Tuesday, February 4, 2014

DIY Craft Island | An Update

One of the coolest things about my craft studio is my DIY Craft Island

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It is definitely one of the most popular posts on my blog.  Mostly because it’s pretty cool and I was able to cobble the table together for about $168.  (Whereas the Pottery Barn Bedford Table is $1,200.) 

Since we put it together in mid-2011, the cut white melamine sheet table top has had rough & unfinished edges.  We finally remedied that last weekend!  I found some 3/4” white melamine iron-on edging.  It was EXACTLY what I needed to give my craft island a finished look!  For $8!

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Todd and I tag-teamed to iron the strip onto the edge of the table-top.  I held the strip in place while Todd ironed it onto each side.  We used a piece of tin foil so that the glue from the melamine strip didn’t get on the iron.

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We cut the strip slightly longer than each side of the table and then trimmed it off after it was ironed-on and set for an hour.

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The finished edges were looking good!

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My big helper.

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Here’s the before & after.  The edging just gives it a much neater finished look.  Plus it’s now smooth rather than rough, which is much nicer when I’m working at the table.

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We also moved the whole island about a foot towards the IKEA Expedit bookshelf.  I feel like it makes the room look bigger somehow.

More before and after looks. 

Before:  the cut melamine tabletop had rough and unfinished edging.

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After:  the iron-on melamine edging gives the tabletop a finished look.

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I love how it looks and I’m all giddy about how much I still love my DIY Craft Island!  :)

7 comments:

  1. Wow, I love the edging. The "after" pic is awesome. Such good teamwork, too.

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  2. Great post. thanks for sharing this smart DIY project!!

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    1. Thank you, Patty. It really is a very simple and cost-effective solution! (Both the DIY table itself, and the iron-on melamine edging!) :D

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  3. Question...did you attach the top to the cube organizer or is it just sitting on top?

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    1. Hi Jackie - it just sits on top. It is actually very heavy so it doesn't move around much. I didn't attach it because I like being able to dismantle it when we need the room for an air mattress when guests come visit. I just take the top off, slide the bookcases to the side, and viola!

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  4. I love this crafting island. Someday (hopefully sooner rather than later), we intend to finish our basement, and Husband has promised me a craft space down there! I will definitely be keeping an island like this in mind! :)
    ~Natalie

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