For cabinets, go to a RESTORE or talk to a contractor who is replacing kitchen cabinets for someone. Sometimes you can get them cheap or free and redo them. We bought a whole kitchen for $75.00 and I stripped and repainted them for our basement. We took our old TV cabinet and cut it down for a big ironing board for the top and storage on the bottom. The VCR drawer makes a great pattern storage drawer. I store my extra sewing machine in there. I have seen them in a secondhand store for as little as $10.00 for a nice sturdy cabinet that can be cut down and put back together at the right height.