Inviting: sure, since my sewing area is my kitchen, how could it not be? Maybe not my current project but the food...... :)
Yes, I keep things cleaned since the room does dual duty and I don't like not being able to find things. Plus kitchen duty is the hubbys and I don't want to find my rotary cutter in the knife drawer :)
My living room floor in my design "wall" so I keep that room clean as well.