I bought three of the 9-hole cubby shelves from Wal-Mart. When assembled they are 3' X 3' X 1'. I attached two of them to the back of the third one, so that they formed a 3' X 4' rectangle. The open side went against the wall. Then I went to Home Depot and got a piece of melamine board cut to 3' X 4' and put it on top of the cubbies. This gave me a cutting surface that was 3' X 4', with plenty of fabric storage underneath. 🙂