Sofa console tables are expensive, and furniture in general is hard to find- we never really see exactly what we're looking for. So we decided to build one ourselves. We wanted something with that modern/rustic feeling that would be narrow and tall enough to be useful.
First, we found a piece of oak board, and stained it with dark walnut stain and left it to dry.
(Notice the canned goods remaining - we're actually moving through them pretty quickly!
Then, we found some angle iron and chopped pieces to the right length. Hacksaw queen, right here.
Once the framing and legs were cut, we assembled the base and drilled holes for the feet (we found little feet things at Lowes so the angle iron won't scratch the floors) and then dremelled the bolts from the feet things down. Then, we drilled holes for the bolts and screwed in the bolts to hold the table together.
Dremels make impressive fireworks.
That's it! We just cut the angle iron, drilled holes, added bolts, and then put the stained wood block back on. We did grind spaces for the bolts on the back of the wooden board so that it would lie on the angle iron instead of resting on the bolts, but otherwise, pretty straightforward! (Ha. Ha. Ha). Rest in peace, titanium drill bit (you were well-loved, but apparently not up to the challenge).
Here she is, inside our living room, ready for its transformation!
It's so great. You can see the couch from the kitchen, now, which makes the space feel more open. It's a great surface for table lights, and books, and the tv remote, etc.
But something's still missing. So we added Jim and Shasta, and then eventually also...
A tree!
Our poor, sad, little ficus. Hopefully it'll do better down here than upstairs... Regardless, the room is so much nicer now.
And it got exactly the right amount of modern/elegant/simple/rustic, etc that we were looking for!
The cat hasn't discovered it yet. But when she does, I think it might be her new favorite hangout place...
