Esqmommy - I'm laughing "with" you :). Although I'm not nearly as brave. Don't want any photographic evidence floating around (LOL) :) My dining room looks a lot like yours, but then I decide to keep DH company in the living room and guess what, I bring the handwork with me so I mess up that room too. I do have a bedroom in the house that was designated for my sewing room, but I find myself too detached from everything that's going on. Also, the light is better in my dining room.