The table was modeled after Pottery Barn’s Bedford project table. It has 9 large cubbies on each side; the cubbies house many craft supplies including baskets for thread, patterns, stamps, scrapbooking supplies, and fabric. The tabletop is extra large for spreading my stuff WAY out or sharing workspace! I don’t think we’ll be adding any stainless steel. It wasn’t a ploy; we just changed our minds after a year or two. Also, I have plans to spruce up those boring walls; here’s to hoping it doesn’t take two more years!
Comments & Reviews
stef says
Hi, I love this table and I am trying to see if I find the space for it right now … just a question for interest … how high and how wide did your table end up? Thanks!
stef says
Ignore … I just found the dimensions in a comment. Thanks.
Jenna says
I am planning to try and build a table like this…do you have any more details or instructions from your project?
What did you use for the table top? How did you support it so it wouldn’t bow in the middle? Did you just paint it or did you also coat it with something else to help protect the surface?
Thanks so much!
Ana says
thanks for pinning this. what a great piece for inspiration!
Lori says
This is Great! My husband and I are looking to it but I have a question. I am really short and would like to use it as a sewing table as well as a crafting table. Would you just cut it down if you were us?
Thanks so much,
Lori
Stef says
The beauty of the table is that you can build it any size you want. I’m only 5’1″ and I actually do use it primarily as a sewing table, but….I like to sew standing up. I know I’m weird, but that’s just how I sew! I do use that stool, though, which is adjustable and I can sit on that up at the table if I’m sewing for a long while, like quilting or something. Many people have talked about using prebuilt cubby bookcases, which would result in a shorter table, too – it’s actually one of the main reasons we custom built it – to have it be taller. The only other drawback I could see to building the whole thing shorter is that, if you maintained the 9-cubby look, you’d end up with much shorter cubby spaces and you have to consider what you’d want to be storing in the cubbies – I built the cubbies around the baskets and a space for binders/magazines. You could always cut it down to 6 cubbies??? Good luck! My finished dimensions are: 62.5″ long x 42″ wide x 37.5″ tall
Anonymous says
Can you provide dimensions please?
ME says
brilliant, practical, and beautiful!
Next I want to hear about the cabinet/shelving in the back ground.
Thanks
Mary
Kristin says
Beautiful space! Where did you buy the cubbies? Were they pretty inexpensive? I love this table design!
Stef says
We built the cubbies from scratch so that they could be custom-sized and more sturdy than store-bought cubbies. More details in the comments above…
Raising Chilcoat says
I just love your site!
Stef says
I did another post more recently on this project table. My husband hasn’t put together a tutorial for us yet, but he built the cubbies from scratch versus buying bookcase cubbies. I wanted them larger to fit binders and the baskets and I also wanted the whole thing sturdy enough to hold up a big top. He basically routed out notches in the boards and then interlocked them together to form the cubbies – does that make sense? Hope it helps! Maybe someday I’ll be able to put together more specific instructions! Check back!
Brooke says
Same here! I have a wonderful drafting table with a large piece of glass that I would like to do this with. But I MUST find these cubbys! help!!
Pat McCabe says
I agree with everyone else here!!! Where did you get the cubbies and would you give out the instructions???? Please??????
Anonymous says
Ive been looking at craft room ideas on pinterest most of this sleepless night…..lots of people suggest using 2 small bookshelves from walmart at about $16 a piece and for a top use a unfinished hollow door from homedepot or lowe’s….I hope this helps =)
Shelley Haganman says
Would love to know where you got the cubbies! I would love to replicate this idea! THanks!
mamascrapper69 says
what a wonderful idea for this table. i was wondering the ending price for all this to make?
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Anonymous says
Looks awesome. Can’t wait to have my husband do the same thing to my craft room.
What are the dimensions of your table? How big is each opening?
Anonymous says
What are the dimensions of your table. Looking at doing something similar, but the other one I found looks much bigger, therefore harder to find space for. Yours looks big enough to be functional, but not take up half the room.
Also, what do you have your fabric wrapped on (I see it in the background)?? Looks like a more compact way to store than traditional stacking.