Learn how to and how not to create a diy table with hairpin legs.
Attaching hairpin legs to table.
This bracket has pre made holes in it to accommodate screws for the underside of the furniture.
Hairpin tables however have no aprons.
Because there are no aprons and to keep the tabletop flat and supported think about adding wood cleats just inside the hairpin legs.
Find the wood for your table.
Please note that the screws provid ed are the proper length for 3 4 to 1 25 thick tops.
The end result was very similar but they took two very different paths.
Casey and bridget each decided to create their own using hairpin legs.
It s as easy as it looks.
Visit our youtube page for inspiration and steps on how to pain.
This post has two fantastic how to tutorials to follow and the end result is amazing.
Attach the hairpin legs with the screws provided.
Mark the positions of the holes in the mounting plate with a marker.
The perfect side table can be hard to find.
View beneath the tabletop.
The beauty of hairpin legs is you can use them to create your own furniture using almost any kind of wood you can get your hands on from manmade boards to reclaimed wood such as old doors pallets floorboards cable reel tops to natural slabs.
Position the tip of the leg 1 back from the edge of the table.
The hairpin legs come with the bracket attached all as one piece of each hairpin leg.