I know I haven’t been around lately. I am really behind on my blogging and blog reading. DIY projects have consumed me. I’ve crocheted some, but not a lot. I do have a couple completed projects, but I can’t share just yet. Today I’m sharing a DIY project that Michael, Ireland and I finished on Saturday.
A dining table
We have a large empty space in the living area and I thought a table would be perfect.
I found something I liked on Pinterest and went from there. Michael works with a guy that has a saw mill, so we got the wood from him. Thursday, Michael came home with several 7′ long pine boards that are about 7-8″ wide.
About a week ago I ordered raw steel hairpin legs from hairpinlegs.com and Michael went to Lowes and bought several 2x4s, sandpaper and #10 size screws.
Friday morning Michael built the frame using the 2x4s and I went to Lowes to get clear coat for the legs. I scrubbed the raw steel legs and sprayed them with a matte clear coat to protect them from rusting. While I worked on the legs, Michael placed the top boards upside down and screwed the frame to the boards. About 10pm we started sanding and by 11pm we were ready to put a coat of Minwax Spar Poly on the table top. I didn’t get regular Minwax Poly because Spar Poly is better for use with dining tables to prevent water rings and food from staining the wood. Basically it seals better and is durable. The regular poly is for furniture like end tables, coffee tables, etc.
We finished the first coat of poly by midnight. That’s why my photos are so bad.
Saturday morning we flipped the top over and screwed the legs on… and voila!
It’s no where near perfect, but that’s why I like it so much. I love these legs (and really anything mid century modern).
Finished measurements:
78″ in length
36″ in width
2.5″ thickness or depth
Materials:
Wood for the top (we used five 7-8″ boards)
2x4s for the frame
#10 screws (2″ in length since our top with frame measured 2.5″)
sandpaper
four 28″ hairpin legs (3 prong) 28″ is standard table height
MinWax Spar Poly
Matte clear coat interior/exterior (to coat legs)
Tools used:
green scrubbing pads (to scrub the legs)
sander
sandpaper (various grit)
saw (we used Miter saw)
Drill
and a tape measure of course
We still need to sand and put one more coat of poly on the top. We are planning on buying three Eames chairs for one side of the table and making a bench with hairpin legs for the other side.
I’m hoping my next post will be about a crochet project that I haven’t been able to share yet. Today I’ll ask permission and see how long I need to wait. I’m sooo excited to share it with you, but I just have to be patient.
Have a great week!
A lovely addition to your beautiful sitting room. Well done you all. Can't wait to hear about your cryptic crochet!
A lovely addition to your beautiful sitting room. Well done you all. Can't wait to hear about your cryptic crochet!
You are all brilliant, that table is perfect.
Hugs,
Meredith
You are all brilliant, that table is perfect.
Hugs,
Meredith
What a great idea and all the more special because you made it 🙂
What a great idea and all the more special because you made it 🙂
lOVE IT!! Its a stunning mid century modern dining table
lOVE IT!! Its a stunning mid century modern dining table
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