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Create the ultimate DIY crafting table with IKEA Kallax shelves. They are affordable, stylish, and packed with storage to organize your creative space.
Is your craft your escape too? My craft room is my favorite spot in the house!
It’s where I spend hours creating projects and writing tutorials to share with you.
Since I spend so much time there, I needed a table that was both functional and, of course, pretty!
This was my craft room after doing major cleaning and organizing (which I shared in my craft room post).
The room was better, but it still seemed cluttered. Those folding tables are just ugly!
So, I decided to build a budget-friendly crafting table using IKEA Kallax shelves. It has plenty of storage and is the perfect setup for all my creative chaos!
I had been buying this craft table from IkeaHackers.net for a long time.
Over Christmas break, my husband asked me what I wanted for my Birthday (December 30th), and I went straight to this table and said, “This.”
Later that day, we were at Ikea, and before I knew it, 3 Kallax boxes were on our cart. Yay!
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Assemble the Kallax Shelves
Assembling the shelves is really pretty straightforward. That is one of the reasons I love Ikea, they make their assembly simple.
Prep the Table Top
After the three shelves were all built, we measured them to know exactly how big we wanted the top to be.
We decided on 32 x 72 inches. This made the top just a little bit bigger, so there would be a slight overhang, and we wouldn’t have to worry about being perfect.
We went to Lowe’s to pick out the board and decided on Oak. Vern was invaluable and even cut the board to the size we needed. I love that they do that!
Attach the Table Top
When the tabletop was FINALLY dry, we started putting it all together.
We used 2 flat brackets to secure the 2 Kallax units to each other and used 4 L brackets to secure the top to the units.
The top was pretty secure, but we wanted to ensure it wouldn’t move.
We took 4, 2 ½ screws and screwed up through the top of the shelf into the bottom of the table in the 4 corners.
More DIY Furniture Ideas
Do you want to keep building? Here are a few more fun ideas.
