I am trying to find some common place considering Illustrator Workspace arrangement. Frequently I have a mess on my working space, however I cannot find some useful solution apart of pressing F and Shift+Tab or Tab.
Could you please share some Workspace organization screenshots and recommend some useful tips about the subject.
Get a second monitor: tool palettes on one screen, your art on the other.
Size of screens isn't as important than just having 'more screen'. Having separate screens is also a nice way to 'sandbox' your apps as well.