Awesome sewing table

[Auryn]

I just wanted to let you guys know about an AWESOME find I made yesterday.
I went to Ikea with my mom- just to putz around and found this


http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20104718

it is an awesome solid birch wood table that is perfect for sewing and leather working.
I shouldn't have spent the money but I got myself one yesterday.
its normally $180- they were on sale my ikea (sunrise florida) for $70 so totally worth it
If you have an Ikea near you its very much worth going to take a look.
Its got 6 nice deep drawers- 3 on each side.

[Genievea Brookstone]

sigh... I have been looking at sewing tables and this one would be perfect...but no IKEA store in Missouri

[Cilean]

sigh... I have been looking at sewing tables and this one would be perfect...but no IKEA store in Missouri

To Genievea:
Hello? They ship!

TO Auryn

Awesome score! How tall is it? I am 5 10 so I guess I will run down to IKEA and check it out!!
Thanks for the input!

Cilean

[Artemisia]

It's only 30" high but you could put the legs into coffee cans full of sand, place them on bricks or on bed risers to bring up the height for you.

I found that very table AFTER I purchased a $99 cutting table. *sighpout*

[Auryn]

Cilean
I am also 5'10" and tried it out sitting on my chair and had no problem
and Artemisia is right you can always hike it up.

I wish I had gotten wheels to go with the table (they dont come with it) only because I have freaking carpet in my whole apt so its a little hard to move it around due to its heft

[renfairephotog]

Nice looking table. You can get wheels or casters at a hardware store. or get those "moving men" disc Just slide under the leg s and you can slide the desk around.

[Genievea Brookstone]

To Genievea:
Hello? They ship!


Ummm...yeah lol  So not in my budget.

 NORDEN gateleg table
10 1/4/35/59 7/8x31 1/2 "
birch

     $179.00  

 
 
Subtotal  $179.00    

 
Shipping & Handling Cost  $309.00    
 
Order Total excl. taxes  $488.00    
 
Taxes  $0.00    
 
Order Total  Total cost of order incl. shipping and taxes  $488.00  

[Just Randall]

Ya know, it's a little ridiculous when shipping costs almost twice what the item costs...

[act2redux]

I went the cheap route:

built a cutting table out of a full piece of plywood, galvanized metal legs- batting n canvas for the top (I drew 1 inch lines across the entire top face to you can pin to it if you need to - altho most of the time my 3 piece rotary cutting mats live there so it is a lil redundant)

my sewing table is a piece of countertop (someone ordered it and then didn't want it- got it way cheap from the hardware store) on top of two small file cabinets...its nearly the perfect  height for me and since it was so cheap I live with it!  the small backsplash keeps the light, machines misc. gunk from falling off the back side

I love that table, but I wouldn't have been able to afford that- not to mention the shipping!

[Artemisia]

act2redux, I plan on using a similar design to make my new cutting table. Can't use a full piece of plywood because I don't have the room. *jealous*

Found a blog where this table is in use. She also uses other great Ikea products.
http://www.missbee.com/catnap/2008/09/my-sewing-room.html