My machine is butted just up to the edge of the table. I have nothing on that side of my machine. I do have a smaller nightstand-sized table on the right side of my chair that has pin cushions, flower pot for marking pens, scissors, seam rippers, etc. My sewing table (and sewing space) is VERY limited right now, so I have to use the whole table surface for quilting, piecing, and cutting.