Possible Clues:

• Ottoman
• Pays bill, say, for furniture
• Chair accessory
• Pays stooge for somewhere to put a pin up
• Dogs' resting spot?
• Michael's device as a piece of furniture
• Pays for saw, for example - and makes a piece of furniture
• The rest of the plates?
• Pays for utensil and plates supporter
• Place to rest one's tootsies