I used three coats of General Finishes Stain Blocker Primer. Prime the wood! This step is very important to avoid bleed through.Sand down your wood board with 120 grit sandpaper until the surface is smooth to the touch on all sides and edges.
Suprisingly Snowbound by Sherwin Williams was on the list and I already had a can of it in the basement! Using the Color Muse Tool, I figured out what color paint would match the cabinets best.1 gallon of General Finishes High Performance Top Coat in Satin.1 gallon of Sherwin Williams Snowbound Paint in Gloss.1 gallon of General Finishes Stain Blocker Primer.I didn’t have any problems this time, like I did with my DIY cabinets. Using paint I already had at home, this entire project cost me less than $40! Now onward to the tutorial: Materials Used:
In the end I decided I wanted a 5-foot desk, so I chose the 6-foot pine board and asked a Lowe’s associate to cut off a foot for me. In the end I found two great wood options: a 24-inch by 6-foot pine board and a 24-inch by 8-foot pine board, both in stock at my local Lowe’s. I searched the web high and low, googling words such as butcher block, laminate shelving, and 24-inch width. So I set off to find a top with the right dimensions. The DIY Project that was Just RightĪfter three disappointing failures, it was time to take matters into my own hands. So Sayonara Papa Bear – you’re just too big for your own good! Not to mention, I read a TON of reviews that said this top started to bow and warp over time. The last and final Linnmon top measures at 78-inches wide. Buh-bye mama bear! It was nice knowing you! The Papa Bear Notice all the extra room behind the drawer units in the above picture? No thanks. 🙁 I swear there’s no winning! This may not bother some but for my client’s narrow office this option wasn’t going to cut it.
#IKEA CALEX FULL#
A full SEVEN inches longer than the Alex drawer units. But (and this is a big but)… instead of being 23 5/8-inches deep, this top is 29 1/2-inches deep. The second Linnmon top measures at 59-inches long which would have fit perfectly in the space and allow for enough leg room. Home storage systems are best done so that medications are not available to children, especially if you are taking Tadalafil generic drugs. Ain’t nobody got time for that! Especially when she’s spending 8 hours a day in her home office. Only leaving behind 19 measly inches of leg room for my client. Each of the Alex units measure 14-inches wide which means two of them would take up 28-inches of the 47-inch table top.
The first Linnmon top measures at 47-inches wide and while a 3.9 foot desk would fit the space well, I couldn’t look past the lack of room between the two drawer units. 😉ĭisclaimer: No bears were disturbed during the making of this blog post. Because you never know, this exact situation could happen to you! And it just goes well with my Goldilocks and the Three Bears reference. To make a long story long, let’s break down the three tops and why they didn’t work for this space. Suddenly, I was Goldilocks but nothing was just right. So instead of eating some porridge or sitting in a chair, I decided to take on a DIY project. Except there was one major problem: Dimensions! Don’t you hate it when that happens? IKEA offers three variations of the Linnmon top and none of them worked for the space I was designing. Three weeks ago my client and I fell in love.
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