You could put it under a chair? chookchook2 is right, Ikea have a huge range of tables that you can store things in, you could easily drill through the back of one and then place your modem etc inside (that way all your cables are obscured from view).

Thanks Louie and Georgi for your comments. Great suggestions for me to think through. Thanks for taking the time to provide that detail. To help see the space a bit better, I've taken out the wine rack and replaced it, temporarily, with a shelf (that was in a different part of the house) that matches the one holding the water filter (the second shelf is to hold our phone and modem - again, due to a small house, it's really the only place the phone and modem can live). Plus, I've extended the table so that I could get a feel for the size table the area could potentially accommodate, now that the wine rack isn't there. The size of the table with the extension is: 1800 x 840. Ignore the look of the current table - regardless of whether we go banquette seating or not, we would like to change the table and perhaps a pedestal table would be best so that it makes it easier to get to the seats at the back. By the way I noticed that when I look at this post on my iPad I don't see all the photos I included like I do when looking at it on my laptop. Hopefully the photos I've included show okay for others looking at this. Thank you.

Very Hamptons! Love.

You have certainly followed the brief of creating a warm and welcoming space! You have transformed quite a clinical space into a real home. We love the grey tones against the white! Well done! Thanks, The Clipsal Team