I use an area in our unfinished basement. I had to add some strong lighting because there is only one tiny window, but now I have a well-lit area. It is cold in the winter, so once in a while, I bring my machine up to the kitchen table/great room, like this past week. The rest of the basement is filled with a TV, Wii, old couches and chairs, so my teens and their friends have a hang-out. A bonus - the ping pong table is an excellent place to lay out work in progress, and to prep my "sandwich" for quilting. My kids are respectful of my blocks and won't move them without asking!