Wow! So many interesting and varied answers. I have a pegboard that is home to scissors, rulers, rotary cutters and a number of other things. They are in view but not all over the table. A lovely glass jar has wound bobbins. There is a shelf over the table that has pinned tops, and boxes of thread. It all looks pretty good right now, as I just finished picking all the colors for my snowman block of the month. All twelve months drawn, and ironed. Will be cut at the church group on Tuesday.
I must say I have sympathy for people who do not actually have a sewing room. I've known some people who only have the dining room table, and have to clear it all away for each meal. I think I'd blow a gasket.