My sewing space is in the basement. An unfinished basement, at that. I have a play area for the kids and then my sewing stuff. My basement has no moisture, so that isn't a worry, but there is very little light, so I've had to set up a few lamps. It works for me, and it's much nicer than taking up my whole kitchen table. When I'm mid project, I hate to clean everything up...and when I was working in the kitchen, I had to do it several times a day!