Handicraft cabinets: tips for choosing

Those who are engaged in needlework know how difficult it is to find a place in the house where they can accommodate with everything they need for their work. A way out of this situation can be the purchase of a cabinet for needlework. What it is and how to choose the appropriate attribute, let's try to figure it out.

Due to the fact that recently "hand made" has become very common, and many are engaged in various types of needlework, then cabinets for accommodating everything you need began to enjoy popularity. The main feature of such an organizer is the compact placement of everything you need for your favorite activity. A huge number of drawers, shelves, hooks are an integral part of such a piece of furniture.

The wardrobe is usually equipped with a folding table that can be disassembled if necessary. There is no need to look for additional horizontal surfaces in the apartment where you can place your work.

There are several models of handicraft cabinets on the market.

The cabinet has small dimensions and is hung on the wall. The door usually folds down, forming a convenient desk for work, like a secretaire. Inside there are trays and boxes where you can put all the necessary materials for needlework. The convenience of this model lies in the fact that such a cabinet can be placed in any room of your home.

The facade can be matched to the main furniture of the room, and it will not stand out from the general style of the room. When closed, handicraft materials will not be visible, and the room will be in absolute order.

This furniture attribute already requires a large area for its installation. Outwardly, it looks like a regular wardrobe, but when you open it, you get a whole organizer where you can place a huge amount of material, spreading it out for convenience on various shelves and trays. It can be as small as a desk, or take up the entire height of the room.

Very often, such cabinets are made by individual order of the needlewomanto be able to have the functionality in it that is needed specifically for your occupation. After all, the needs for filling such furniture, for example, for sewing on a typewriter and knitting, are significantly different. Usually shelves in such cabinets are placed not only on the wall, but also on the doors. An interesting model is the matryoshka wardrobe. Its doors have castors, and besides the fact that they unfold, the facades have one more turn.

A handicraft cabinet can also be an entire pantry. For such an attribute, you need to allocate a few square meters of area, and make a built-in structure. Outwardly, such a wardrobe is very similar to a dressing room and can be angular, L-shaped or rectilinear. Its shape depends on the layout of your premises. The table here can be either folding or stationary. And the content depends only on your wishes.

The choice of cabinet model for needlework depends on several factors. First of all, you need to decide on the size of this furniture attribute.

If "hand made" is an occupation for the soul, and you do it only for yourself or make gifts to your loved ones, then you need a small handicraft cabinet.Pendant models will be an excellent option here. In them you can place everything you need for the creative process, and at the same time they do not take up much space.

If you are making work for sale, then you need a larger cabinet. Either a floor-standing version or a wardrobe room is suitable here. The size of the handicraft cabinet depends on the volume of products and the type of handicraft. Perhaps the largest work space is required for sewing. This is due to the fact that for the manufacture of products, various dimensional items are required, for example, a sewing machine, overlock, ironing board, mirror.

Whichever cabinet size you choose, remember that the workplace in it should be highlighted. It is good if the lighting is built into the structure of this piece of furniture. You don’t have to allocate additional space for a table lamp, and there will be nothing in the way on the table.

Also, when buying, you should pay attention to what this piece of furniture is made of. Of course, it is preferable to choose a product made of natural wood. Such a cabinet will have a long service life, as well as its appearance will be quite presentable. But natural wood will be quite expensive... Now most of the models of such cabinets are made from analogs of solid wood, laminated chipboard and MDF are used. The appearance, of course, of such a cabinet will be simpler, but the cost is several times less.

But the main thing when purchasing such an attribute is that you should like the cabinet and it was convenient to use it.

You can watch an overview of one of these products in the following video.