How we built a DIY Dining Room Table from Free Plans online. It was easy. You should try it!
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Our family has had the same small little dining room table that converts from round to oval for several years. It came with 4 chairs, so as our family grew, we added chairs and squeezed around it. When baby number 6 announced his upcoming arrival, we decided it was time to do something about that! It was time to make a table! I had been reading DIY blogs for a while and had stumbled upon Ana White’s blog where she gave plans for building furniture and made it look super easy. I had my eye on the Farmhouse Table and finally decided it was THE ONE for our family! It stretches 8 feet long and we could easily get 10-12 people around it if we needed to.
We started with the legs:
After getting the table supports in, it was time to put the breadboard ends and the tabletop pieces on.
Lastly, we used some wood putty to fill in any holes we didn’t want, sanded, stained it using Minwax Early American stain and put on a clear coat. Our final project looked like this:
Once we got the table into the house, we really loved having all that room to be able to sit around AND put our food on there. The kids thought it was great fun to slide the ketchup bottle from one end to the other. They also thought it was great fun to yell “Hello down there!” while sitting on opposite ends of the table. LOL
If you’ve never tried building yourself a piece of furniture, you should consider it. It’s not as hard as you may think!
ourlifeinaclick.blogspot.com says
It's absolutely stunning and it's the exact kind of table I want for my kitchen! Maybe I can convince hubby to build it with me!! Love it..great job!
Sandy@Life Began In A Garden says
Y'all did a great job, I hope you enjoy it for years to come!
Anonymous says
I linked over from The Idea Room and will be following you from now on. I love your table, can't wait to see what your next builting project will be! Heymudda – [email protected]
sarah says
Great idea!
Debilou ~ Mississippi Mama says
love your farmhouse table.. beautiful.
Anonymous says
LOVE THIS! We have 5 kids, two of which are still in high chairs. We are going to need a big table like this soon. My husband is extremely handy, but he has never made a piece of furniture. I'm sure he could make this. Would you mind telling me what you think this cost to build? Warmly,[email protected]
Kim @ NewlyWoodwards says
This is lovely! I'm stopping over from Beneath my Heart. What a project!
Sarah says
Hi Laura! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂 You'd be amazed at how fast this table can come together and it's so wonderful to have such a large space to eat together on!! I hope you give it a try!