I love my craft room. It is my space where I spend a lot of my time creating my projects and going over my tutorials.
Awhile ago I posted about My Craft Room because I was doing some major cleaning and organizing.
It was better, but it still seemed cluttered and didn't have a lot of space.
I had been eying this table from IkeaHackers.net for a very long time. I pinned it and would drool and dream about it every time I came across it.
Over Christmas break my husband was asking me what I wanted for my Birthday (December 30th) and for whatever reason I remembered this table and showed it to him. Later that day we ended up at Ikea and before I knew it 3 Expedit boxes were on our cart. Yay!
The Shelves
What you will need for this project is:
- 3 Expedit Ikea bookcases
- Oak Board
- Stain
- Polyurethane (sealer)
The shelves are really the easy part, they are pretty easy to put together. That is one of the things I love about Ikea is they make their assembly simple.
After the shelves were all built we did some measuring so we would know exactly how big we wanted the top to be.
We decided on 32 x 72 inches. That made the top just a little bit bigger so there would be a touch of an over hang and then we wouldn't have to worry about being perfect.
The Top
We went to Lowe's to pick out the board and decided on Oak. Vern was very helpful and even cut the board to the size that we needed. I love that they do that!
And we picked out our Stain and Polyurethane Sealer
When we got home we laid the board on top of the Expedit units and started by sanding the piece of wood. It was a good piece of wood so it didn't need a lot. Then we applied 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of sealer. The hardest part was waiting for it to dry between each coat. I was so excited for my table that I wanted it to be done!
The Assembly
When the table top was FINALLY dry we started putting it all together. My husband got a drill and impact driver set for Christmas and was very excited to put it to use!
We used 2 flat brackets to secure the 2 Expedit units to each other and used 4 L brackets to secure the top to the units.
The top was pretty secure but we wanted to make sure that it wouldn't move at all so we took 4, 2 1/2 screws and screwed up through the top of the shelf into the bottom of the table in the 4 corners to make it good and secure. (Sorry, I am a slacker and didn't take any pictures of this step)
YAY! My table is finished!
I love all of the storage! It allowed me to remove the big paper rack I had before that was taking up so much room.
And now my room doesn't feel cluttered at all and I can even walk all the way around my table. I love it!
Really cool! Lots and lots of storage is all we want! :D Great job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I am contemplating something similar to replace the gateleg base under my cutting table so I will have better storage and a more stable top. I like how you have these fastened -will have to keep this bookmarked! I just wish we had an IKEA closer than 4 hours and a passport checkpoint away.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! It looks wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the shape and size. Just perfect.
ReplyDeleteThis came out awesome! Very jealous of your craft room.
ReplyDeleteThis is so awesome! I've been dreaming of one of these! I love the idea of using bookcases. There's nothing like being organized and having a space to work. Yay for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME! I am soooo jealous! I would do this if I had space!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat I would do to have a table like that in my craft room! Thank you for linking up with us on Whimsy Wednesday! We LOVE seeing you and your pretty projects every week.
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Kelly from Smart! School {House}
Great table! I love all the storage. I'd love for you to link this post up to my weekly link party. Hope to see you there! http://thelifeofjenniferdawn.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-23.html
ReplyDeleteLove your new craft table. You are just too creative - you and Paul!
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! I was thinking about doing something shorter for my little guy! Now I am super jealous and want one for myself...of course, I have to get a craft room first :)
ReplyDeleteI love your craft table. It is great. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Blog Hop and would love to have you share this and any other posts with everyone. It runs from Wednesday through midnight Sunday. Here is the link to the party.
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Debi @ Adorned From Above
Looks awesome, Katie!
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ReplyDeleteYour new crafting table is just simply fabulous. I love seeing the whole process of how it came together, thanks for sharing. ;o)
It looks great! I'm so jealous that you have whole room dedicated to crafting......
ReplyDeleteVisitng from LiveLaughRowe. Love your table and the stained oak top! I need to make a 'mini' version of this for a sewing table. The top was throwing me off - now I know what to do!
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed. You deserve it! I have also been admiring this particular work table but our nearest IKEA is in Dallas - and 8 hour drive. Sigh. I have a great table but it has no storage which I am desperate for. Thank you for sharing. ~Kelly
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I love your 'birthday present'. and what great storage you have now :) I think one of the most important things to remember is to place it in the center of the room so you have access all around. Great job you and your hubby did.
ReplyDeleteLove it! So pretty and it makes doing crafts so much more fun!
ReplyDeleteNice! I've been thinking about making this same desk for my craft room!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty awesome! I must do this! Now following!
ReplyDeleteThe desk looks great! I love the expedit shelves, they are my favorite.
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I'm also looking for Pinterest Pinners to feature every week beginning in January. If you are on Pinterest and are interested in being featured come link up! Who knows you might meet some other great pinners and gain a few great ideas.
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Turned out great! Going to pin this. Dropping in from Make the Scene Monday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hubby you've got there! The table turned out great :) Don't you just feel more inspired to create things when you have such a great place for it? I put together a sewing/craft room over Thanksgiving and it's been wonderful :) Thanks for sharing this with us!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great craft table! I think I'll have to use that idea whenever I get a craft room. I came over from Adventures of DIY Mom, you have a lovely blog.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! This is an amazing craft room table, my craft room has been pushed into the basement, and I have just this tiny round table to work on, I need to build one of these, lots of storage and work space! Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I want this table too- i just need a craft room! Right now I have an office/guest bedroom/sewing/craft room. Sigh....someday.....
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WOW... so jealous! I just need a room to put it in.
ReplyDeleteGenius! I so wish I had a craft room so I could put one of these together. Yours turned out fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up at Artsy Corner. You were featured this week, so stop by and grab a button! Hope to see you again this week :)
Awesome table cant wait to make my own. Ah can I borrow your husband?
ReplyDeleteI am glad you love the table, but that my be awkward to barrow my husband! ;)
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ReplyDeleteYour new crafting table is fantastic!!!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week!
Lorena
What an awesome work space!I saw this on Sugar Bee Crafts and had to come check it out - very nice!!
ReplyDeleteI'm almost sure that I just turned green over here with jealousy! My boyfriend was just asking me what I wanted for my birthday...might have to give it a shot! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome workspace! Love it! Come and share it at our Pinworthy Projects party-it's open now.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! I have sen this...and wanted it myself. My husband is going to be jumping for joy when I tll him what we are doing this weekend!
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Have a great week!
Julie
Love this table, I found it on pinterest.
ReplyDeleteNow you've used it a few months would you please tell me whether its a comfortable height to work on standing up? I like to sew and my current table is far too low and I get a sore back but I'm a shorty so want to be able to reach!
I do think it is comfortable to stand and work at. but if it did end up being too short for you, you could always add some legs to the shelves to give you a couple more inches.
DeleteI hope that helps!
I would like to know the same thing SAmantha, I think the finished height is about 32 inches.
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