I showed you my rustic bedroom makeover yesterday. I wanted to show you how
I constructed the skirted console table.
Console tables are great ways to introduce additional storage, as well as give the weight a
wall needs to balance out a design without a huge investment.
This is the wall with a desk the homeowners were originally using.
Can you see how the scale of the small desk doesn't relate to the huge wall?
To invest in a piece of furniture that would be the right scale could be extremely pricey. The great
thing about using a skirted console table is that you make it to the exact size, height and width that
is appropriate for the space.
I like to use the stackable Organizers by Closetmaid for my base. You can find these at
most big box stores.
When put together, they look like this.
Because I wanted this table to be just a bit taller than the 32' finished height
{31" organizer + 1" wood top}, I added some scrap pieces of wood. {I actually ended
up only using 1 piece of scrap wood} So, finished height was 33".
The top was a piece of 12" x 6' piece of MDF. This didn't have to be cut, but, the guys at
Lowe's/Home Depot will cut a piece to your specifications. The size of the piece of wood on
top determines your console size--it does not have to be the same width as the organizer. I could
have used a piece of wood that was twice as wide. When I installed it in the house, I screwed
straight down through the top, through the scrap wood and through the organizer.
After I made the skirt, I topped it with a piece of 1/4" glass that my local glass company cut for me.
I failed to take pictures of my construction of the skirt--sorry! But I was in a huge hurry to get it completed.
I sewed mine, but there are no-sew directions out there that use staples and glue.
On a 6' long table, I like to use 2 inverted pleats spaced evenly. But, this is just my preference!
I added a little 1 1/2" banding to the hem.
There are so many great examples of skirted consoles, take a look at some.
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Have a wonderful Labor day weekend!!
