Crafting Executive; Building a Table
If you are lucky enough to have a craft space, a large table is a must. I mean you have to have room to spread out all the junk supplies.
I have had one planned for a while. At first I wanted saw horse legs (remember this plan and sketch). Luckily, before we built it I thought of a cooler idea, not that sawhorses are not cool but… I mean what could be cooler than legs that form an X. We sketched it out a few times, then turned it over to the expert, Mr Remodelaholic to build it.
He built it exclusively from scrap wood that we had in the garage. That is, an old plywood shelf from some friends garage (they moved), old 2 x 4’s, old beat up base boards and some mis-mixed paint. (We did decide to buy some plexi-glass for the top.)
Here is the project. These are the supplies we started with:
Remember, “There is no better safety rule than to wear these, safety glasses.” Name that show….
We don’t remember the exact angles that it was cut to, sorry.
Technically, we built this in November and December… I am just a little behind.
Here are the pieces fitted together after cutting out that little notch.
He made a set of these legs.
We put the support on the bottom back because I didn’t want to hit my shins on it.
We realized at this point that we needed
to add some molding to finish off the front and side edges.
I caulked the edge after installing it.
The top was really uneven. I should have used wood filler, but I was lazy and used plaster,
this made it absolutely essential to have a plexi-glass top.
What do you think of our table?
We were going to have the horizontal support along that bottom, but decided not to, should we put it in there anyway (see table above, I am talking about that board along the floor)
Oh, and while surfing over at Robert Allen I saw this table.
So, I think it is safe to say that my mostly free table rocks!
I am joining these parties, and these check them out!
>totally cute!
>Love your table! I really like the color you painted it too.
>Soooo pretty! I wish I had all the equipment to try a project like that!
>Great table! I do have one question, after the paint layer, did you top it off with a layer of something to protect the finish of the table? If so, what did you use?
>I love it! great job and thanks for showing us how to do one!
>Carmie,
I didn't, although I might want to later. I did cover the top of the table with plexi glass, to protect it. The other portions of the table were drinking in the paint so I am not really worried about it getting scratched up! Hope that helps.
If I did do a protective coat, it would have been a water based poly.
>I love the table, and the shelf above it is a great idea! How handy to have some of your stuff within reach but not on your work surface!
teri
>That looks great. It looks like it is going to be a very functional space. Is that pegboard I see above the table?
>ohhhh… i really like that!
~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"
>Nice! I wish I had the space for something like that.
>Great table! Love the legs!
>Totally Rocks!
>Great job, I would love to have one of those!
>i'm jealous. that's what came to my mind, first!
second, you make it look so easy. it looks gorgeous. like it is ready for a magazine photo shoot.
great job.
>Love it! And loving free even more!
>I love it!
>That looks really great!!!! I bet I could size it down for a table for the front porch!
>Your free table does rock !
>I agree, your mostly free table does ROCK. Love this, simple, elegant. Works for me.
Blessings ~ Eileen @ Star's Fault
>Your free table does rock! I like it even better than the Robert Allen one!
Kat 🙂