Can you help me decide how to top this tall/narrow table?
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The nature of our basement family room is such that I wanted a pub height table that could fit behind the sofa - about the width of a bar counter. There was actually a perfectly-wide but way-too-long shelf in another part of the house that I aimed to cut down and use as a top - it had a nice 3/4" border and everything. After the building the rest of the table, I realized I couldn't very well stain a laminated table top and it would look silly compared to the rest. Below the laminate, which is taking WAY too long to remove with a chisel and hammer, the wood is just flaky plywood that is sort of falling apart.
Salvage the top somehow?
Just get a board and cut it down, add a margin?
Some other inexpensive approach?
Salvage the top somehow?
Just get a board and cut it down, add a margin?
Some other inexpensive approach?
The "top" - laminate partially chipped off - revealing less than great quality below,
The table, upside down
10 answers
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You need to apply some kind of heat to remove laminate: http://decorandthedog.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-remove-veneer-or-laminate-from.html OR http://voices.yahoo.com/removing-laminate-counter-topping-5020576.html
Theresa Shaut
on Apr 03, 2013
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@Cory McConnell have a look at @Ashley @ Domestic Imperfection post on the floor she did with brown paper bags - amazing. Many comments on using in other areas like tables. I just did a bookshelf just waiting to polyurethane. After staining the results is very intriguing. May work for your table top. All you need is elmer's glue, water and brown craft paper - takes a stain wonderfully and easy to do. Outside of that you could use reclaimed wood - old fence boards or pallets - to build a table top, sand and stain. Please post your after pic. Thanks for posting.
Gail Salminen
on Apr 03, 2013
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make your own butcher block top. Cut and glue several wood boards together and once dry sand them, stain and finish with a poly sealer.
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Apr 04, 2013
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use a shutter and top that with 1/4" or 1/2" clear glass. You can paint the shutter to match your decor.
WannaBGardener
on Apr 04, 2013
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google wood pallet use I have seen beautiful tables made from the wood and you can get pallets FREE! I have posted my shutter table on hometalk if you would like to take a look.good luck!
Donna C
on Apr 04, 2013
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Tile could make a nice look for your table, there are manny sizes , shapes colors and styles. Good luck!
Caesar Rodriguez
on Jun 03, 2015
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Tile would look great.
Marijane Savoldelli
on Jun 03, 2015
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Maybe flip it over and upholster it with some sort of leather look fabric or water proof oil cloth
Ginger the farm gal
on Jun 22, 2015
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Fine a great wood door at a salvage storeto use as a table top.
Carol Taylor
on Jul 06, 2015
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Try using heat to remove the laminate part of the wood. Then finely sand the top. Now you can decide what to use on the wood. If the wood is too long, cut it to size but use the wood as a base and than use your imagination. You can do it!
Lyn Therese
on Feb 26, 2016
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