You can make a table out of almost anything. Even if you’re new to building DIY furniture, it’s a great starting point to make a table. All you need is a tabletop, legs, and a way to fasten everything together. Let’s start.
Your Tabletop
For your tabletop, wood is the most common material chosen. However, you can use other materials. You can choose for yourself whether you want to paint or seal the wood and how to finish the look of it. Ultimately, you want a material that’s going to be strong enough to handle typical table activities.
What Kind of Table
Making a DIY table, most people think of a classic large dining room table. Though beautiful, tables are found all over the house.
There are coffee tables, nightstands, end tables, home theater or media console-style tables, desks, benches, and more. All of these generally use the same pattern of requiring legs and a tabletop carefully fastened together.
Take Your Hairpin Legs
For a great modern-minimalist stylish table, three-rod hairpin table legs are a great choice.
Equipped with rubber floor protectors, they are made from heavy-duty solid steel. A set of four hairpin legs from Living.ca can support up to 300 lbs., they install easily, and can be used on tabletops of all kinds.
How to Fasten Hairpin Legs
Hairpin legs are thick and steel. They can handle the weight of a table. Though they make two-rod hairpin legs, for larger tables, three-rod legs will be better. A third-rod will also prevent any wobbling – something which is unfortunately common with some builds like these.
When you install wooden legs, there are usually perimeter boards used on the underside to eliminate the risk of sagging. Hairpin legs do not have this same perimeter apron.
You may add wooden cleats – one in the middle, one on the left next to the hairpin legs, and one to the right similarly next to the legs.
In terms of where to position legs, ideally, 2.5 inches in from the edges of the tabletop is the standard.
High-quality hairpin legs are installed through a mounting bracket pre-drilled with four holes. Drill your screws in and ensure each hairpin leg is secure. Ensure the screws are not longer than the thickness of the table as this will cause the screw to come through the top of the table.
That’s it. You’re done. It’s simple enough building a table and a great project to warm up your drill on. Hairpin legs are strong, easy to install, and last a lifetime. They’re also a major compliment to any home décor style and make quite the statement in design. Visit Living.ca today to shop three-rod hairpin legs and more.
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