Finally my end tables/cookbook case is finished. I had commissioned my father in law, a few weeks ago, to build me an end table like the one I saw in a West Elm catalog. Their end table was going for about $300, but he was able to do mine in solid wood for $50 for 2 tables. What a deal.
To make the end tables, he took 4 2x4 boards, cut them to size, glued them together, and ran it through his planer. Running it through the planer gives it a smooth surface, and makes it look like it was one solid piece of board. After it was all put together he let it dry for a few days. Normally when building furniture, you should get dry wood, so it won't shrink, but since the Home Depot only had fresh wet wood available, (they sell them so fast that they don't have the chance to sit there and dry) it was something we could not have avoided. After they dried out for a few weeks, he primed it, sanded it, and then left it for me to paint. I painted it this intense teal-ish color from Benjamin Moore's Natura line of non-toxic, fume free paints. 3 coats of a semi-gloss paint was what it needed.
I usually go to him when I need something built because he has all the right tools and is rather handy with wood. So when I showed him the picture of those end tables it was easy breezy. Although I had to wait a few weeks to get them, it was worth the wait.
They are really sturdy, holds all the cookbooks we own, and look pretty darn good!
each end table flanks opposite side of the dining room window, this one shown is to the left of the window
To make the end tables, he took 4 2x4 boards, cut them to size, glued them together, and ran it through his planer. Running it through the planer gives it a smooth surface, and makes it look like it was one solid piece of board. After it was all put together he let it dry for a few days. Normally when building furniture, you should get dry wood, so it won't shrink, but since the Home Depot only had fresh wet wood available, (they sell them so fast that they don't have the chance to sit there and dry) it was something we could not have avoided. After they dried out for a few weeks, he primed it, sanded it, and then left it for me to paint. I painted it this intense teal-ish color from Benjamin Moore's Natura line of non-toxic, fume free paints. 3 coats of a semi-gloss paint was what it needed.
I usually go to him when I need something built because he has all the right tools and is rather handy with wood. So when I showed him the picture of those end tables it was easy breezy. Although I had to wait a few weeks to get them, it was worth the wait.
They are really sturdy, holds all the cookbooks we own, and look pretty darn good!
each end table flanks opposite side of the dining room window, this one shown is to the left of the window
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