When we built my sewing studio, we had two electric outlets put in the ceiling and two in the floor. When my longarm was set up a week ago, I soon discovered that it would be difficult to put a surge protector in the ceiling so I’m using the floor plugs and they are conveniently under the machine so I don’t have cords to step over anything. I guess the ceiling outlets might come in handy if I need to add a light bar or something...