We just use an area in our shed. We have an area where we keep the barrels of food etc, and also in that area is a wooden milking bench which my brother in law built for us. It was his first attempt, and he made it a bit too wide, so we sit sideways on the bench next to the goat to milk. If the bench was narrower, we would have used a chair in front of the bench, which we did at our old place.
Our goats don't get food while they are being milked. They do get used to the bench very quickly, a hurdle sits along the back of the bench, and we can tie them up to the hurdle, but once they are used to it, they don't even need tied up. They jump up onto the bench with no problems.
They are also used to being milked in the pasageway, with whoever is milking them sitting on a stool. Thats because in the evening there can easily be two people milking goats at once, and there's only one bench! Plus, thats how they get milked at shows, so it helps keep them used to that.
I know some people who show, who have a totally different rountine when milking at a show than they use at home, which I don't agree with. We use stainless steel milking buckets at a show, so we always use them at home. We are looking at getting a milking machine, but we will always continue to milk by hand as well to make sure they are still used to it for shows.
I'll try to take some pictures of the bench etc.
Beth