For years I hated our black glass top dining table but couldn’t justify buying a new one, especially when what I wanted in the size I wanted was looking at $2000 plus. With an (incredibly) understanding husband I took over his car shed with his father in laws tools and decided I’d make my own. After many drawings and calculations I purchased a thick ply sheet and some dressed pine and got to work spending my afternoons after work getting little bits measured, cut, glued and screwed bit by bit. After 3 months and some changes of mind getting the stain right I finally had a table top I was happy with and decided to call in a favour and get the old table legs powder coated black before reinforcing the ply (to withstand everything the six year old could possibly do to it) before putting it all together (again I’ll throw in a whole lot of credit to my husband and his father for helping with all the heavy lifting and help).
I’ve had a few DIY jobs under the belt but this was by far the most technical and challenging, but also the most worthwhile.
