No. I always have mine out. But my sewing room is the entire second floor of our house. Previous owners converted part of the attic into 1 big bedroom for their daughter. Our daughters grew up in it and now that they are gone, it is my sewing room. Only bad parts are climbing the stairs up and down all day (so it's now part of my daily exercise LOL) and the sloped ceiling. It's my hideaway. Visitors are always welcome up there (unless it is young children) but most people don't like the stairs as they are kind of narrow.