I live in Manhattan and have a small apt. so I have decide my "sewing room" can be a certain size and no more...it is in my living room/dinning area - so I have 5 plastic boxes (11.5HX 17.5WX21L), 2 smallplastic boxes all from MUJI store (Japanese store in Manhattan) and part of a cabinet to store all my stuff. I also have a lot of fabric - so I wrap my fabric around boards and all my scraps are sorted by color and in baggies - it is amazing how much fabric you can get in a draw if it is wrapped. Oh yeah-- you have to de-junk your fabric periodically, make a lot of quilts, give stuff away-- all so you can buy more fabric. lol