Here is what we think is/are good features for
our needs:
- close up cabinet that can be opened and setup for
a project.
- machine lives inside. A pop up or lift is good
for getting the machine table height
- won't fall apart for at least 4 years

There are many sorts of tables I can find on
the internet, but online doesn't give one a good
feeling of what it is like.

Thanks!

Check your local sewing machine dealer, and also Nancy's Notions on line (just google), or Clothilde, both have large internet presences and carry these types of cabinets.

I do have a Koala cabinet, and I love it. My good friend has a Horn, and it is equally as good, but not available in as many finishes. Mind you, the "finishes" are all in a laminate, not wood veneers, but that is perfectly appropriate for a sewing cabinet.

If you have any carpentry skills, patterns and instructions are also available on-line. My DH has the skills, but not the interest or the time, so I just bought one. It is a complicated job.

The deal was good, and if it is about right, then as
noted - there are patterns etc, I can xfer at least
the up/down mechanism to a new custom made one in a
few years - after I get a few shop tools, and skills
to do a nice one.

Happy New Year!