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I second that- use clear rubber stops.

My desk has a glass top and uses clear plastic suction cups to hold it in place.

Hi Marina,
I think that if safety is paramount, a glass-topped side table, no matter how the glass is secured, will not work for you. Whether or not the glass moves from the base, it's very easy for a child to hurt themselves on the corner of the glass. That said, you might want to consider a piece of custom-cut acrylic atop a stool.

Don't know if this is possible, but could you get a piece of glass that is cut to such a size that it will fit between the handles? I'm thinking that if you get a piece that will fit exactly on the spot where the round bit becomes the curve it will be secured enough. You could slide it in from the front and it wouldn't be able to go up or down.

Great idea (for the rubber stoppers too). I would paint it if I were you.

Seconding the use of acrylic. Not only is it safer, it will also be lighter, and easier to support/secure using the aforementioned rubber stops.


Lovely photoshopping of the carpet stains(?), btw. :)

I'm with Tse Moana - Custom cut just to fit inside the sides.
And get tempered glass.. Just a bit more but well worth it. If you take to piece(s) to a local glass shop and show them exactly what you want, they can get the tempered glass and custom cut it to fit. That way you can make sure that any variation in the two pieces can be accounted for.

They don't look too bit to toss in the back seat.

And they'll look great.

I'd use these as stools at the foot of the bed...
...and get some real nightstands with drawers.

I probably would've used a clear silicone glue...but perhaps the rubber stops would work better. Make sure and post pics once you get them completed. Sounds like a really unique idea.

Thank you everyone for your suggestions!
We have a good glass service shop nearby and I'm going to check with them on the possibility to put it between handles. In any case it will be either tampered glass or acrylic.
cravethemind - yeah, I photoshoped the stains lol. I just painted the wools and didn't even bother to cover that carpet thus made it even dirtier.
befsf - in our current layout there is no way those will fit at the bed's foot. Besides, it is not good according to feng-shui ;)

i mean walls, not wools duh :))

oh my - i did this recently. so spooky!! the chairs are a very similar shape too.. the results are on my blog

http://reddoorread.blogspot.com/2009/04/transformer-chairs.html

oh my - i did this recently. so spooky!! the chairs are a very similar shape too.. the results are on my blog ...

http://reddoorread.blogspot.com/2009/04/transformer-chairs.html

OMG! Red.door.reed, you are right!! These are Indonesian as well, but are almost new! Would you consider to top yours with glass?
I loved your after photos!

Could you find a tray to set on the stools instead- then it would be removable and the seat could be used for storage too. Put some rubber stops on the tray so it wouldn't slide too much.

Silicon calk used sparingly would work and be nearly invisible, as another option. Ask at the glass shop.