Borrowed Idea #2...Rustic TV Console

Hi folks.
I have not executed Idea #2 yet, but of course it is a project where the "metal meets the wood". Again, with the new house my darling wife wanted the family room off the kitchen to feel natural. Today we are using a sofa table for our TV stand. After the hacked Ikea tables were completed and put into use, I began a search for for a TV table/console. What I found was Liz Marie's blog. Her husband's use of construction lumber is the perfect fit with the Far Fifty's tables. This is the darling wife's Christmas present.

Liz Marie and her hubby are pretty magnificent. Not "bad" from a southern neighbour (however, she is a Michigan girl so I feel some certainty she knows what us Canadians are like and understands the Maple Leafs' fans are better fans than the Red Wings' faithful) http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2013/03/diy-tv-console/

Anyway, stay tuned for the finished product. On a festive note, Merry Christmas!!! Here is a pic at my first attempt at a Griswold Christmas!

Refurbished IKEA Granas Coffee Table Top

Hi folks.

This is "Borrowed Idea" #1. We had the Ikea Granas coffee table and the two end tables for about 6 years. During the move this year we had to remove the glass tops. When we did so, the rubber stops that held the glass in place had become brittle and basically disentegrated when we pulled the glass tops off. Needless to say, when we settled into our new home, the glass was sliding all over the place. It drove us nuts and quite frankly was not "kid friendly".

 

My wife desired a change. She looked at new purchases, but now a fan of the skills I had kept from her, she looked for refurbished ideas of the same Ikea tables. What she found was The Far Fifty's blog. She presented the link and idea and I loved it. http://thefarfifty.blogspot.ca/2012/08/coffee-tableikea-hack.html

The important thing for us was to match the table tops to our floors and our fireplace. It was easy for me to figure it out as one of my g-pa's favourite woods and colours was walnut.  I have always had a love for this colour, and soft wood makes stressing walnut less difficult.

Anyway, hope it helps and thanks to the The Far Fifty for the idea. (PS-the couches are also Ikea. Thoughts?)