my first sewing area was given to me by my mother in our dining room. She had a corner spot with homemade sewing table for her Featherweight When I received my Singer 401A (long story) she took out sideboard in bay area window and my uncle made me a sewing table with drawers to fill in this space. Just for me! Now a room between new add-on bedroom and rest of house is my sewing, computer, ironing room. People just have to deal with it.