Hi all, just my 2 cents for what it's worth

I'm fortunate that my workspace is inside my home. Believe me, that last place you want to be is in a garage or shed when it's 114 F outside, the garage temp stays well above 100 F late into the evening during the summer months here in the sunny Arizona.

So I needed my workspace to not only be functional but also look presentable (to keep the peace). A lot of the modeling I do is still small scale stuff so I didn't need a HUGE work surface. I have a 30" X 60" work bench that has a built-in light table for copying and tracing, and I picked it up for only about $100 (US). I then added two matching roll around storage units, that have drawers, shelves and book storage for about $40 each. All of it is finished in a white laminate that is easy to clean, and it looks presentable if anyone comes into my den/shop space. Plus, the white is nice and bright and works well for photographing my work to post here on this forum (LOL)

All of it courtesy of IKEA. Seriously go to the website and look at the storage options. They have a 60" wide matching white hutch I plan to purchase that will also give me overhead storage and work nicely to support a paint rack, and it's only $30 (US).

All in all they have pretty decent stuff that looks nice, is relatively durable if you take care of it, and is only the fraction of the cost of buying some of the purpose built metal benches designed for shop use, plus it doesn't look "to industrial" to have in your home.

I've had my bench for almost two years, and it still looks great.

Just thought I would share my humble opinion!

Streetsquid (Craig)