My sewing machines, in my mind, are not furnishings in my house. "They" are in their own space.....room in finished basement along with the other furnishing there-----fabric, cutting table, ironing board, etc, and they fit in perfectly...and that area can be be neat or tornado-like and only I have to deal with it.
I think the beautifully cabineted sewing machine of the past had to be that way....there were no extra bedrooms, family rooms, finished/unfinished basements, add-ones, or whatever...so these had to blend into the room decor.......don't you think the FW sort of changed that idea?? Made the sewing machine something that could be put away when not in use....just thinking..