I am blessed with my own room and the family understands that the condition of this room is my problem. It is so much more efficient to leave a few things out. I can slip in before bed a sew or cut leaving things ready for the next step. Often with the babies I have to leave the room at a moments notice so I have a child lock on the door so they cannot get in. I am also teaching them that they can only enter with an adult because some tools could hurt them. It can be messy in there but by clearing the decks between projects I can easily find items on the fly. As with many things it comes down to personal preference, work flow and what inspires.