Thursday, March 19th, 2015
Ever since I refinished these mid-century dressers I’ve been on a kick on making furniture for our home. It was like I got the confidence I needed to tackle bigger projects. Plus I love saving money by doing it myself. I also made this console table a few months back so I was totally up for it. I believe building the blanket ladder gave me the push I needed to get this going. The weather getting nicer helped a lot too! (Hello garage, I’ve missed you!) We have been needing side tables/night stands but I wanted to make sure they matched our dressers. After not finding anything on Craigslist, and Ikea not being able to deliver what I wanted, I decided to go the DIY route. Aren’t you surprised? HA! This side table DIY came out to be around $20 per table since I already had the paint and stain. I love when that happens. Building the tables takes about three minutes, staining and painting is where your time goes up and of course the drying time. Which is always my least favorite. I always wish I could bring my pieces into the house right away HA! Side note, to pick up my materials I went to Menards for the first time and OH-MY-GOD, I absolutely loved that place! If you’ve never been, it’s like Home-Depot and Bed Bath & Beyond had a baby. I was in total heaven. Yes, I’m that girl that falls in love with hardware stores HA! My dad sure is proud! HA!
Anyways, to build your table all you need is a drill, 3 angle top plates, 1 round-edge board top, and 3 table legs, which were my fave! They matched our mid-century vibe and I couldn’t be happier. Drill your top plates onto your board top, screw on your legs and paint and stain as you please. I painted our legs white and only stained our tops. The possibilities are endless which is awesome. I also made a little one that now sits next to our couch. I’m telling you, I can’t stop building things. Besides, deciding how to style them is by far my favorite part HA! If I can make these, you can too! Have you built anything lately? Where do you think you would put your side table?
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