We have a home in CA and one in WA. I have no sewing area in WA, it's a single wide mobile home, so have to be creative. I plan my projects for WA and take the fabric/patterns I need when we go there. I bought 2 3-drawer plastic storage units at Walmart (the long drawer ones) and keep them in the spare room closet. I keep my sewing machine on a table in the living room, although I think I may get a cabinet for it this summer. We have a flat bar area that separates the living room/kitchen and I keep my serger and embroidery machine on it, off to the side when I'm not using them. I use the kitchen table if I really need to spread myself out.