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Black Pallet "Fairytale" Table
This table was inspired by Ana's Pallet Coffee Table, but I wanted it to be different and did not want to spend the money of the larger sized casters. For this project, I used a pallet that I found on Craig's List for free, and it had a solid wood top rather than slats.
I sanded everything down and removed all nails etc that were sticking out. Basically I cleaned the pallet up so that it was more usable.
After this, I painted the pallet a "very black", and added front "drawers" with hard
Table chronicles
Inspired by Ana and all you builders, I came up with this table. It's completely made of maple, including solid maple legs I was able to buy. Total cost: about $550 (wood is expensive in Canada; solid hardwood furniture from a store costs a fortune). I worked on it for a few hours on the weekends over 3 months. Stain: General Finishes' waterbased Black Cherry. Top coat: GF's High-Performance Top Coat in satin. Hardest part: Finding straight lumber and edge-joining a solid tabletop is not for beg
Jan
11
Storage Cubical doubling as a Sofa Table
I made this storage cubical for a family who desperately needed storage as well as an accent piece of furniture. The side cubicals were made to fit 11-1/4" baskets (like the cloth ones you can get from target) The middle cubicals over over sized for any storage needs like blankets books.
Plus 3 decent sized drawers with raised panels are perfect for notepads, phone books, keys, phones, etc. 15" deep and 46" made it ideal to double as a sofa table.
Its made of a combination of Birch Ply
Jan
25
Solid Oak Entry Table
I love this table. It's one of my favorite builds. 2 drawer entry way table complete with Bread Board style ends and dovetail drawers. I hope this sells quick!!