My sewing area is behind the couch in a corner of the living room. I have my large cutting table on one wall and across from it is my sewing machine on a desk and beside that on the right I have a cabinet for my serger and things to the left of my desk is my bookshelf with quilting books. I store all my fabric in 68L totes with labels on them. I am very neat when doing a project as well I sort it into catagories and always brush my mat each time I cut on it I have a garbage on my table with the brush as well as my iron. I also have my queen size quilting design board on 1 wall, such a fantastic idea and keeps my room cleaner, I just put my project on it instead of laying it on my cutting table.
Sorry for the long post. :)