Back in California, I found this lovely sewing machine table, missing its machine. After a quick summation that my antique sewing machine was not compatible, we relegated this piece to a bedside table in our guest room. Until I was struck by the thought that our printer might fit inside.

It required about an hour of sanding with a belt sander to the inside of the table, but then the printer fit like a glove. So well in fact, it is only secured by friction - no glue, no nails or screws. The printer literally defies gravity. The folder attched to the door (with 3M Command Adhesive pads, that don’t mar) is for extra paper storage.

The one other modifcation I made to the table is the opening seen here. The table originally had an ‘L’ shaped opening, and part of the table top interfered with the scanner lid opening fully. I marked out the same radius corner as the front of the opening, and carefully cut inside my line with the jigsaw and sanded it smooth. Now the lid opens just fine, the buttons and scanner bed are accessible, and it prints like a charm just as before. Sure looks better than having that grey box sitting in my living room.

Now if only I could find an antique that my computer and monitor would fit into so easily….

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