We went on vacation a few years ago, to a place we had been before. They had changed the dining table to one of those tall tables. Anyway, I got the ironing board out, put my machine on it, set up an ironing station on the bar using a towel (they had granite installed). That was also my cutting station. So I just made do with what I could find. If you do use the ironing board for a table, be sure to move it out of the way, so it won't get knocked over. I threathened my husbands life if he bumped that machine. lol