We turned our dining room into an office and sewing room. My awesome old Bernina sits in front of floor to ceiling windows. I have also claimed a big corner of the living room for cutting and ironing, and I do handwork in whatever room has the best light or the most entertaining activity going on in it. Oh, and the kitchen table is usually covered with drawings of quilt designs, magazines and books. Piles of quilt books waiting to go back to the library are in several other rooms. No complaints yet.
My autistic son has his train sets all over the house at any given moment, so my mess is actually secondary. He makes me look organized and tidy!
I DREAM of having my own (huge) studio with a design wall and a longarm! How about a nice big cutting/work table at a good height for standing at? I'll live vicariously through some of you!