Because of prior illness, climbing stairs is difficult, yet I do it because my sewing area is on the second floor. We are, however, in the planning stages of moving my machine downstairs into our sun room. It's a small room and it will be tight. No storage so fabric will go in under-the-bed storage boxes. It will be nice to be able to throw in a load of wash or keep an eye on dinner while I sew. I think I'll get a lot more done. Now just to get the planning over and the move done!!