Today we’re going to share a little story of the table that could : ) From straight out of the box to an Ikea farmhouse table!
Back in college I took an IKEA trip and came home with a table and 4 chairs for an amazing price of $80 total. It traveled with me through multiple moves and cities (& states!) and it’s last hurrah was at our first rental home in our kitchen (old photo below!)
Although it worked for the time being, I’ve really had fun discovering what “my style” is lately, and the pastels and delicate glass don’t exactly fit anymore. Lately I am more attracted to farmhouse and industrial, mostly because of their use of woods, metals and all things reclaimed. So, instead of replacing what I have, I decided to give it a little transformation!
First, the original silver frame got cleaned and a light sanding, followed by a few coats of ORB spray paint, to mimic those gorgeous pipe tables that are taking blogland by storm.
The 2nd part to the makeover was the new wood top! We wanted the table to be about 35″ x 51″ and cut the pieces accordingly. The first step was cutting the 7 2×6’s to 41″ and planing the sides. Originally we put the table together without planing first, but the cracks and their amazing crumb-catching-ability ended up driving me crazy, so we took everything apart and planed all of our edges. It was a lot of work, but I love the clean lines now! (We shared this pic on Instagram a little while ago of M in action!)
After measuring the width of the newly planed boards (35″), we cut two breadboards for the ends. After multiple pocket holes were drilled, (3 & 2 alternating for each long board, and 6 for each breadboard) we laid everything out and started to assemble the pieces!
A long clamp ended up being our best friend during this project. And, as you can see, this project was done last summer when it was nice and warm and green out… I’m just about over winter and ready to be able to work all day in our garage again! (It was also originally gray but we were not in love- so not only did we put the table together twice, we also stained it two different times. Hence why it took so long to share!)
Once all the boards were together, we planed the 4 edges of the table to make sure everything was nice and square, and added a little 45 degree angle to the top and bottom edges to finish it off. The top of the table got one coat of Minwax’s Special Walnut and 3 coats of polyurethane in clear satin, and it was ready for dinner : )
Right now the table is “wedged” in the frame by a scrap 1×4 that we screwed to the bottom of the table top, but we may explore other options to connect the two later on. For now it’s heavy enough that it’s definitely not going anywhere!
These chairs were a clearance steal from Target for $15 a piece, and they are perfect for the space! A little on the smaller side, but with a smaller table like this where we love having open sight lines from the kitchen to the family room, we’re beyond happy with them and use them daily!
AND just because I’m too excited about the progress happening right behind the table to keep my mouth shut, we are about one trim piece away from having a finished kitchen (just ignore all of the coffee cups and screws on the counter for right now ha!) We started the process right around Christmas, and have been slowly working on the finishing touches over the last few weeks. I’ll be sharing all of the details soon, so get ready for some kitchen posts to be taking over Sypsie : )
And that’s how a little old IKEA table grew up to be a farmhouse/industrial inspired charmer. The end.
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What a fabulous table!!! Love how you made the table – you and your husband are so creative and talented in making over your home and furnishings!!!
Thank you so much for the sweet comment Susan- this just made our day!
Beautiful table and chairs, love them. My husband have to do something similar for our tinny little house. I’m stopping by from the Creative Circle
Thanks Liz! Hope you have a fabulous day : )
It’s a wonderful story!! What a transformation. Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen. Thanks for linking up to The Creative Circle. Hope to see you next week!
Really beautiful table and I personally think the chairs really enhance the look. Hope you will do more makeovers in the near future.
Hi – saw this featured over at Remodelaholic and had to come by –
It turned out just fabulous – what a beauty – thanks so much for a great tutorial !
Pinning now
xxx
What product did you use to fill the pocket holes that won’t show after staining and finishing?
The pocket holes end up on the bottom of the table, so I just stained everything and left it as is. If you want to fill them, a stainable wood filler or using wood dowels cut to fit the holes would also work!
Can you tell me more about your kitchen flooring. I like it a lot!
Hi there! The kitchen flooring was original to the house, and was an 8×8 brown clay like tile with a sandy colored grout. I don’t have a source link unfortunately because of that, but appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
Sypsie, from Green Fried Tomatoes? Love to table!