My husband comes with me. I am lucky, his older sister was a sewer and made him go to fabric stores with her when he was a youth. He know what I am talking about when I need thread or elastic. He knows I like finding "penguin" fabric for our granddaughter. He points out the sport fabrics for our grandson. He will give an opinion on colors or patterns when I ask. He has good taste and I value that.
He is my best friend and I love shopping with him.
Now my sewing room... he likes order in his life and that includes my space. We had a closet fitted for shelves from top to bottom so to store my fabrics behind closed doors. Just my sewing machine, design wall and current projects are in plain site.