Outcome of my repurposed furniture

UPDATE: Click here to read a more recent (newer pics) post of this Lack table.

So it didn't take a day to build the frame for my repurposed IKEA Lack side table as promised by the metal shop (referring to previous blog post). But I'm not complaining because it was well worth the wait. In 2 days my IKEA side table was transformed from THIS:

TO THIS:

What do you think? Are we a furniture designer in the making? Just kidding. But honestly it's not bad right?! Certainly a vast improvement from what it was before.

Dont forget to check out this more recent post on the above table.

Noah's Photo of the Week No. 2

Every week I get emails on Noah's developmental milestones. This week it was regarding "Loveys" and other attachment objects. Noah isn't really attached to a specific toy or object yet but I thought it was cute to see him drag Shneider around our apartment. Shneider is our stuffed German miniature Shnauzer that M gave to me while we were dating (or was it the opposite).

Anyway, around Noah I pretend Shneider is a real puppy and I pet and kiss him, and then I encourage Noah to do the same. It's funny to see Noah try and kiss the stuffed toy, he can't pucker his lips just yet so he leaves his mouth gaping and brushes his lips against Shneider. Noah "kisses" me the same way, sometimes it's hard to tell if he's going to kiss me or bite my nose =)

 

Repurposed Furniture

I have a thing for side tables with metal frames. I like the industrial-chic look and the juxtaposition of the warm wood and the metal. Also the streamlined design helps make any small space appear larger which is just what I need for our multi-purpose living room!

Crate and Barrel Atacama Side Table

Crate and Barrel Frame Side Table

West Elm Framed Side Table

Unfortunately, I can't seem to find this style of side table in any of the furniture stores here. So I decided to reuse our old IKEA Lack side table to create a similar look.

We unscrewed the legs of the table, and handed the top surface to a metal shop for them to build the metal frame. I drew a quick sketch of how I wanted the metal portion to look, I hope they're able to create it exactly as I envisioned. I thought the job would take at least a week so you can imagine my excitment when they told us it would be ready by tomorrow! If this little project is a success I'm going to have them build a similar frame for a dining table.

Here are cute pictures of my two men taking the table apart. Noah looks so serious in the first pic and I got a good chuckle out of the second photo where he's bossing his Poppa around.

Check back in a few days to see how our family project turns out!

UPDATE: If you want to see the final result click here.