I bought a old Singer sewing machine stand at a garage sale(the old cast metal, that the self powered machines used). I don't think I paid over $25.00 (probably less) My husband has been in construction for 40 years and brought home a couple of broken pieces of marble. I had the largest one cut square so it's about 30"X 25". I've bought a sew steady table for my sewing machine, which sits on the marble top. i have a good office chair, so I can adjust the height that I need. Since this room occasionally gets used as a guest room I have a base that doesn't take much room, and looks good with out much price.