When you live in a small space, the visual weight of a kitchen or dining room table can be rather severe. Unless you have your pennies saved to purchase something made of lucite, you can try eliminating the legs all together. This homeowner made his table from an IKEA door, a small amount of hardware and a little bit of inspiration!
Over at IKEA Hacker, reader Guillermo was looking to keep his space feeling open and create a bar height workspace and place to catch a quick bite to eat. Instead of turning to retail options, he decided to make something of his own creation instead.
The table was leveled and hung from the ceiling with cables and then secured to the wall at one end with two brackets. The result is a good one and we can't wait to see the finished space. We're thinking a rug, some wall art and dinner for two!
If you were extra daring (or the distant cousin of MacGyver) you could also create a second point of attachment on the wall and use pulleys to raise and lower the table to create extra floor space if you so desire. Although we still like the "sawhorses and hollowcore door shoved under our bed" method, we think this is a great alternative to having ample work space with a more permanent look.
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Comments (18)
I love this look because it is clean and airy! Good job. I also like tables that fold down against the wall to be popped up as needed.
Light and airy...sure. Steady and secure? Not so much. Looks very wibbly-wobbly to me--not to mention the cordage.
I say, go back and re-visit this idea - and consider wire management and table legs. Ugh.
The effectively dead corner and short wall space could have been used to provide both storage (if desired) and a steady base for a variety of table/desktops.
But hey, here's to homeowners that aren't restrained by leases! :)
Looks like someone will learn to patch drywall very soon...
We've seen something like this before on AT a couple years back...
...but unlike the one we saw before that folded up into the wall, this doesn't - it doesn't solve a problem that 4 simple legs couldn't.
I'm sorry, but this is pointless. It actually reduces the functionality. I can totally see myself knocking things into the wires and trying to maneuver items around them on the table.
At first glance I was like "wow that is really high!" but then I noticed so are the chairs... very nice and neat looking. I like this idea a lot.
The visible wires would drive me batty. Would be interesting for a display table, though. Or a cat swing.
Hmmm... I'm not sure how I feel about this. I'm just imagining trying to put food out on this. I'm thinking of how I would do it at my house-having a wider table surface, making the wires closer to the middle (if possible to remain steady) and running the length of the table, and hanging my chandelier between the wires. I think this could be cool, but I doubt it would be steady...i guess I'll just stick with legs, lol.
it just looks so long. Possibly they could do with just getting a permanent, smaller table.
Great extension cable idea :)
Maybe a DIU chair/low side table by the wall can hide the cords.
i appreciate the "out of the box" thinking.
however, i think it looks hideous. Always having to look around the cables if you have a partner on the other side. Plus, I doubt its as strong as 4 legs.
I constantly worry about the 8 lb aquarium light I have suspended from the ceiling on cables like this. This table would give me stress ulcers.
Just get a regular table.
This is DIY gone horribly, horribly wrong. I think an intervention is called for, personally.
I like the approach, experimental and creative. This will evolve and get better as your budget grows. Keep doing things like this and something great will emerge.
The idea is interesting, but I don't think it's best applied to a dining table.