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We make kitchen tables with our own hands

Making a kitchen table with your own hands is not only a great way to save money, but also an opportunity to bring the most original ideas to life. In this case, it is possible to obtain a product that will suit the individual characteristics of the room in which it will be installed. How to make a kitchen table with your own hands from wood, we will consider further.

Do-it-yourself kitchen desktop: manufacturing technology

Before starting work on the kitchen table, you should first of all calculate its size and decide on the shape. When carrying out this process, it is necessary to take into account the constant number of people who will sit at the table, as well as the dimensions of the room in which it will be installed. In case there are guests in the house, we recommend adding a few empty seats to the constant number of people.

If the number of people at the table is no more than ten, then you can limit yourself to the usual standard table, round or rectangular. If you need a larger table, we recommend that you stop at its hinged version.

When calculating the size of the table, use the following guidelines:

  • the optimal working surface, providing the convenience of staying at the table for one person, is sixty centimeters;
  • consider the place of installation of the table, whether some part of it will be adjacent to the wall;
  • decide on the presence or absence of drawers and additional accessories in the table.

After determining the size and location of the table, pay attention to its design as well. The optimal table width is from eighty to one hundred centimeters. When making a table that is smaller in width, there will be difficulties with serving it. Please note that an oval or round table is more difficult to make than a rectangular one. To determine its length, the radius of the table is multiplied by pi.

If the table will have a round or oval shape, then its installation near the wall will be impossible, it should be in the center of the room. If you install the long side of the table next to the wall, then its capacity will be lost by almost half. Installing the table next to the stove is not possible, as it will quickly become dirty. It is also not recommended to place the table near the air conditioner.

Oval tables are quite popular, which have the following advantages:

  • this table has an attractive appearance;
  • there are no corners in it that you can get hurt.

However, such a table is inappropriate for a large number of people, since it is less spacious than a rectangular one. To combine practicality and comfort, we recommend choosing a rectangular table with slightly rounded corners.

This is followed by the process of preparing drawings and tools for work. The drawing shows the dimensions of each of the details of the table. You should also decide on how the parts are connected to each other. Among the main elements of the table, we note:

  • cover;
  • legs;
  • rails with which the cover is fixed;
  • holders;
  • corner clamps;
  • longitudinal bars.

To build a standard rectangular table, you will need:

  • countertops;
  • cross-purpose jumpers;
  • jumpers of longitudinal type;
  • the legs that hold the table.

For the manufacture of countertops, you will need wooden boards. Before that, you should choose a way to fix the table top on the legs. Also, in the process of work, you will need a certain carpentry tool, such as a hacksaw, jigsaw, ruler and tape measure, files, grinder, sandpaper, electric drill, etc.

After preparing all the tools and materials, follow the instructions below for making a kitchen table with your own hands:

1. When starting to manufacture a countertop, you should decide on its option - stationary or sliding. In the first case, it will be easier to build a countertop.

2. Please note that the countertop must be practical, it must be resistant to grease, stains, moisture and odor absorption. Also, the countertop should be smooth.

3. For the manufacture of countertops, wood is most often used, although it is possible to combine it with glass, natural stone, and ceramics. A do-it-yourself kitchen table made of chipboard is another budget and quite practical option. For finishing chipboard, a laminated coating or plastic is used. This material is easy to process and inexpensive. A properly processed chipboard countertop will serve its owners for decades.

4. In order to make a high-quality chipboard countertop, use the following recommendations:

  • laminated film or plastic coating should be rounded at the ends of the countertop;
  • use silicone sealant to process each end;
  • it is preferable to round the ends one hundred and eighty degrees.

However, the ingress of moisture on such a countertop leads to swelling of the material and its deterioration. Qualitatively processed countertop made of chipboard is resistant to aggressive chemicals and mechanical stress.

5. The most ideal option for making countertops is natural wood. However, such a countertop is unstable to moisture, dirt and scratches. To protect the wood from these influences, the material is varnished, painted or waxed.

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In relation to the size of the kitchen table, the number of legs that will hold it is determined. Most often, for a medium-sized table, four legs are required. For the manufacture of legs, wood is most often used, which is highly resistant to mechanical damage and the load from the countertop.

The complexity of working on table legs is determined by their shape. It is possible to purchase ready-made wooden or steel legs. Some small tables have one leg that keeps them upright. The number of legs directly determines the weight of the structure and the shape of the table.

To install one leg on the tabletop, you will need to provide it with a cross-shaped strapping. Two legs installed on the table should be located on the sides. Most often, the shape of such a table is oval or rectangular. However, such a table has certain advantages. First of all, this is the fact that the legs do not interfere with any of the people sitting at the table. These legs have a lower extension to improve the support area. A special jumper is used to connect the legs.

Pretty simple to design and easy to manufacture table with four legs. Among the advantages of such a table, we note its strength and mechanical stability. However, in the process of designing such a table, due attention should be paid to the installation location of the legs and their cross section.

Also, you should take care of the aesthetic appeal of the legs, which should harmonize well with the table top.

Features of making a sliding kitchen table with your own hands

We offer you to familiarize yourself with the option of making a folding kitchen table with your own hands. This version of the table will have the shape of a rectangle. The main components of this table are four legs and six parts of the box.

For the construction of the sidewalls and countertops, wood or chipboard is used, and timber is used for the legs. Initially, bar tsargs are made, legs will be fixed on them. Fixing the removable part of the tabletop will be carried out using two slats. In order to build a table yourself, you will need:

  • wood screws;
  • furniture corners;
  • laminated film or plastic for chipboard finishing;
  • wooden dowels.
  • legs;
  • two removable parts;
  • four side parts;
  • two side and end tsargs;
  • two planks holding the tabletop.

Please note that it is recommended to use specialized equipment for cutting wood into parts. Thus, it will be possible to achieve the desired accuracy in size. Each blank must be well cleaned and treated with special compounds and varnish.

In order to make a kitchen table with your own hands, follow these steps:

1. Initially, the side and longitudinal drawers are fixed on the outside of the table. Further, with the help of self-tapping screws, corners are installed on the outer and inner sides. The fixing of the corners on the surface of the longitudinal sides is carried out using a horizontal bar.

2. Guide rails are installed on the inside of the drawer side. Next, dowels are installed, with the help of which the prefabricated and collapsible connection of the parts to each other is carried out. Please note that the distance between the tabletop and the dowel is no more than ten centimeters. Only in this case it will be possible to obtain a high-quality and durable construction.

4. After that, the U-shaped parts are assembled. For their manufacture, laminated chipboard material is used.

5. Take care to fix the narrow rails that allow you to move the box over the plywood collet.

6. Using self-tapping screws and corners, connect all sections of the non-removable table top. Each of the parts must be identical for their perfect match with each other. A removable part of the tabletop is installed in the inner part of the table.

How to make a folding table yourself

If you have a compact kitchen or dining room, the most successful solution would be to make a folding table. The folded table will be a kind of decorative frame, and the unfolded one will serve as a place for eating or cooking.

In the process of work, you will need to have:

  • MDF boards with optimal thickness;
  • joinery vise and glue;
  • electric drill and screwdriver;
  • paintwork materials that will cover the finished product;
  • screwdrivers;
  • furnishing elements.

To make a table, follow these steps:

1. Initially prepare table drawings that will specifically indicate the dimensions of all parts.

2. Design a frame, make holes in it for fixing other elements of the table.

3. Fix the frame to the tabletop with glue and self-tapping screws. To mask the heads of self-tapping screws, use a special acrylic-based putty.

4. After the putty has dried, use sandpaper to sand the table.

5. Use painter's tape to tape the ends. And for painting the surface, you should use acrylic-based paint.

7. Latches will be used to hold the table assembled, they must be fixed in such a way as not to spoil the appearance of the structure.

Do-it-yourself kitchen table restoration

In order to save on the purchase of a new table for the kitchen, it is enough to simply restore the old one. Initially, care should be taken to prepare the product, which must be cleaned of dirt, dust and grease.

To clean the furniture, you can use a special abrasive chemistry that will remove mold and fungus from wooden products. If there are cracks or deformations on the surface of the table, sandpaper is used to process them. If there is a polishing layer on the table, care should be taken to remove it. For this, a special polishing solution is used.

There are several ways in which you can restore the countertop:

  • installation of ceramic tiles;
  • coating the countertop with paint and varnish solutions;
  • decoupage;
  • use of self-adhesive film;
  • wallpaper.

Which of the above methods of table restoration to choose depends on the individual characteristics of the room and the material possibilities of restoration. The simplest and easiest to perform is painting the table. To do this, you can use special stencils and paints of different colors that will help make the table original and unique.

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