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February 14, 2015 Kitchen & Dining

IKEA Farmhouse Table Hack

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!)

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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.

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie DesignsIKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!)

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!)

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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 : )

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie DesignsIKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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!

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

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 : )

IKEA Industrial Meets Farmhouse Table Hack - Sypsie Designs

And that’s how a little old IKEA table grew up to be a farmhouse/industrial inspired charmer. The end.

: )

 

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  1. Susan the farm quilter says

    February 14, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    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!!!

    Reply
    • Sypsie says

      February 17, 2015 at 11:31 am

      Thank you so much for the sweet comment Susan- this just made our day!

      Reply
  2. Liz says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    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

    Reply
    • Sypsie says

      February 19, 2015 at 1:17 pm

      Thanks Liz! Hope you have a fabulous day : )

      Reply
  3. Kathy says

    February 21, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    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!

    Reply
  4. Jack Sander says

    March 3, 2015 at 1:31 am

    Really beautiful table and I personally think the chairs really enhance the look. Hope you will do more makeovers in the near future.

    Reply
  5. Suzan says

    March 6, 2015 at 8:48 am

    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

    Reply
  6. C says

    March 15, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    What product did you use to fill the pocket holes that won’t show after staining and finishing?

    Reply
    • Sypsie says

      March 16, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      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!

      Reply
  7. R Sherbert says

    October 23, 2017 at 11:17 am

    Can you tell me more about your kitchen flooring. I like it a lot!

    Reply
    • Sypsie says

      October 23, 2017 at 11:24 am

      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! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jauquetta says

    June 3, 2018 at 7:45 pm

    Sypsie, from Green Fried Tomatoes? Love to table!

    Reply

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