I have my fabric on open shelves on the wall in a area out of the sun. My thread is on a rack that my husband make for me. Holds 215 spools. These are the left of my sewing machine. On the right I have my embroidery machine and the thread are on the wall behind it.
To the left of the sewing machine I have my lap top, 3 drawer cabinet (like what the store have handembroidery threads in) with the printer on top of the cabinet. I store my small block rulers,squares and triangles etc. and my note book with web site resoures, fabric on line and other notes.
My cutting board is on wheels. It is built just for me with the top at the level of my elbows. I have two large cutting boards on the top. When it is not in use I can drop down 2 leaves. Under the top there are 12 cabinets (hand embroidery foss size, got from store going out of business) This is where I Store my scraps. They are cut into 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/3, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6, 7 inch squares and sorted by colour in each size. I also have 1 drawer for each of the colours for pieces smaller than fat quarters. Large Rulers are on top of the cabinets and cutters in the top drawer.
I keep each of the quilt projects that I am working on in claspible boxes(from IKA)with materials and a note of what I have done and what needs to be done. They are stored on the shelve under the sewing counter.
Buttons are sorted by kind and colour in small plaste bags and store in a cash box. Ribbons are on hooks by the embroidery thread.
Scissors, marking pencils, etc are in a cutlery tray in a drawer between by sewing , embroidery machines. My embroidery supplies are in another drawer.
Tapes, rickrack, laces etc. are wound on cardboards and stand upright in square boxes so that you can see the sorted colours.
Misc supplies are keep in 2 (nuts and bolts) cabinet with little drawers. For beads, saftey pins, bulbs, cleaning brushes, needles, new cutter blades, etc.
And just for fun I have a thimble, and pin chushion collection.
IF I WERE LIVING CLOSE TO ALL OF YOU I WOULD BE GLAD TO ORGANIZE YOUR SEWING ROOM. I have done 4 for people in this area. I should love doing it.
My books are in a book case.