DIY DINING ROOM TABLE

This Stylizimo table with a twist was built for under $100 and is as easy as can be!

I also found more detailed instructions on Little Lucy Lu's blog post here. 

What You Need: 

Two Lerberg legs from IKEA- $10 each

Five 1" x 8" boards cut to 4' (I bought three 8' boards and had them cut in half)- $16 a board

Three 2" x 4" cut to a little shorter than the width of the table $6

Sandpaper

Wood Screws (I asked a Lowes Associate what length I needed)

Minwax Wood Stain in Espresso-$8

Minwax Gloss Polyurethane- $10

Minwax Prestain Wood Conditioner (optional)-$11

Let's Get Started! 

1. First decide how you want to arrange the boards

2. Measure and arrange 2 x 4's on the underneath

  3. Screw 2 x 4's to wood - Two screws to each 1 x 8

4. Flip over and sand everything until smooth (this takes some time and patience!)

Make sure you wipe all of the wood dust off THOROUGHLY with barely damp rag

5. Add a coat of Pre-Stain (this is optional)

6. Paint on stain (I used two coats)

7. Wait for stain to completely dry

8. Assemble Lerberg Legs

9. When stain is completely dry, lightly sand with 220 grit sandpaper, wipe away dust thoroughly and paint on clear coat 

10. When clear coat is completely dry, lightly sand with 220 sandpaper, wipe down and apply another coat of clear coat. (I did this 3 times)

11. When top is COMPLETELY dry, flip table and repeat process on the bottom side

This doesn't need to be perfect because no one will really see it. 

I only did one coat of the clear gloss for the bottom.

This is the finished product!

I absolutely love this table and I also enjoyed making it! Give it a try and let me know how it works out for you! 

My next project will be some refinishing some mid-century modern chairs! 

BUILDING A DINING TABLE?!?

I enjoy creating things. Whether it is painting, ceramics, drawing, building, makeup, crafting or decorating; nothing gives me quite the thrill of completing a project and knowing that I made THAT! (whatever “that” might be)

As I have mentioned before, my husband and I are newlyweds! (We are going on 7 months now!!) This means for us that we have quite a bit of hand-me-down furniture which we are very thankful for …..but that "we" (mostly me…my husband doesn't care about decorating) want to slowly replace with things that are more our style.

So what am I working on now?! I built a Dining room table!! You might be asking yourself why I decided to tackle this project.

I'll start by saying that my husband is an EXTREME saver. I LOVE this about him… but that typically means that I have to bargain shop to find the things I "want" and don't "need." This isn't a big deal because I LOVE
bargain shopping, but dining room tables are EXPENSIVE, especially if you want quality. So naturally I decided to build one!

 I got the idea from a blog. (No big surprise there!) Which blog? Stylizimo…and you can find the post right here.

I loved the look of this table and how easy it would be to make. I mean, I have never built a piece of furniture before… so convincing my husband that I could make this was a little easier with this simple design.

I did alter it a little though because I wanted the stain on the table top to be a dark espresso color.

I will be doing a separate blog post to go more step by step on how I built the table but here is a sneak peak of the finished product!

I would definitely give this a try if you are looking for a table or desk and want more of a beginner's project!

Let me know what you think!