This was my first attempt to build furniture. Me and my daughter built this for her first house. This was very easy if you follow the plan instructions. I had an extra 2x2 to play with the angles till I got them right for the x. We didn't want the grey finish so we used one coat of Miniwax Early American with 2 coats of polyurethane satin finish. We used star nails instead of the bolts and used the angle brackets that we spray painted both black. It took a weekend but I plan on building the end tables next and it should go quickly since I have the hang of the plans now.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$70
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minimax Early American and Polyurethane Satin finish. The hardest part by far was figuring out the x angles. I had an extra 2x2 so I was able to play around with the cuts till I got it right then just duplicated in for the other end.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner