My sewing room is used by many and it is an unfinished basement. I would like to have a finished space but not decided on the expense yet. When we moved here we had a friend put the outlets in for us, he put them at table height. He suggested that the iron be placed on the the same breaker as the light switch this way when I go upstairs and turn the light off there is not a question if I turned the Iron off. It has been a wonderful feature and also it is different from the others in the same room so I don't have to worry about flipping a breaker with too much energy being on the same one as the iron as the iron is the real power puller. In American Patchwork Quilting Magazine Oct. 2010 there is a photo of Jean Wells Quilt Studio it has a door and shelf system the will give you a wonderful closet with a very functional design wall.
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com put Jean Wells Quilt Studio in the surch bar at the top of the page. I am dreaming about mine being this way some day. The shelves would be heaven! Hope you go to the site and check it out. This is what they say to do. To make sliding doors, glue 1/2inch Thick cork to hollow - core wood doors. Wrap cork covered doors with flannel, staple flannel to the back. Mount two tracks an extra 1/inch apart and hang doors.