Great ideas here. I have one that either wasn't mentioned or I missed. I bought a plastic hanging shoe bag--the kind that fits over a closet door. I put it behind the door to my room. In the compartments I put lots of small odds and ends from small patterns, pinking scissors, marking pencils, special tape, unopened needle packages, etc.. It's handy for putting rotary cutters up high out of granddaughter' reach..Also I bought a plastic flannel-backed table cloth and put the round gripper clips on the top. Then I put a tension rod between the frame of a double door closet. I can use it as a design area since my walls are full of bookcases, etc.