Agent641@lemmy.world to DIY@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSomeone painted this poor desk brown and gave it to an op shop. I bought it for $60 and restored itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSomeone painted this poor desk brown and gave it to an op shop. I bought it for $60 and restored itlemmy.worldAgent641@lemmy.world to DIY@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
Here is what it looked like when I got it home: Fully stripped back: And restored to it’s former glory:
minus-squaremynachmadarch@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoSounds like your plan would work and isn’t too dissimilar. My only thought with using the 2x8s for legs is to make sure there’s proper bracing so no potential for torsion or racking. (I cheat and use shelving brackets, like $2 a pop on sale often)
Sounds like your plan would work and isn’t too dissimilar. My only thought with using the 2x8s for legs is to make sure there’s proper bracing so no potential for torsion or racking.
(I cheat and use shelving brackets, like $2 a pop on sale often)