In our situation we share space! My husband is a model railroader-so I have a layout around two sides of the room I sew in. He is an enabler in several ways. He built my sewing station. He looked at pictures of commercial sewing centers and then drew plans to include all the features I liked such as a drop down shelf so that my machine is level with the desk top space behind and to the left of the machine. I have a pull out ironing board when I am in the piecing stage. I have space for my serger; however, I also use that space for my laptop. He is willing to spend more money on my hobby than I am. Last Friday he drove three quilting friends and me to a quilt show in Denver-he and another husband spent five hours looking at old cars while we enjoyed the show. He does go to shows with me but he sees them much faster than I want to! We enjoy our shared space.