Right now I'm using the dining room which is probably close to big enough, but with double doors to the living room, a door to the hall and a door to the kitchen, plus a wall of windows that go nearly to the floor, the area for storage is limited to say the least. I do have 2 thrift store dressers (one used partially for Thanksgiving/Christmas placemats and tablecloths, the other primarily for yarn and ribbon and other crafty stuff), plus a big bookcase and similarly sized cabinet as well as 2 sewing machines in cabinets, an ironing board on the hall door, and the huge dining room table...barely room to walk. So I'm definitely thinking bigger and more storage. Not sure about the need for a longarm setup as I primarily hand quilt in my lap. So far I've not been too happpy with my meager attempts at machine quilting, and definitely not happy with doing the binding totally by machine.