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But I'm starting to get why nobody does that, and looking to change my ways.
If it's a smaller set, I build on a lap tray in the lounge using a jigsaw piece sorter to keep the lego in while I build - the instructions go either next to me on the sofa, or on a small table where I put my drink. It's a little awkward to be honest, but it means my wife and I can talk while I build and she watches 24HA&E or whatever.
Larger sets use the same jigsaw sorter, but on the dining room table. We don't use that table much so I can leave bits out - I rarely complete larger builds in one go. In fact, I've not done a large build in ages.
Children's sets are done wherever the children are - kitchen, sun lounge, hallway, bathroom, living room floor, table, chair. They're not fussy. It drives me up the wall (where I am sure they would also build, if it were possible :-)!
My one skyscraper I was working on in the dining room on my day off on Sunday. The Wife tried to be mad that I was monopolizing the dining room table while she was grading tests, but couldn't be because I wasn't downstairs in the basement and we were able to have a seemingly rare day off together.
I prefer building on the floor as there's a million ways to splay out and it's throwback-y, but it's getting harder to physically do so.
I build with my daughters either on their LEGO play table or, again, on the dining room table.
My knees can't handle building on the floor anymore. :-(
I'm of the "too old to sit on the floor" lot so I'll need a table. I'm thunking that when it comes to the bugs sets I am going to need a BIG table.
The white tables mean you can see everything on them - even white and trans-clear parts.
I use large foil trays and smaller plastic trays to put the parts in when building. You can get packs of 3 or 4 from pound stores.
A local Lego Robotics business recently moved, and I was able to buy two of their building tables. About 4' x 6' each (see a well-known set in the picture for scale). They are custom-made painted wood, and have about a 3/4" raised lip all around to keep parts from falling off the table. I know this can be a little painful when resting your arms on the table, but this way it's easy to move pieces around during sorting without worrying about all those little trans-clear 1x1 round plates falling off onto the camouflage-ing carpet...I'll probably keep one for myself and let the kids use the other one for their use.
(For anyone who wonders: this is my finished basement and my Lego display area. All the shelving you see is custom, built-in against the wall. Eventually, all those boxes and bags will be replaced by the built sets...it's a work in progress...)
I've since tidied up a bit and dump many of the completed models onto display shelves and also kept in storage drawers and containers etc.
As far as the building goes, if it's a small set, I use a large white tray to build it sitting down in a sofa while watching something on TV. For the bigger sets, I have used the dining table. I have tried building sets laying down in bed but it gets uncomfortable rather quickly...and on the floor does not work for me either.
This is how my 2-year-old likes to build.
(at least that's what my 5-year old exclaims whenever she pushes a plate onto another and creates an antistud in her finger)
She's sitting on the bricks in the container! Definitely had high pain tolerance. :)
Here's the one I just got. It's a Duchess from the boardgametables.com Kickstarter last year. Nevermind the white foam surface -- that's a temporary hack until the neoprene playmat (which was delayed) comes in. The wing shelf across the middle is an add-on that is removable, but makes a great divider for creating two building areas.
Plus, cupholders!
Followed with: Never mind, I will end up eating over the kitchen sink anyways.