"the image is from our lounge area... and shows three coffee tables i created a few years ago. the surfaces are birch from the ikea pronomen range - 2 x 65cm x 60cm and 1 x 60 x 120cm. the legs and sides are formed from lengths of beech which we found easily in our local diy store.
the dimensions of the legs are 4 x 4cm about 50cm high. the sides lengths are 9cm x 1.5cm thick: 48cm for the width and 108cm for the length. this puts the legs in the same corner positions as the bjorna table. note: you will need to modify these dimensions for the newer range of pronomen (similar to numerar) surfaces.
once assembled, i sanded the surfaces down, and used a wood oil (not ikea) which was yellow in colour. this has the effect to turn the birch/beech into a nice warm honey colour - perfect in late afternoon sunshine.when i have time i will modify the sides of the large coffee table to take one of the sliding drawer mechanisms - either from the ikea kitchen range; or from the effektiv series. this would allow a small drawer to be inserted into the coffee table."
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I made a small, sturdy cabinet from ikea's pronomen work surface. I agree it's a good value, strong (thick!) material.
ReplyDeleteOne note: it's prone to some degree of random warping perpendicular to the run of the blocks. I think this is more evident with changes in humidity/heat but i'd always recommend including some support/bracing in any furniture design to control this.
The 5ft desk top ikea sell comes with 3 cross pieces to stop warping so it's clearly a well known phenomena!