Nearly every piece of furniture in my sewing space is second hand, either dirt cheap from a thrift store or free from someone who no longer wanted it. I've had to customize a couple pieces here and there, but they have adapted well to each new sewing space I've had through the years. You can get some wonderfully STURDY pieces used for really great prices. I have painted everything white to give a less cluttered look. My cutting table is a slab of particle board, 36" X 60" ($6 at a thrift store) mounted atop two old microwave carts purchased for $20 each at K-Mart 20+ years ago. These are the only pieces of furniture I bought new. We added 2X4s to raise the top to a comfy working height. The carts have wheels so the whole thing rolls. The most expensive pieces of furniture are the three huge bookcases we built. Even though we made them ourselves to fit my specs and my space, the lumber cost more than anything else I bought. But SO worth it.