When we bought this house in 2000, there was a room framed but not finished, in the basement. My DH finished the room in 2004, and it's been my sewing room ever since. After I moved all my stuff in, we realized we should have extended the room to use one entire end of the basement! My sister-in-law has turned their living room in to her sewing room. The natural lighting isn't the best, but it works for her!