Our next post for Turning Tables DIY week comes from the very talented Bridget over at Windgate Lane. Pay her a visit and read more below — you’ll love her budget-friendly DIY live edge table!
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DIY Live Edge Table Tutorial
by Bridget from Windgate Lane
Over here at Windgate Lane, I struggle with champagne taste on my beer budget! But this also motivates me to make those dreams a reality in my own way. Like when I wanted a card catalog more than anything in the world and finally just made my own in this Ikea Hack. Or when I found a $500 floor mirror that I loved and came up with my own plan to make it for $50 instead… it just makes you love the things more when you know they were a good deal
This Live Edge Table was no exception in the good deal department! I loved the gorgeous natural wood ones I had seen in stores and while I loved the thickness of them, that was not going to work for my space. I use our dining room as my furniture refurbishing room in the summer months here in Texas, when it’s too hot to work in the garage, and I needed to have a table that could be easily removed from the room.
This meant it needed to be fairly light, collapsible of some sort, but also look nice when in use! I gathered the following materials:
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- 2 – 8×12 boards (outer boards)
- 1 – 8×10 board (center board)
- 2 small backer boards (I just used scrap wood)
- gloves
- eye protection
- belt sander
- wood glue
- wood screws
- wood pre-stain solution (I used Minwax Pre- Stain)
- stain (I used a mixture of Minwax Weathered Oak and Minwax Dark Walnut)
- poly (I used Triple Thick Varathane)
- brushes
I have finally learned my lesson- make my list and have everything right on hand before I start!
I clamped down my first board (the belt sander will send your board flying if not clamped) and then with my eye protection and gloves on (safety first), I started sanding away! I was cautious at first but quickly realized that I wanted there to be bigger notches so I spaced them out but just started making notches and then smoothing them out to blend with the wood. I also sanded down all the edges on the one side to be rounded.
Next up was the stain pretreat, which helps the board soak up the stain smoothly, and then the stain. Once that was dry, it was time for the poly. I am super paranoid about letting poly dry so I always follow the instructions to a tee and sometimes even give it a bit longer to make sure it’s hardened between coats.
I bought two trestle legs from Ikea for a whopping $15 and used scrap wood to build a ridge for them to slide into. This lets me take off the table top and move it whenever I need to and stack the trestle legs in the corner!
The stain really helped the sanded details to stand out and I couldn’t be happier with my 6 seat table for a grand total of about $80!
Here she is through each holiday season this year!
And most recently the whole Dining Room got a final make-over with new seating and accessories that you can see here! Still functional for me to work in but it’s also a room I love!
I hope y’all are having a wonderful day and thanks to Remodelaholic for featuring my thrifty table!
Bridget, thanks so much for visiting and sharing with us!
Remodelaholics, see more of Bridget’s lovely home and style over at Windgate Lane — don’t miss her latest One Room Challenge master bedroom reveal!
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