I just took over the dining room for sewing and use the dining table to cut and sew on. Machines on one end, cutting boards on the other. For quilting, I don't have to stand and cut too long at a time.
In past homes I've lived in, I have used old kitchen tables and put empty paint cans under the legs. TACKY, but it did the job of raising the table to a comfortable height. I used to have my own bikini business and spent hours standing at the table and cutting when I had wholesale orders to fill.