First, let me apologize for the blurriness of the photos. I had the camera in manual focus mode but was shooting like it was in autofocus. Duh! I'll blame it on single parenting all weekend. And because I have been The Parent, I haven't had time to do much work on the Burda dress, which is about halfway cut out. I'll try to finish it up on Monday when DH is back home and I
Anyway, Phyllis suggested I show off my sewing table. DH built it for me, and I love it! It was super easy to make. The top is a 4'X 8' sheet of melamine coated particle board. DH bought lengths of stripping and nailed them to the sides. Then he used a roundover bit on his router to smooth the edges. After that, he applied some filler compound to smooth out a couple of places where the melamine had chips (melamine is notorious for that, I guess). The legs are simply telescoping table legs and frames from Ikea. The whole thing took him just a couple of hours to make, and it is a perfect size and height. I don't have to bend over to cut things. At the Stitch 'n Bitch, we were all able to work at it comfortably. I love it! Here are some shots of the underside and the legs.
Now I have a table that suits me perfectly. Woo hoo!
Happy sewing!
15 comments:
How awesome! I want one. Is your hubby for hire? (just kidding...sort of.) I'm too accident prone these days to try something like that myself, even if I did have the right tools.
That table is awesome! I'm sure you will enjoy it!
Can you feel the envy oozing through the computer?! Great table!
This is EXACTLY what I have been thinking of. Are the legs/frames screwed into the underside of the melamine?
Very nice! Thanks for the post.
Nicer than my cutting table, I'll admit. I use my dining room table, which was custom-made in Jakarta and by mistake is a little taller than usual dining table height.
A husband who builds things AND takes the kids to the movies!!! Can I clone him? That's a great table.
Ann .- congratulations on your new table ..... If you have good ideas for these things at Ikea. Happy sewing, .... ahhh, and happy cutting. greetings. Paco
Nice!!! I have the "Joanns cutting table", but would love this one. Not that I have the space for it, but I'd love it anyway. Enjoy!!!
I am just loving this table. I'm over 6 feet tall and have been using my kitchen counter top, its the only way I can avoid bending over.
Enjoy the table!
Oh, wow, I love it! You are so lucky to have such a wonderful DH.
Wonderful table. I absolutely love my custom cutting table too!It does actually make a difference when you have one of these doesn't it? Good for you :)
How clever! You got TWO of the Ikea Galant bases and put them sideways. The legs are adjustable, too, just in case floors aren't level. I wound up getting a bed off of craigslist that I will use as my base. Happy cutting Ann! All that space is delicious, eh? Nice hubby too!
You better BELIEVE I am forwarding this to my DH!
Great table! How fortunate you are to have such a handy hubby!
What a great table! Using Robin's hint, I checked the Galant components. I see adjustable legs, but I don't see frames sold separately. Did you need to buy a table to get the frames?
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