I'm wanting to build a TV tray for my MIL for Christmas. It will be setup permenant and act as a side table when not in use. I thought are to either have the table top sliding over the chair or rotating over the chair. The exposed table base will have a storage compartment. The conern is stability when the top is extended over the chair. The table design will probably be similar to a Chippendale side table.
Has anyone built anything similar? Thought on stability? Thanks.