DIY sewing table – Wood sawhorse craft table

A few weeks ago, I showed you all the inspiration for the table I wanted to make for my sewing projects. I shared multiple options in that post! Well, it's finally time to not only show you how the table ended up looking, but also how my Father-in-law made my vision a reality =]

As I shared before, I decided to go the “Do it yourself” way because:

1.  I wanted the top of the table to fit the exact size of the cutting mat I have from Joann's.
2.  I had a very limited budget for the table $50.00 –

So I took advantage of the fact that I had help from my father-in-law Kevin with the cutting tools and assembling, which I am so happy and thankful for, he's just wonderful!

And to start, I drew exactly how I wanted the table to look like, I also set the measurements for the top, then the height (it's a little taller than the average so my back hurts less if I work on it starting). With all of those, Ken and I went for a visit to The Home Depot, and purchased all the wood and primer.

Kevin just about took over the project once I showed him my drawing, measurements, and materials. It was so refreshing because I was a little scared of trying this project with minimal power tools.

So it was incredible to see how all the pieces of wood started to look like what I had on paper. I was so excited finally to use power tools again! (I had to leave all my tools in Chile because the power here is different)

Kevin let me use all of his tools for this table, but Ken had a surprise under his sleeve. And the next day he showed up with a big box with all the tools we wanted for all the projects I am starting. I was sooooo excited! There is nothing that says, “I love you” more than power-tools, right?

Ok, maybe that's just me =]

Once we finished, Kevin said he needed to weight test the table, so he jumped on top and I got to shoot a few pictures of him because normally, he doesn't like to take photos, so YAY!

Since the weather was pretty crappy the following week, I set the painting for this weekend.

I sanded the whole table, but I didn't go crazy with it as I normally would because I wasn't feeling very good, so I just made it good enough for me =]

After all, I will be the one working there, I only primed it in white and decided not to paint it because, well, it was white enough and I over-budget by $10 with the primer already.

So finally, here it is, all ready and done, =] my $60 DIY sewing table!

Now I need to get rid of the awful cold I caught last week to be able to organize my sewing space because today I am in bed not being able to get much done.

But on the good side, I am really excited to finally move out of our dining table!

I always ended up there when I needed to sew because my desk is not big enough, so YAY! And also I am pretty excited because I am working on an adorable pattern that I can't wait to share!

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I hope you all had a wonderful weekend =]