About 1/3 of my living room is used for sewing. My sewing room was the office and was used more for clutter so it was converted. There was not room for a cutting table so I moved the desk just out of the sewing room and that end of the living room is now and extention of my sewing space. I use the desk for sewing large quilts and a cutting table. The sewing room has my quilting frame, design wall, 11 feet of counter/cabinets and sewing area.