I never have sewn on the kitchen table - I used to sew in the bedroom, first the master bedroom, and then when the kids left home, in their room with the bedroom set up as a bedroom. Now, in our retirement (ha), we built this home with a sewing/computer room upstairs, and I love it. I work in real estate and my husband stays home, I am glad to be somewhere alone. He has turned into Mr. Mom, he follows me around with a dust buster to suck up threads and stray snips. I don't like visual messes, so I keep my tiny space kinda picked up. I love my "studio" , I am away from the TV (turned on to every car renovation, gun, history program at night). It is mine - all mine. (well he does use the computer)