Materials: LAGAN Countertop, beech
Description: I needed to put a study table in a narrow room that we recently added so it had to be custom made.
Since 90% of our home is made from IKEA :) I decided to use a Lagan kitchen counter top as a school table. Not only was it inexpensive but the hardwood finish is beautiful to look at.
A comparable wood piece at Home Depot would have been very expensive and not as good looking.
I cut the Lagan counter top almost in half. Trimmed off about 1 inch from the sides which I used as a brace underneath running across the studs.
I also used triangle brackets to hold up the table underneath.
It is sturdy but any heavy pushing on the edge could bring it down. So far my 3 boys haven't broken it yet.
The flooring is TUNDRA maple effect and the cabinets are AKURUM Wall cabinet
This room is 99% IKEA made.
~ Mark, SoCal
add a leg/s is u want sturdier ..
ReplyDeleteIt is sturdy as long as you don't stand on it.
DeleteI felt legs would mess up the look and prevent storage.
So far my wife and kids have piled tons of books, papers, printer and monitor. It is holding up very nicely.
the 1% being dyson right LOLOL ..
ReplyDeletelol I asw the Dyson on the picture and thought: "I'm sure there's at least 1 comment on the vacuum cleaner". Thanks for proving me right ;D
ReplyDeleteLegs would take away from the nice, clean look.. so just tell them not to climb the desk ;)
Nice job, really enjoy the clean look!!
What did you use for the cabinets above the countertop/table?
ReplyDeleteAKURUM kitchen Wall cabinets, my wife loves the self soft closing mechanism.
Deleteooh, i like this. I am actually looking to do something similar for my kitchen, where i have this small section with baseboard heating (so can't put in bottom cabinets,while I still want the countertop space.) I imagine i'll need heavy duty brackets of some kind.... hmm..
ReplyDeleteYes, I found very heavy duty triangle brackets.
DeleteAlso the extra long piece of table top went along the wall as a long bracket same length as the table. This was bolted into the studs, so this relieves so of the downward force.
can u show me the underneath how does it looks like?
ReplyDeletethanks