My sewing room is 10 x 12 so I had to get creative as well (there are pictures of mine on the board somewhere...) but one of the best ideas came from my dad. He built me my sewing tables and on one of them he put in a drop leaf using piano hinge. Its great becasue I colapse it when I don't need it but extend it when I have to FMQ or do cutting or whatever. You can add a cutting mat to it and make it super functional.