For years my sewing room was part of a warm basement, but when we moved, I got to move up! The house we bought had a nice utility room and a big lavatory, with a small adjoining room holding the electrical panel and the water heater, all right next to the kitchen. The house had four other bathrooms, including two others on the first floor: why did I need that lavatory? So, out it came--much more easily than I thought. With the help of lots of ClosetMaid coated-wire shelving, and two Koala sewing tables, I have my dream sewing space in a space that's about 12' x 12'. The small room (5' x 12') with the utilities has enough space for floor-to-ceiling shelves on three walls that corral most of my fabric. The larger room has the same shelves on two walls, and.a Koala work table's commodious drawers manage the rest of the fabric--the UFOs, quilting scraps, etc. Magazine files containing the patterns saved from 55+ years of sewing fill about 15 feet of shelf space, and most of the notions that I use only occasionally are stored in plastic boxes on the shelves. I wouldn't change anything--just need more time for sewing!