Sewing table advice

I've been trying to plan my new sewing room, and the one thing I really want to add is a cutting table. I have a drop leaf kind I got at a garage sale, but I want a permanent one with storage underneath. Also, and this is the big thing, I want one that is appropriately tall for me. I figured out that I think I want one about 43" tall. Now, I figure that at least about 1.5" of this will be the table surface - My plan is to have a hard wooden surface that has been covered in cotton batting and that silver ironing board stuff, and covered over with a layer of fabric (probably canvas, but I haven't decided yet). I do most of my cutting with scissors, not the rotary cutter, and this way, I can pin fabrics and patterns down to the table surface, When I want to use the rotary cutter, I'll just put my cutting mat on top of the table.

However, that still leaves about 40-41" of height that need to be filled in. When I go online, it seems that the majority of people use the Ikea Kallax (previously Expedit) system. And I love my Expedit giant wall unit. But that's only 30" tall and wide, because it's just a 2x2. (I also want my table to be about 36"x60"). A lot of other people use the Closetmaid system from Target. But even that is only 36" tall. I suppose I could find leg or wheel pieces to put on, but I feel like 5" of leg a) wastes space that could be used as storage, and b) makes the table a lot less sturdy (especially because the Closetmaid system looks a lot less sturdy than the Kallax units anyway.

So the question is - how do I (easily) build/assemble a taller-than-normal cutting table? I would also love pictures/links to anyone else's cutting table, for inspiration.