We’ve now constructed so many consuming tables over the last 10 years nonetheless one issue that we get so many requests for is a DIY Sq. Consuming Desk!
We drove to Houston, TX to crash our sisters new house and one among her requests was a sq. consuming desk for her kitchen! This desk seats 8 of us and it’s constructed with principally framing lumber! So, let’s assemble it! Merely click on on the sector beneath to look at this DIY Sq. Consuming Desk tutorial!
How satisfying was that?! As on a regular basis, we’ve acquired the free printable plans so to assemble it and you could observe alongside throughout the step-by-step assemble beneath!
CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO THE FREE PRINTABLE PLANS
Gives
Devices
Establishing the Desk Excessive
Observe: We ripped the spherical edges off of your entire 2x boards. This made the 2×6 boards 5″ intensive and the 2×4 boards 3″ intensive. This is not a necessary step nonetheless for individuals who choose to not rip your boards you must positively alter the plans accordingly.
Step 1: Join the Planks
Step one among establishing is to assemble the desk excessive! We reduce the planks to measurement and used our Kreg Jig to drill 1 1/2″ pocket holes down one fringe of all nonetheless one among many boards and on the ends of each board.
We connected them together with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
Step 2: Attaching the Breadboards
We measured and reduce the breadboards to measurement. Then, we connected them the ends of the desk excessive planks with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
Establishing the Bases
Step 1: The Bottom Base
We reduce the underside plywood to measurement and drilled 3/4″ pocket holes throughout the sides. Decrease the underside physique gadgets to measurement and join them to the plywood with 1 1/2″ pocket hole screws and picket glue. The very best of the plywood should be flush with the very best of the physique gadgets.
Proper right here is the underside base, the opposite means up, with your entire physique gadgets connected.
We reduce the underside help gadgets to measurement and drill 1 1/2″ pocket holes on the ends of each board. Then, we connected them to the underside of the underside base with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
We reduce the casing to measurement and connected it to the underside physique with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue.
Step 2: Second Base
We reduce the second base plywood to measurement and drilled 3/4″ pocket holes alongside the perimeters. Then, we reduce the physique gadgets to measurement, drilled 3/4″ pocket holes on the doorway edges and connected them to the plywood with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
As quickly as the underside was full, we centered it on excessive of the first base and connected it to the plywood with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
We reduce the trim to measurement and connected it to the second base physique with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue.
Step 3: Third Base
We reduce the third base plywood to measurement and drilled 3/4″ pocket holes throughout the sides. Then, we reduce the physique gadgets to measurement, drilled 3/4″ pocket holes alongside one edge of each board and connected them to the plywood with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
After establishing the third base, we centered it on the pedestal and connected it to the second base plywood with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
We reduce the trim gadgets to measurement and connected them to the third base physique with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue.
Assembling the Trunk
Step 1: Establishing the Trunk
We reduce the trunk gadgets to measurement. Then, we ripped the perimeters at a 45° angle with our desk seen (you must use a miter seen too). As quickly as the perimeters had been ripped, we connected the gadgets together with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue.
Subsequent, we centered the trunk on the third base and connected it to the plywood with 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
Step 2: Attaching the Trim
Time for trim. We reduce the first row of trim to measurement and connected it with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue.
Then, we reduce the second trim row to measurement and connected it to the trunk with 2″ brad nails and picket glue.
Subsequent, we reduce the third row of trim to measurement and connected it to the second row of trim with 1 1/4″ brad nails.
We adopted up with the fourth and fifth rows of trim, attaching them the equivalent method, with 1 1/4″ brad nails and picket glue. You’re going to get ingenious with the trim and stack nonetheless you like to create the design you want!
Attaching the Desk Excessive
Step 1: Attaching the Excessive Helps
As quickly as the entire base was assembled we moved on to the desk excessive! We reduce the very best help arms to measurement and drilled 1 1/2″ pocket holes on the sq. ends of each board. Then, we centered them on the trunk and connected them with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws and picket glue.
As quickly because the helps had been connected, we centered the desk excessive over the helps and connected it to the arm helps with 2 1/2″ picket screws, from the underside of the helps and into the desk excessive.
Now, merely fill your nail holes, sand it down and gives it a finish!
You’re going to get ingenious with the stain, paint and trim to basically make this DIY sq. consuming desk your particular person! Don’t neglect to share your builds with us on social media and use #shanty2chic so we are going to share them too!
Utterly pleased Establishing!
Additional DIY Consuming Desk Plans
Turned Leg Consuming Desk
Modern Farmhouse Consuming Desk
Angle Base Consuming Desk
DIY Sq. Consuming Desk
-
Miter Observed
-
Drill
-
Kreg Jig
-
Nailer
-
Desk Observed (optionally obtainable)
-
Sander
- 13 2x6x8 Framing Lumber
- 6 2x4x8 Framing Lumber
- 7 Sticks of Trim
- 3/4″x48″x96″ Hardwood Plywood (Birch)
- 1 1/4″ pocket hole screws
- 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws
- 1 1/4″ brad nails
- 2″ brad nails
- 2 1/2″ picket screws
- picket glue
Establishing the Desk Excessive
-
The 1st step is to plank the desk excessive. Decrease the planks to measurement and drill 1 1/2″ pocket holes down one fringe of all nonetheless one among many boards and on the ends of each board. Join them together with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
-
Measure and reduce the breadboards to measurement. Join them to the ends of the desk excessive planks with 2 1/2″ pocket hole screws.
