I also just have a little space to the right, so I have a little clear plastic tray with a seam ripper, thread nippers, various little things like pins or whatever I put down while sewing. I have a chest of drawers to the right of my machine, so the drawer at table height holds machine accessory box, pressed feet and the manual for the machine which I refer to often! I started using the little tray so I can quickly put it out of reach when my DGDs come to visit.