So, after having built the rustic console and rustic end table, I was staring at the blank space in my room and the stack of books and decided that I could fix two problems with just a slight adjustment of the console plans. Basically the structure is exactly the same for the top, "legs" and shelves, but then instead of running 2" x 2" trim, I did 1" x 2" and 2" x 4" at the base (mostly to keep the dust bunnies as bay). The other significant difference is the ends, which I paneled and trimmed out rather than doing the open "X". And then ran tongue and groove paneling along the back to finish it out.
As with my other rustic builds, I left off the metal trim (again, for now at least) and distressed the top and face with a rotary wire brush. The texture on the top of this one turned out really wonderful. I hate to even put anything on top to hide all that grain. Price was a little more too, mainly for the extra 1" x 12" x 6' and the pack of tongue and groove panel boards.
