As for that 8 foot table, I would go buy a couple of new wood doors to attach to the top with L brackets. That gives you a nice smooth surface for working from and you could paint the table. I also made a pegboard turntable out of one 4x8 sheet of white pegboard. Had the guys at the lumber place slice it in 3 vertical pieces which I lashed together at the corners to make a triangle shaped tower. Then I made a small triangle of wood with casters to mount it to. Works great, only takes up 1foot of floor space and gives tons of storage. I would also install SMOOTH floor. I like the carpet because my feet stay warm, but I hate it for trying to keep clean and pins! If I could I would rip all of my carpet out and put some type of vinyl in. Then a throw rug or two if need be...