I have a sewing room along with 2 spare "guest" rooms.
My husband is gone (truck driver) all week and I work outside of the home too.
No kids at home -- only 2 very rotten furry cats.
Where do I sew...on the dining room table.
I'm alone all week and don't like the confines of the sewing area when I know I have the entire house to myself. I feel less alone when I'm in the middle of the house and can see the birds at the feeders and watch TV out of the corner of my eye.
We have a huge table so the sewing machine is set up on one side and the embroidery machine on the end of it. When DH is home, we sit next to each other on the "empty" side and actually visit while we're eating.
He will use the embroidery machine sometimes and this way isn't "crowding" into my space in the sewing room.
Since he is home only on the weekends, I can still choose to sew and be close to him so it works for us.