I needed a sewing table for my new office/craft room. I wanted something super sturdy since my old sewing table would shake when I was sewing! I also wanted something that I could repurpose in a different house since my husband is a Marine and we move a lot. Plus I am loving farmhouse tables lately. So I chose Ana-White’s Narrow farmhouse table. Love! We used MDF for the top because I wanted a solid surface instead of the slats. LOVE how the slats look but my two little ones are going to use this as a craft table when I’m not sewing. You don’t want slats on your art table because then your pencil will poke a hole in your paper and there would be much crying over your ruined art.
Ta-da!
In progress in my dark, scary garage.
With the top on. We used thin molding for the top edges so the MDF doesn’t show.
Love the look of the legs.
I primed it and then painted it with the same paint as the desk. Sherwin Williams dover white in enamel paint.
We modified the table from the original plans to make it smaller so it’s about 58″ wide and 24″ deep. Perfect to hold my machines but still have enough space to draw and color.
I ended up using some leftover Amy Butler Love laminated cotton from when I recovered the dining room chairs as a table protector so the kids can color to their hearts content without ruining my pretty paint job.
My office/craft room is almost done! I am loving it so far. It’s so nice to be able to work on the computer and have a spot for the kids to work too.
I think the table came out to be less than $75. We bought lots of wood for a bunch of different projects the same day so it’s hard to be exact and I’m probably overestimating because I hate when someone says something cost them $6 and it costs me $60!
Info about the other projects can be found in these previous posts:
Corner Desk
Gallery Wall
Magnetic chalkboard
Linking up to:
Fingerprints on the fridge
Shabby nest
Kojo Designs
Tidy Mom
Finding fabulous
Remodelaholic
Chic on a shoestring
Miss Mustardseed
Tatertots and Jello
Just a Girl
Funky Junk Interiors
Blue cricket design
>Way cute! I always love your projects! Someday I will have a craft room!
>Lovely! I love that room! You did a great job.
Semper fi!
>This turned out great and I have scheduled a feature of it for this afternoon at Extreme Personal Measures.
Denise
Extreme Personal Measures
>Sorry, make that tomorrow morning
>this little table is adorable.
>Love the table….and that bench rocks too!!!!
>Fabulous!! Nice work!! Now how about that bench?? I love it!!
>Brook, my husband is also a Marine. Why doesn't he make me cool farm tables like yours does?
Love your sewing/craft room. It's lovely!
>Zoinks! I love it! You should be proud of yourselves.
>Visiting from Tatertots and Jello! Love the table! I also need areas for things like this
>Love the whole room! The table is gorgeous. Love that bench too! Did you make it as well?
>Visiting from Tatertots and Jello, and became your newest follower. Love your farmhouse table, I use on just like it. It's nice to have, you can always move it to another room and use for some other purpose at anytime, like an overflow of dinner guests. I would also love to know how you make your blog full size?
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Have a Great Night
>Wow. wow. wow! You *made* that? I am so impressed. It is beautiful!
>Your worktable is beautiful and the bench is so pretty in pink. I just finished the "Eagan" mirror, post going up tomorrow! Thanks for the inspiration.
>Very nice! What I really love is your curtian. Such pretty fabric!
>It looks amazing and functional and I am in love with that pink bench, dreamy!
Tracey
>So cute! Love it, and jealous because I want it.
>I forgot to ask you about that awesome bench. Did you make that? Love it!
>That's a great farmhouse table. I love that corner desk even more though!
>Beautiful!! I tried to serge on a card table once… sturdy is good!
>That turned out great!! Don't you just love building your own furniture!?
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Beth.
>What a pretty space!! Visiting from Tatertots and Jello and I am a new follower!!
Hope you are having a great weekend!
Michelle
http://www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com
>Wow- you are very talented! Fabulous work table (and I love the pink bench!) I followed your link from Chic on a Shoestring. Stop by and vist me at cookscleansplayswithpaper.blogspot.com
>This turned out fantastic! I am featuring you on my Flaunt it Friday Features. Please stop by and grab an I was featured button if you'd like. Thanks for linking up!
>I love your curtain!!!
>WOW!!
That looks fabulous!
>i LOVE that table! your sewing area looks awesome!
>That is fabulous! The entire room looks so inviting!
>It's so great! I wish I had the courage to jump in and build it for myself!
>I've been thinking about making Ana's corner desk and/or farmhouse table for my 7 year old daughter's room. Yours came out amazing!! You have inspired me!