How to make a console table with your own hands?

The cantilever table is a shallow structure with or without shelves and drawers. Similar furniture in
In particular, it is intended for spacious rooms, but also in small rooms you can find a place for it. In the study on such a stand you can place souvenirs, in the bathroom - cosmetics, in the hall - decorative elements, in the bedroom - use as a dressing table. They can also look differently, for example, decorated with mosaics, painted or made of stone. Install the console near the wall, they are ideal for zoning rooms. This article will describe how to make a console table with your own hands.

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Making a durable and massive do-it-yourself console table

Do-it-yourself console table is performed in several stages after the acquisition of all necessary materials, fasteners and tools. The work process itself includes the following processes.

Making legs

Since our table is quite voluminous, it will need massive and large legs. It is better to purchase blanks in the hardware store.

Important! Of course, having a machine at home you can make them yourself, but for this you will also need certain skills.

Board preparation:

1. To equip the upper and lower parts of the table, take a board 3 m long, 20 cm wide, 10 cm thick.
2. Cut it into pieces with a circular saw. You should get four boards for making a table 150 cm long.
3. Four more boards are needed 145 cm long and 10 cm thick. We will install them vertically on ready-made boards.
4. Four squares are needed along the edges so that their sides are 10 cm.

Joining table parts

Take two square billets with a width and a length of 10 cm, put a 145 cm long board on top of their ends, screw them into the end with two screws. Repeat this manipulation again, make two more blanks to make the upper and lower parts of the structure.

Screwing the legs:

1. Place three legs on a board 150 cm long and 10 cm thick, measuring the points of their location.
2. Screw them at these designated points.
3. Use wooden plugs to close the holes so that you end up with an element that can stand on its feet.

Top formation:

1. Step back from the edge of 2.5 cm, lay the resulting workpiece on top of the board and generously coat with wood glue on both sides.
2. Put another board on top of it.
3. End workpiece from the bottom near the extreme legs on the right and left, screw with screws.

Making the bottom

Repeat the procedure described above with the bottom of the boards, so that the resulting table is ready for painting. It is better to clean it with sandpaper.

Finished construction processing

Paint the table in the most acceptable way for yourself.

As a result of the work done, you will get a durable, original, stylish console table with your own hands. The master class given in this section will allow you to complete everything clearly and without the help of professionals.

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What are balusters and their varieties?

Previously, we looked at how to make a cantilever structure using ready-made legs bought in a store, but it can look more attractive if you make the supports yourself.Next, we will consider in detail how to make legs for a table from a baluster. But first, let's figure out what it is. Why exactly from the baluster?

The fact is that these carved columns have a very original shape, thanks to which they were used quite widely in architecture by the ancient Romans and Greeks. Modern architecture does not require the presence of such decorations, but, nevertheless, balusters are often used to equip stairs, balconies and furniture. By themselves, they are functional due to their unusual shape. Depending on this parameter, balusters are divided into three types:

1. In the form of bodies of revolution. Outwardly, they resemble a regular cylinder or a flowerpot of arbitrary shape. They are made on lathes, so each pillar has a finished look. This form is considered the most popular.
2. Slotted. They are made of boards, so they are mainly used in attics, that is, technical stairs. They are decorated with through curly holes.
3. Sculptural. These balusters have a more complex arbitrary shape, in fact, therefore, are made exclusively by hand or using a machine with a large number of axes.

Important! Today they are produced from a variety of materials - it can be stone, concrete, wood, polymer compositions.

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How to make a do-it-yourself console for the hallway with balusters?

Now we will learn how to make a table with legs from balusters with our own hands. The most important thing is that you can use an old regular table for this. Or just take the old countertop and get beautiful legs from balusters.

Important! This is a great opportunity to save money and get a new, high-quality, original element of decor. Such furniture is ideal for narrow hallways. You have little space in the corridor, you adore miniature gizmos, love the classic style? Then you will definitely like this idea.

For work you will need:

• Rectangular table or countertop.
• Two legs of balusters.
• A piece of fabric is 30 cm, 1.2 m wide.
• Aerosol adhesive for fabrics.
• Jigsaw.
• Screwdriver.
• Scissors.
• Pencil.
• Roulette.
• Self-tapping screws.
• Sandpaper.
• Metal corner.
• Masking tape.

Such a console table is made with your own hands without legs or with them according to the following scheme:

1. If you use a table for work, then cut it in length into two parts. Use for marking with a pencil and tape measure. Sand the edges with sandpaper to avoid scratches.
2. Fasten the baluster legs to the base on both sides.
3. On the back of our countertops, attach metal corners so that one is located clearly in the center, the other two at the edges.
4. Glue the edges of the table with masking tape. Prepare a piece of cloth, spray glue on the surface of the table.
5. Attach a cloth to the countertop, making sure that no bubbles form. Cut the remaining fabric around the edges.
6. After the glue has dried, remove the adhesive tape.
7. Attach the free part of our mounting bracket to the wall so that there are no gaps between the console and the wall.

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Now you also know how to make a table of balusters with your own hands, how to rationally use old furniture, breathe new life into it, make your home more comfortable with the help of such simple and original pieces of furniture.