I am an empty nester, so I have a bedroom in the basement converted to my sewing room. The closet hides the pillow forms, and containers for other crafts, I have a bookshelf that holds my material and a huge sewing table. I can keep the ironing board up at all times and shut the door if company comes, I do try to keep the room clean when leaving. I have lucky I have a dedicated outlet for my space heater to keep the room warm in the winter. If I am hand sewing, I usually do that in front of a television upstairs.