Last week I performed a little Ikea hack on my dining room Ikea Jokkmokk table. My initial idea was to remove the legs, replace them with hairpin legs, then sand and re-stain the top.
I will admit, I often have grand diy ideas but my execution often doesn't pan out. I am happy to say that this time around, everything worked perfectly. My table turned out better than I could have imagined and I absolutely LOVE it. Plus the whole hack was SO simple....just a few easy steps.
Remove legs and trim - just a few screws.
I used this $30 Black & Decker sander and the stain I chose was RustOleum Sunbleached.
I bought hairpin legs from this shop on eBay for $50 and screwed them to each of the four corners. I placed each one about an inch in from the edge.
Ta-da!
That is all I did. Besides drying time in between the two coats of stain, this whole project took less than an hour. I love when projects are super simple and produce big results.
I think it looks SO much better and my favorite part is that I now have an original table.
This looks great!
ReplyDeleteCould one skip the Jokkmokk table and use a GERTON
ReplyDeleteTable top (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50106773/) for $80?
yes, of course! you can use any table top...I just used the Jokkmokk table because I already had it and didn't want to buy anthing new :).
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ReplyDeleteHi - I'm in love with the chairs! Where are they from? :)
ReplyDeletethanks anna! I got them at a consignment store for $2 each. They are old high school cafeteria chairs that I spray painted.
DeleteHi! I love what you've done with the table, it's so awesome! I have a question about the stain - I also have an orangey wood piece that I'd like to stain and sand (similar to what you did) and I'm wondering if you found that the Ikea wood was actually much lighter in color or if the sunbleached stain actually changed the original orangey finish to that beautiful color?
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Hi morgan - When I sanded the wood, there was little color left so the stain easily took to the wood. If I had not sanded, I don't think the result would have been the same.
DeleteWhy did you spray paint the chairs but not their legs?
ReplyDeleteHi Deb - I like the metal on the legs. The original plastic on the chairs was a gross color so I was eager to change that!
DeleteFantastic tutorial - very helpful! I got a question for you, what is the height and diameter of the hairpin legs you used? I am planning to do the same and I am just worried about the how strong these hairpin legs are.
ReplyDeletethanks! the height of the legs is 29". Not sure about the diameter....The legs are very strong. I assume the larger the diameter, the stronger they are.
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ReplyDeletequestion? what did you do with the chairs? I want to do this with my table, but keeping the chairs?? hmm I was inspecting them and the might look cute covered in some retro slip covers.
I kept the chairs in their original condition. They are actually back at the table now and the cute gray and turquoise ones have been moved to other places. My husband didn't like the gray and turquoise ones....it is a little annoying that he is a man with an opinion :).
DeleteI think slip cover would look good!
Great project-I love personalized furniture :)
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