I sew in my dining room. I thought about moving everything into my small guest room on the second floor but I'd feel isolated up there. Now I'm in the thick of things (not really, it's just me and DH)! Janome is on the table and ironing board set up about 2 feet away. I keep a small cutting mat on the ironing board and use that most of the time. I keep my stash mostly in old CD cabinets because they are only 5-6 inches deep. Books/mags under the ironing board and a rolling cart with all my other "stuff" (thread, cutters, templates, etc). I have managed to keep my whole operation neatly along one wall. Of course I went ahead and bought a Simply Sixteen on a ten foot frame. Will have to put that in the basement -- I'm working on making that area "homey". Right now it's just a cold old cellar! Super excited to set up my mid arm on the frame. Always something new to learn and do with quilting!