I sure know what you mean! I used to have my own room in the basement, but we have our son and daughter-in-law here now so--my room is gone and the basement is filled, so I search for things. My 95 yr. old dad lives with us too, so he has a table with his magnifying reading machine in the living room--so I decided I'd use the living room too! I went to Sam's Club and bought a 4 foot table, and now I leave my things there and can sew when I want/ It works for me!!