Using Hardwood Flooring For Table Top

This craft room table using pergo laminate was created by blogger all things heart and home.

Using hardwood flooring for table top.

I needed a lot of desk space so i picked a l shaped desk to assist. Add hardwood flooring as a tabletop to a coffee table that is missing it s original table top. I told you about this table over a year ago in my post recent finds june 18 2012. To rip off the tongue and groove edges set the table saw to the width of the tongue groove and run the board through the saw.

1 first things first you ll need to decide on the dimensions of your desk. Select the good side of each one. Select enough hardwood flooring boards so that the accumulated width of them together exceed the width and length of the desired table top by at least 2 inches. It replaces the 3ft x5ft glass top i had before that was scratched and out dated.

Make sure the frame is the correct height so that the flooring boards will be flush to the top edge of the frame. This project works best if the coffee table is sturdy enough to hold the heavy oak flooring. Here at real antique wood we mill our own reclaimed wood flooring planks and are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to use the material to manufacture. Attach the boards to the sides of the tabletop using 2 finish nails.

I used 3 1 4 red oak unfinished flooring for the center and outer row and 2 1 4 unfinished maple for the insert. Check out how these tables were transformed into masterpieces with laminate flooring as the table top. She used this coastal laminate. I love the idea of using hardwood flooring as table tops.

How to use laminate flooring for your desk top. How to create a hardwood floor table top little farmhouse table we have great ideas stored in our heads or pinned on our pinterest boards. I used hardwood flooring to make a dining table top. 2 decide how you will prop up your desk top.

It s 4ft x 6ft.