as enjoying their storage capabilities).



I use IKEA products for storing my yarns. Separating the wools from the cottons, the recycled cotton from the bamboo and eucalyptus fibres. I know where to find them, they are all in their own little homes and to quote Marie Kondo, this bring me joy. 


My market stall uses wooden boxes that I’ve customised with my business colours and one of the things that so many people comment about when they see my stall, my little business card holder. Thank you IKEA - you’ve made my storage issues a pleasure to solve.


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