May 22, 2016

Easy IKEA Hack Side Table: Frosta Stool + Aptitlig Chopping Board

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DIY side table project ikea hack. Frosta stool legs and Aptitlig chopping board table top.

Here is another easy DIY side table and my first IKEA hack. (Well, it’s my second IKEA hack if you count the mid-century modern inspired cement replacement sofa legs. Check the cement legs project out here.) For this DIY furniture project I used the legs from an IKEA Frosta stool. The IKEA Aptitlig chopping board made a great bamboo table top to go with the interesting Frosta bentwood legs.

Easy IKEA Hack DIY side table made with frosta stool and aptitlig chopping board

I decided to do another project for my new “Easy” category of furniture-making adventures. I’m really enjoying getting projects done in quick order and hope you appreciate it too!

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May 10, 2016

Bamboo Legs Revisited: Two New Looks

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DIY side table made with upcycled bamboo garden stake legs. I paired the bamboo legs with a simple pine board table top.

DIY side table made with upcycled bamboo garden stake legs. I paired the bamboo legs with an interesting plastic cutting board as the table top.

Previously, I used these bamboo legs in a nightstand project. I liked the legs so much that I wanted to show you two new stylish side tables using the same bamboo legs.

Both of the table tops are easy to make. The first is a pine board that I sanded and finished. The second is a cutting board that I unpackaged. It doesn’t get much easier!

I have broken this post into three parts:

Making the bamboo legs and base
Making the pine board and bamboo leg side table
Making the plastic cutting board and bamboo leg side table

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May 1, 2016

Folding X-Base Coffee Table with Metal Tube Legs

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Upcycle your TV tray! DIY folding coffee table with x-base legs.

For this DIY project, I upcycled the legs from an inexpensive TV tray table and used two pine stair risers as the table top.

DIY x base folding coffee table made with tray table base and stair risers.

I’m really excited about this x-base coffee table because it folds like a tray table, making it a snap to store when it is not being used. Wouldn’t this be nice for a small living room–you can get it out when you want it, and put it away when you don’t.

DIY coffee table furniture project x base

Because the entire legs/base is from a tray table, this coffee table is about as sturdy as a tray table. Keep that in mind, and see if it meets your needs.

Here is my folding coffee table loaded up with about 60 pounds of goods, so I feel okay about putting a laptop on it, and some books, a drink, a remote, and kicking back with my feet on the thing. But I’m not going to sit on it or let my children sit on it (they’re teenagers). You get my point.

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