The door bafflingly opens to expose the old window, threatening the onlookers. You would have seen this scenario in several movies – there will be a creepy, isolated building that seems to be haunted. The lamp and lampshade are from Target and the flower on the lampshade is from Hobby Lobby.Make The First Impression The Best One With Building Signs Here it is in its home and all dressed up! It turned out exactly what I had envisioned for the night stand! I am so happy with it and it feels so great to finally have a night stand! It was originally black and I gave it some silver rub ‘n buff love. Paint is Behr Marquis color matched to Glidden’s “Mayflower”. I used my Homeright paint sprayer for painting.Ĭheck out my favorite painting tools and tips here. You can stain it or prime and paint it like I did. Note that one leg is “behind” the other and so there will be a ¾″ space on one side (see the arrows in the picture below)Ĭonfession – I spent about half an hour on this super simple task! I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out why the front of my box would not line up with the front of the frame! I couldn’t believe my frame or box was so off-square!!! Then I had a light bulb moment! It’s not supposed to be aligned! (rolls eyes.) DUH!!!Īnd we are built!!! How to finish the X-leg accent table –įill all visible pocket holes (2 on each side of the box) with wood putty. I simply used my staple gun to attach it with ⅝″ finish nails and then covered them with wood putty. Step 9 – On the exposed plywood edges, I used screen molding I had leftover from another project but you would also use veneer edging if you like. Attach the base of the drawer and the drawer face per the plans. Once I changed the blade, it was smooth sailing. Thankfully it was going to be the bottom of the drawer. I had extremely frustrating blade issues with my circular saw and it splintered the plywood when I ripped it. I was super nervous about everything being square but it worked out in the end and the drawer worked smoothly!
Step 8 – The drawer was built exactly per the plans.
Step 7 – Once the base is level, clamp one “X” and drill and screw the center of the other “X” using countersunk screws. Step 6 – This is the super important step – make sure the base is level before attaching the screws in the center of the X. Use a scrap piece of 1″x2″ to keep the frame level while you attach. Position the legs in the x-configuration and attached the legs to the supports using the pocket holes. Step 4 – Build the frame support with the rails. One uses the 16-½″ support and the other a 15″ support. Step 2 – Build the base – make the cuts and the pocket holes as below.
If you have a nail gun, things will definitely be a lot faster. I used the Kreg jig instead and made pocket holes as shown below. Jamison’s plans call for nails but I don’t own a nail gun. See the full list of my favorite must have tools here How to build an X-Leg Accent Table – I have done my share of woodworking, but never built anything with angles or drawers and this build promised to have both. I reached out to Jamison at Rogue Engineer and he so generously agreed to put together the plans! See the link to download the plans at the bottom of the post! Guess what – I managed to make it for $40 including paint and knob and it took about 2 hours to build (including the setbacks with the saw blade I will tell you about later)! It is $166 for the yellow which is not bad but I wanted to make it myself. There are so many in the market but my favorite is the Kenton x-base accent table. After building an upholstered headboard and giving an Ikea Dresser a fabric paneled makeover, it was time to build nightstands.Īfter tons of hours on the internet, I decided on an x-base accent table for the night stand… I love the clean lines and the whimsy the x-legs bring. Please read my full disclosure here *** A DIY Master BedroomĢ years ago, we moved across the state and I took the opportunity to sell our matchy-matchy brown bedroom set. It is a way for this site to earn advertising fees by advertising or linking to certain products and/or services. ***This post contains affiliate or referral links. Is there anything more fun than yellow nightstands? I know it might not be for everyone but I love color and decided that the master bedroom needed a dose of whimsical color! Not into building furniture? Check out 15 affordable nightstands for under $150 for every style! This X-leg accent table is an easy build and this detailed step by step tutorial with free plans will show you how you can build one that looks straight out of the store.