I have a murphy bed in my sewing room which is very nice. But I also have a queen size frame for our aero bed. I found it for camping, because when I turned 55 I found I could no longer sleep and dress on the ground while camping and my niece had one that she used for guests. It is put away in the camping equipment so I don't know the name. It collapses into an area of 18 inches high, and then 12 inches square. It holds both my husband and I (we are not small) with the air mattress and 2 sleeping bags. So you can set it up just when you need it.

Wrong person to be commenting on this. I took over my son's bedroom when he left home. Our guest room is next to my now sewing room. As much as I love having out of town company it is always a challenge to see where I can find room to put the things that I've put on the guest bed so they have a place to sleep. I asked my DH if I could have the family room for my sewing room as we don't go downstairs much anymore. He thought about it for, oh maybe 90 seconds and said no. Ah well, nothing ventured nothing gained. I would strongly urge you to use containers and as much shelving as the room will allow so you can be organized. My sewing room is packed, but I know exactly where everything is and can go directly to whatever I need. Can't stress the organization aspect enough when you have limited space.

Just saw this, especially #11 & #16 would be good for your situation.
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/pro...fficiency.html

I am in the same process. I will have to share a space with my son’s playroom, I am pretty sure. I would love to nab the L shaped desk in our bedroom that my husband bought and never uses- but it only fits in our room (would take up almost all the playroom if we put in there. And we work opposite shifts, so he is usually napping/sleeping when I have sewing energy (between 7:30-10pm usually) Playroom is about 8x10. However, we are getting my son two 9 square cubicles for storage of toys for his birthday in a few weeks. Those would also work well for fabric and other storage (right now the room is like a tornado went through it and isn’t really a playroom or defined sewing space yet. ) Then, we will move his train table into the room and that is about 3ft by 2 ft, with roll out drawers underneath. Have to find a spot for his easel, a bookshelf, ottoman, rocking chair. Luckily the desk I have is an old sold one with big drawers that I can use for storage- even though it’s not real big maybe 2.5 wide and 1.5 ft deep? I plan to get one of those peg boards for storage on the wall behind the desk.

I have that arrangement. I have a twin bed and the sewing table takes place of a 2nd twin bed in the room. If I have a guest, I consolidate the sewing items under the table. A twin trundle bed would work the same.

My hubby, more ambitious than talented, made me a Murphy bed. We ordered the hardware from Rockler, about $300, and made a queen size bed. When it's up I have a piece of "headliner" on a large roll above the bed case. When it's down it's my design wall. If you're going to have the face of the Murphy as a permanent design wall, it doesn't have to be made from fancy plywood. It's perfect for the guests that are here about 10 times per year. It operates very easily because of the pistons in the hardware. And it locks in place. It's a low bed, about 12" off the floor.
One drawback to the Murphy bed --- it is challenging for us seniors to make it up, but easier than bunk beds!

I would first decide what pieces of furniture will stay. Then decide what pieces can do double duty. Desk could become ironing station, under bed could be fabric storage. If using desk for sewing surface then maybe purchasing a folding ironing board that could hang on closet or bedroom door.

We have a wall bed. Very similar to a Murphy bed except that it is actually attached to the floor and closes up against the wall. The back of the bed when closed / bottom of the bed when opened, is covered with a 4x8 piece of insulation that is covered in flannel. It works great as my design board! It only sticks out @ 22 in from the wall. I love it!

QUILTING CANDY: This is a great idea for my air mattress. It could be in the closet WITH the frame until company comes. Great Suggestion. I NEED a new mattress/box springs for my bedroom anyway.

Somewhere online, and it might have even been on here, I saw a Murphy bed someone had made. When it was folded up up off the floor, there was a table that could be folded out of the part that a lot of ladies are saying is their design wall. The person put her sewing machine on the table to sew.