furniture – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Tue, 27 Mar 2018 01:27:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 furniture – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Timber Side Table DIY https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/timber-side-table-diy/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/timber-side-table-diy/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:26:03 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=10933 I recently heard that studies show renters (though it’s a must have on their checklist) don’t actually use their unit balconies, which surprised me because Ken and I have always used the heck out of the balcony in all the places we’ve lived. This Spring we’ve been working on making our balcony into an extension of our living room as it’s connected by GIANT sliding doors. So the moment it warmed up we’ve been opening the door and letting the rooms flow as one. And in a 620 sf apartment, it makes a huge spacial impact! I’d been ogling this side table on Pinterest and had a feeling we could make one for our balcony out of a pressure treated (outdoor grade) heavy timber so I recruited Ken to help me make it happen and I LOVE the way it turned out. The key power tool here is the belt sander as it smooths out a multitude of sins: unlevel legs, uneven top, and of course, any rough edges. My favorite detail is the cross-section of the wood rings on the table top surface! Materials: One 6″ x 96″ cedar or pine timber. If you plan to use the table […]

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]]> https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/timber-side-table-diy/feed/ 6 10933 DIY Danish Modern Coffee Table https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/diy-danish-modern-coffee-table/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/diy-danish-modern-coffee-table/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:17:20 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=7925 Living room coffee tables in small spaces wear many hats. They function as drink perches, game tables, casual dining tables, craft tables, etc. and our coffee table is no exception. Our new small(er) square shaped living room was calling for a downsized, multi-functional table with not only a smaller footprint, but one that visually felt lighter too. (Previously we had an old train cart which we still love, but there was just no squeezing a rectangle into a square.) So when brainstorming what exactly our new coffee table should be, I dug into my DIY happy file and pulled out a Martha Stewart Living article I’d torn out and filed away for a rainy day. The spread was called Table It, and they highlighted several sources for DIY-ing your own table with crazy cool “legs” you can find online. I landed on the unfinished 16″ danish table legs from tablelegs.com, and then sourced a 30″ round tabletop from a kid’s pink activity table that I found for peanuts at The Salvation Army here in the North Loop. The table was in rough shape, but after removing the base and spray painting the top with an Appliance Grade White Epoxy Spray Paint (to make it super durable and wipeable), […]

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