restoration hardware dining room table

i'm here today at home hardware where i'm getting cedar lumber cut so i can build a great, sculptural wood end table. we're making this end table. we're making it out of cedar lumber so i need 4 4 x 4 and 12 2 x 4 and then it's going to be cut in 16" pieces. this is what's so great about home hardware is that i can always get all my wood cut here. so everything i got to build this project i got from home hardware, including this no more nails, that i'm going to use to glue it all together. we want to make sure there's a good balance of wood so we decided to use 2 x 4, 4 x 4, and 2 x 2. and to keep the pattern varied, i decided to never really stack the same piece of wood over one another. so i'm going to start with the first piece of wood i'm going to use and light flat on the table.

i'm going to run a thin bead of glue all along the top of it. then, i'm going to firmly press the second piece right up against it. you want to make sure it lines up together and that it's nice and secure. i'm going to continue gluing each piece the same way i did the first one. and you always want to make sure that everything lines up flush on the front. you always want to keep in mind what side of the grain you want show from the front when you glue it, because this is what you're going to see at the end once it's all glued together. be sure to leave about 1" of space between the beginning of the bead of glue to the end. that way when you press it down, you want to make sure it's not going to seep through the front of the table.

once you get to the second row, we're not just gluing the bottom anymore, we're also going to glue the side. so, you can run a thin bead of adhesive right along the side of the piece that it's getting pressed up against. when you're placing the piece down, make sure to slide it downwards so that way any glue won't squeeze through the top. now it's secure on the bottom and on the sides. it's starting to rain a little so we're going to have to move this under a covered area. so just to be sure i'm getting it all right, i keep referring back to my diagram to make sure everything lines up because without it, i'm not sure it would. every time you're done a row, you should always refer back to the front to make sure that everything is remaining nice and flush. i like it when we have pieces like this that you know, you see a crack and natural cracks,

and it kind of looks like that reclaimed wood that we're going after. so that's it! now to make sure it dries evenly, i need to clamp it all together. now i'm going to let this dry overnight. once it's dry, i'm going to hammer in some little feet. that way it'll protect your floors and will also allow the air to circulate from underneath it. and because i chose cedar, there's no need to put a varnish or stain on it in case we decide to bring it outdoors. i'm really pleased with how this table turned out. i wanted to achieve the look of a high-end sculptural wood table and i really think i got it.

this is a project that i think anyone can build. check out the link below to download my sketch.

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