Except for very early on I've always had a designated space - altho I sewed my sexiest silk dress on the kitchen table, but that'a for another site.

I agree w/VMiles - - don't hold back - go for it.

I'm a garment sewer & embellisher - - do some quilting.

I moved into a home in Sun City located in Georgetown, TX five years ago & my sewing room was planned WAY before the moving van arrived. It's not a large space, but organized in a messy way - - I need to see stuff - -

1. I took the closet doors off, had my husband build extra shelves high inside the closet. Brought plastic stacked drawers & put them at each end of the closet facing each other with a stacked wire system between them facing out. The stacked wire system can move from side to side so that I can get into the plastic drawers. Full of fabric.
2. My husband built a cutting table using packaged kitchen cabinets from Lowe's, but he added height at the bottom using casters & a base board - I'm tall.
3. I had a white laminated table for the sewing machine.
4. I set the machine table in the center of the room & the cutting table against the wall behind it.
5. For the opposite & side wall I purchased a mission-style computer desk & hutch, file cabinet, and low TV cabinet from Target for show because this is what people see when they enter my home. But I put them to good sewing & computer use - - I bought black leather & wicker accessories (also at Target) to use for storing my vintage laces, machine accessories & part of my button collection.
6. I painted the walls sage green & put in a wood floor. I hung a quilt & other art work so that my guests can enter my home, look to their left & see a wonderfully appointed room - - never knowing that I'm hiding wonderful sewing items right before their very eyes.
7. On the sewing side I have framed pages from a vintage Vogue Pattern book w/a sign underneath that reads 'live your passion'
8. I also have a white wicker rocker with cushions that I made using vintage bark cloth with a black background.
9. I have fabric & vintage laces & linens stored everywhere in my house in, what I think, are clever & creative ways.

But nowhere do I feel more warm, cozy & creative than in my sewing studio.

I need to see stuff - - some of you who are neat & tidy might not like my studio, but I would like to have y'all over & I'll bet you will appreciate my space.

:)