Your ‘straight lines’ from your circular saw might not be a ‘straight’ as you had hoped. Note the direction of the wood grain!īefore we trace the next half of the leaf, we want to stand back and think about which direction we want the wood grain to be facing for this side.Ĭut the straight line with your circular saw, and cut the curved line with a scroll saw or jigsaw. I traced with a Sharpie so you could see it well in this pic. And use a yard stick or straight boards to connect the two edges with a straight line. Once you have your template laid out appropriately with the direction of the wood grain, trace with a pencil around just that half of the leaf. Then adjust the template until the wood grain is going the same direction as the pencil. Lay your template onto the wood, and lay a pencil on it’s side to help you visualize which direction the wood grain should be going on that part of the leaf. It truly isn’t as complicated to JUST DO IT as it is to watch me show you. Once I was happy with the size and shape of my templates, I cut out a small leaf and drew some lines to show you the direction I wanted the wood grain to go in order for it to look even more like a leaf! This would help me visualize when I go to trace the templates onto the wood.įinally, it’s time to head out to the garage to begin tracing them onto my sheets of Purebond plywood! Now we look at the direction of the wood grain. I’m so glad I did this! I ended up making them bigger than I expected! And this is also where I decided to make 3 leaf-shaped nesting tables rather than just two (like IKEA sells) so that this ‘nest of tables’ would serve as a longer area and act as a coffee table for our extremely long vintage sectional. So I decided to take a roll of brown paper up to the attic and cut some templates so I could make sure they’re truly the size I want for the space. Now that we’ve acquired the wood, it’s time to figure out shape and dimensions we want for these nesting tables! I thought about winging it, but that often doesn’t end well. Knowing I wanted this nesting tables project to be pretty inexpensive (but still durable with pretty wood grain), we went with our trusty Purebond plywood in oak! We had taken our minivan (rather than the truck) to The Home Depot to get wood with the whole clan in tow, so we were very grateful that they were willing to rip the sheet of plywood down into 4ths for us so it would fit in our van. Thank you for supporting the fabulous brands that make Reality Daydream possible! This post contains affiliate links.* Leaf-Shaped Nesting Tables Tutorial And not only that, I knew I could make them even better. But I felt like the price tag was steep… almost laughable. For example, I saw these little tables that are nesting tables shaped like leaves at IKEA! I loved them. Then, I let the whole thing dry and that was it! Seriously, so easy!!! I think it looks way more expensive and stylish! You’d never know this was a DIY Coffee Table.Sometimes when I’m out and about shopping with a friend (or my toddler), I’ll see something I love but could TOTALLY make myself. I probably should’ve used a primer because it took a few more coats than I would have liked but ended up working just fine. I used Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover 2x in White Satin on the bottom piece. Thanks to Savannah for helping me via FaceTime. I toyed with the idea of stenciling, wood grain contact paper, replacing it with a mirror, etc but ultimately decided I wanted white. I knew I wanted something lighter on the bottom.
Gorgeous right? BUT it looked a little dark for me. Now, I totally could’ve left it like this. It will be worth the wait, annoying as it is to wait, I promise. Make sure to spray lightly and let it dry thoroughly in between each coat. For reals. Next, I took my absolute favorite spray paint on the planet and sprayed the whole thing with a few even coats.
Ikea is notorious for ridiculous assembly sessions but this was a breeze. I ordered my Ikea coffee tables because my closest Ikea is about an hour and a half away and let’s face it, I did not wanna load up my 4 kiddos for a road trip when Ikea or Amazon will deliver it right to my door. It was so easy, just spray paint and bam! In just 3 easy steps, you can take these cute little tables from looking like a run of the mill, boring coffee table to a total glam showstopper! Let’s do this! Supplies:
Hi friends! I’m super excited to share with you this super easy, total overhaul of these nesting ikea coffee tables. These Ikea coffee tables were almost perfect but needed some personality so I made my own DIY Coffee Table using the Vittsjo Coffee Table from Ikea!
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