our guild work area also only has electrical plugs along the walls. We invested in several extension cords that allow 4 plus and are in a retracting container. We set the tables up so that that 2 tables face each other (so 4 people facing one another). We also put the round tables in the center for cutting and layout. While we also have groups that always sit together, there is alot of circulation, too. And when we eat together (bag lunches) we sit at the round tables and gab.