I'm really lucky to have a lot of space, about 20 feet by 20. My area is in our basement, on the unfinished side. Rarely does anyone go there except me (well, my DH occasionally to make sure I'm still breathing if I haven't come out in a while). I can leave everything as is when I stop sewing and don't have to sweep or clean up if I don't feel like it. But since I just reorganized it all, I do want to keep it that way.