I have a table that I got at Sam's that is 24X48. When not in use I can fold it up and it stores very compactly. It has three different heights for the legs and the tallest is just right for me to work standing up for pressing and cutting. I also have some 2x6 that I can put under the legs if I want it a different height. On one side I have my cutting mat and on the other side I have a pressing mat. When I want to sandwich a quilt with glue basting I take the cutting and pressing mat off and have the whole surface to use for sandwiching. By using the glue method I can easily do it in sections so I don't need a huge flat surface to work on. I have an ironing board but rarely use it because all the pressing I need to do I can do on my pressing mat. My sewing room also doubles as a guest room so I need to be flexible in what tables etc that I have.