Tables are an issue here too. I have the whole garage so full of tables I don't have space to work on one! I can't even SEE what they look like or need because they are piled in so tight. Hubby promised to help me rearrange them today so I can pull the ones I want to work on to the front. Yes I do have more in the house. I actually LIKE having machines in tables because they hold accessories ad the machine is more table BUT how many can you possibly have? Yes they probably DO sell better without machines because people want to chalk paint them. But once they have all been sold without machines and chalk painted, then discarded where will vintage machines go?
*I always watch for people on our local sale or trade group buying sewing machines in tables. I usually send a note letting them know if they are throwing out the machine I will come get it. :/