my mom had a hoop on a stand, but for a larger quilt, it tended to tip over. a friend uses her lap hoop all the time (1st putting the qult on a big frame, then basting it together), she felt she could throw it in a closet and out of the way any time company came....... also take it with her. she would start in the middle, then work her way to the edges.
just have a bag you can put it in, so it isn't touchingt the floor in the closet. you can use a sheet under it when quilting, if you don't want it on your floor.