Our summer home is one level and I have my sewing room in one of the guest bedrooms but we put in a Murphy bed and that works slick as there aren't guests everyday! At home I sew on the second floor and it works well for me..the laundry is upstairs too. I enjoy looking out of my windows and have a bird's eye view!!! But in the future I'd like a main floor sewing room....even have my husband convinced!