No you're not alone on this one. I have been using my dining room table for months now and everyone is eating in front of the tv on coffee tables or in their lap. I really wished I had a designated room because my closets aren't big enough and it's where I store the batting and finished quilts or projects. When my machine is not being used I keep it in my bathroom on a bookcase covered up so my grandchildren won't knock it down. They don't come in my bathroom so I know it's safe there. My 7' x 6" bookcase holds all my pojects, magazines and fabric. Somehow it's still not enough because I have to pull it all out every time I sew and put it back when I am done. In fact, my kids help with the set up so I have energy to sew. Fibromyalgia keeps me exhausted.