I much prefer a neat, tidy, clean area and work better that way. Right now, though, we are in the midst of remodeling the rest of the bassement, not the sewing studio. But, guess where all the furniture from the Wreckroom is right now? Yep - in the sewing studio! Needless to say it's hard to work in there. There is a narrow path so that I can get from the ironing board, to the sewing machine, and to the cutting table. However, I'm having trouble getting myself to work in the mess so haven't done much.
It gets a bit messy in the process of a projet, but I do tidy up at the end of each session and clean well at the end.