If you are a puzzle lover, you know one of the biggest problems with completing a large jigsaw puzzle is that its, well, large. It takes up a ton of space in your house. I’ve seen many families give up their dining room table to a puzzle for months because there was no where else large enough to store it. Well here’s an easy solution: slide it under your couch! Seriously.
You’ll need an old bulletin board or a sheet of cork board {you can frame it if you’d like}. Start assembling your puzzle on the cork board {it also helps to keep your pieces in place} and when you’re done working on it for the day, simply slide it under your couch. It doesn’t take up an extra inch of space around the house and it keeps your house looking clutter free {if you’re OCD like, that’s a big deal!}.
Then, when you are ready to work on it again, just slide it back out and BOOM. Back to work you go. This is also helpful if you have little “helpers” that want to constantly, ahem, work on the puzzle with you. The puzzle will be hidden from sight!
Now go get your puzzle on!
~Mavis
Nancy says
BRILLIANT!!! We have nine cats and leaving things out on a table would never be an option. Great idea, Mavis. Love your blog.
Mavis Butterfield says
Thanks Nancy! 🙂
Kayla says
I like this idea! I would start with a giant piece of cardboard. I could seal (glue) the puzzle once done and simple frame it for a complete picture/puzzle. I love that your OCD comes us with “out-of-sight” ideas. Thank you!
Stacy says
We recently bought a very large bright yellow piece of felt (some say to iron it so it is less fuzzy, but we did not). We put our puzzle together on top of it, and if you need to use the table, you can slowly roll up the felt and store it elsewhere, then unroll it when you are ready to continue on your puzzle.
Christy says
I use a Puzzle Store to assemble and save/store my puzzles. They’re a bit pricey, but at least I can get my kitchen table back and be able to move my work in progress puzzles from room to room. Decent material too,
http://www.puzzlewarehouse.com/Puzzle-Store-Carrying-Case-300-1000-Piece-Count-17948.html
Mavis says
I’ll have to look into that! Thanks for the heads up.