Hi,
I have the table you are talking about or one similar that was sold at JoAnns at least 10 or more years ago. My husband gave it to me for Christmas along with the cutting mat that fits it perfectly. In the last year I was able to set up my cutting and ironing area in the room that holds most of my stash in my basement. Alas the cutting table is wide open and buried in piles of fabric as I have been mass producing Linus quilts and gift items.
Several years ago I purchased an assemble it yourself kitchen island. I made an extra top for it out of a 1/4 sheet of plywood which I covered in batting and stapled a teflon ironing sheet to the top. I then covered that with muslin as I didn't like the smell of the teflon. The good part is that it is kitchen counter height which is much easier on my back and it has booth a drawer for storage and several shelves which were meant to be wine racks. Since my "cutting area" is buried I have been using a smaller cutting matt on top of my ironing station for cutting. It sure beats unloading the other surface. I also resorted just this past week to basting two wallhangings that I am making for Christmas presents on my ironing station. It worked very well for the smaller projects. I usually do my basting on the ping pong table. The height of both stations is essential at my age and with my 40+ years of quilting. My back needs all of the help it can get. While the bigger ironing surface is wonderful for fabric It does temp us to over extend our reach which is ultimately bad for our backs.
For anyone familiar with quilting it is obvious that I am a quilter from the look of my cutting and ironing area. In my sewing room which is on a ground level floor I have another "cutting/ironing" area. I took an old tall boy dresser, cut the legs off and use it's top as a cutting and or ironing surface. Again it is the right height and also offers storage for my massive collection of stabilizers and interfacing, quilting related notions etc. It is also a good place to hide my stash of "quilting chocolate" treats.
I will have to take some pictures of my sewing and cutting rooms and try and post them. As soon as I tidy them up abit.