Do you want to create your own DIY hairpin leg table but you’re worried it will be too hard? Let me show you how easy it is!
Are you looking for a table with an “industrial and minimal” look? Or maybe you are looking for a really easy way to create your own DIY table. This is definitely the easiest DIY furniture piece I’ve ever created. I love the look the hairpin table legs give my new desk. I can’t wait to share how easy the DIY hairpin leg desk and my new office space was to create. Seriously, anyone can make this!
I’ve always wanted my own dedicated “office space.” Rather than hanging out and blogging on the kitchen bar or the dining room table, I wanted my own DIY office table.
I also wanted my new DIY office table to have an industrial and minimal feel to it.
I can’t weld or bend metal, so I was pumped when I figured out how easy it was to create this DIY table with hairpin table legs.
Speaking of hairpin legs, the lovely folks at Crates and Pallet were generous enough to supply me with a set of their own 28″ black steel 2 rod hairpin legs.
The hairpin legs were super affordable and easy to install.
Materials for your DIY hairpin leg table
- Hairpin legs– the legs come in all sizes. I’ve chosen 28″ because that is a good height for a table.
- Wood slab
- Wood screws
- Drill
For the wood slab, I had a wood table top that was previously used for THIS table. Do you remember my very controversial casket carrier turned table? Here’s a picture below of what it used to look like.
As much as my husband was thrilled with this table (NOT), he asked me to please refrain from bringing it in our new home when we moved. I can’t imagine why 🙂
The dimensions of the old table top were a little big for the size I wanted my DIY office desk to be. We used a radial saw and ripped the wood slab to make it 22″ deep. We kept the length at 6′.
Next was the easy part.
How to install hairpin legs
- All I did was flip the wood slab on its top and position the 4 hairpin legs where I wanted them.
- All it took was a few screws and now I had a fully functional and industrial style office table.
DIY hairpin leg table
I love how sleek this space looks. This office table is functional without being overly bulky.
Thanks to these awesome hairpin legs, I completed this office space with minimal to no effort!
Update: I have since replaced this table with a DIY modern floating office desk. I hope you will check it out. It’s my favorite DIY desk to date!
Did you see my easy filing cabinet makeover?
That’s about all for todays DIY’s. I’m almost done with the dresser makeovers in our bedroom, so stay tuned!
Lindsey**