What can I say about my most favorite piece of furniture. I use it every single day, and it couldn't be more me. I built it with salvaged furniture parts.
Here is one of the main ingredients.
I picked up these heavy bed posts from the road side.
I wasn't sure what my plan was. Maybe turn them into lamps.
Once home I stashed them in my wood tent.
I frequently walk through my tent looking for parts and one
day weeks later the idea popped into my head as I passed by
some posts ... I could use them to make a SOFA TABLE
day weeks later the idea popped into my head as I passed by
some posts ... I could use them to make a SOFA TABLE
So I started searching through the tent for something to use
for the top and bottom of the table. I found a super old 1920's
dining table top that had most of the veneer removed.
To see read more about that: how to remove veneer
I only used half of the dining table top, part for the
base and part for the top of my new table.
I cut the posts flat on the MITRE Saw and screwed
them to the base from underneath.
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I created aprons for the base with other reclaimed parts from
the table. I used another piece of wood (like a 2x4) to go
from the top of one post to the other. I screwed it into the
posts from the top down then screwed
that to the bottom of the tabletop.
the table. I used another piece of wood (like a 2x4) to go
from the top of one post to the other. I screwed it into the
posts from the top down then screwed
that to the bottom of the tabletop.
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When GG got home from work the day I finished it,
he didn't recognized any of the parts I had used.
What do you think of my custom sofa table?
It's painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in a 50/50 old white pure white mix. I work on this waxed surface every day.
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