I keep my fabric in colorless plastic bins. They're bigger than the one that holds files in file folders, but not as big as the largest bins. But you could choose whatever size you can comfortably lift. If I ever get the sewing area decluttered, I'll replace the love seat there with a shelving unit from IKEA (Ivar), and place the bins on the shelving unit. I'm still trying to recover from a basement flood. Everything is off the floor, except what's fallen there since.