Well, it took a lot longer than I planned, but I'm finally finished with my latest project. It's made out of reconfigured "Lack" components from Ikea.
I started by ripping two tops of side tables in half.
I also purchased five small coffee tables. I'll be using their tops and shelves.
I've got 14 legs left over. Wonder what I can use those for...?
Then I painted the undersides of the tabletops to match.
I assembled the ripped side tabletops and two of the coffee tabletops into a sort of bench using dowels. I love my new dowel jig! It's so simple and fun.
I almost left it just like this. But instead...
I added an upper section with the three remaining coffee tabletops. This area will hold a TV and a couple shelves. To quote my nephew Linc N sitting on his brother's brand new car seat: "Look, Mom! I fit!"
My last step was to install shelves and place the TV. The shelves were trickier than I planned. The shelves are shallower than the depth of the cabinet, and the middle of the cabinet is just cardboard honeycomb (see first photo). Consequently, I had to make rails that stretched from front to back so they could be screwed into solid wood. After that I could just lay the shelves across them.
Violà!
My next project may be to get a bunch of picture frames or something to dress up the shelves.
I started by ripping two tops of side tables in half.I also purchased five small coffee tables. I'll be using their tops and shelves.
I've got 14 legs left over. Wonder what I can use those for...?
Then I painted the undersides of the tabletops to match.
I assembled the ripped side tabletops and two of the coffee tabletops into a sort of bench using dowels. I love my new dowel jig! It's so simple and fun.I almost left it just like this. But instead...
I added an upper section with the three remaining coffee tabletops. This area will hold a TV and a couple shelves. To quote my nephew Linc N sitting on his brother's brand new car seat: "Look, Mom! I fit!"
My last step was to install shelves and place the TV. The shelves were trickier than I planned. The shelves are shallower than the depth of the cabinet, and the middle of the cabinet is just cardboard honeycomb (see first photo). Consequently, I had to make rails that stretched from front to back so they could be screwed into solid wood. After that I could just lay the shelves across them.Violà!
My next project may be to get a bunch of picture frames or something to dress up the shelves.