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!
>I think you're right. It rocks!
>I would love to have a small of this size! Thattable works great for a crafting table!
>That is one nice craft table! You could also tuck pictures, clippings or craft instructions under the plexiglass.
Talk to you soon 😉
Bunny Jean
>It rocks! You remind me of a buddy from high school. Her and her hubby have the same obsession. They have built cabinets, beds, tables. You go girlie!
>LOVE the table but no one picked up on your New Yankee Workshop Quote by Norm!!
🙂
Kacey @ Shes.No.Martha
>Once installed in MY house, you'd never see the surface again! great job. Looking forward to seeing you at Creative Jewish Mom next week.
>I la-la-la-Love this table!! Hugs, Ingrid
>Wow! That is some transformation. You made it look easy-ish too!
>That is great…love the length and the color! Kim
>It turned out amazing! I'm always in awe of people who can turn a picture into reality. Great job!
>Hello…
Your crafting table turned out fabulous!!! What a great way to repurpose a few pieces of wood…very creative, my friend! Love where you place your new table in your craft room…right under the shelf…sooo nice! Love it! Hmmm…I like the table as is…I don't think that adding the horizontal supports are necessary! Thanks for sharing your table project with us…so very inspirational!!!
Warmest wishes,
Chari @Happy To Design
>Very nice! It looks very cute and functional and Free is always good!
>Your mostly free table rocks BIG TIME. It is gorgeous!
Cass
>I am speechless–that table is amazing! Love it!
>Great table, I would love to have a work surface like that! Thanks for linking up!
>I love the table and the color! The white on the chairs looks SO good!
>Love what you did with scraps! I like the table as is as long as you think you have enough support. Enjoy!
>Oh – this would be just be perfect for my husband's office! He's not very handy, though, I wonder if he would consider this….
>I featured this project today on my show-offs! Thanks for sharing it with me! https://makingtheworldcuter.blogspot.com/
>This is awesome, and quite possibly the answer to our kitchen table delimma. Thanks for sharing!