They look simple enough… get a piece of wood and attach the legs to it.

Thats all, right?

But in the end, Im so happy with how my new new piece of furniture turned out!

Learn how to make your own one-of-a-kind DIY console table with hairpin legs and a stained barn board surface.

They have a beautiful, simple collection.

Their products were clearly labelled as coffee table, bench, etc.

making it super easy to find exactly what I needed.

Learn how to make your own one-of-a-kind DIY console table with hairpin legs and a stained barn board surface.

Who knew it would be so hard to find someone with a band saw?

The barn wood board was perfectly imperfect!

He purchased this piece of barn board for $65.

Vase filled with pink peonies adorns a DIY console table made with barn board and hairpin legs

My fingers were crossed that my planned DIY console table project would actually turn out!

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I chose a solid black rust-proof spray paint for my console table legs.

Vase filled with pink peonies adorns a DIY console table made with barn board and hairpin legs

but at least I now know for next time.

Getting the piece of barn board ready was the fun part!

Fortunately, a console table is typically 12 wide so that extra width needed to come off anyway.

Full view of the sofa table made with a piece of barn wood and hairpin legs

I used a crowbar and hammer to gently continue the split down to the other end.

I loved the look of the uneven edge so decided to keep that as the exposed side.

Next, wecut the board down to 5 longusing a table saw.

Full view of the sofa table made with a piece of barn wood and hairpin legs

All sides and edges of the barn wood needed to besmoothed out using belt and palm sanders.

We removed all dust using a tack cloth before moving on to staining.

The next step was to apply thepolyurethanestainandsealer.

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We used 1 12 long screws.

Its important tomake sure the screws arent too longand poke through the table top!

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It cost a fraction of the price it would have cost at the store.

I call that a DIY success!

Its perfect for displaying my photos, flowers and seasonal items such as ourcement and driftwood sailboat.

Original piece of barn board purchased at an antique shop to make a DIY console table with

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Original piece of barn board purchased at an antique shop to make a DIY console table with

Close up image of one end of the piece of barn wood showing a large crack

Close up image of one end of the piece of barn wood showing a large crack

Using tools to pry away a crached piece of barn board to make a 12" wide DIY console table

Using tools to pry away a crached piece of barn board to make a 12" wide DIY console table

Prying off a splintered end of barn board to make a DIY console table

Prying off a splintered end of barn board to make a DIY console table

Sanding a piece of barn board with a belt sander

Sanding a piece of barn board with a belt sander

Sanding a piece of barn board with a palm sander

Sanding a piece of barn board with a palm sander

MINWAX Fast Drying Polyurethane sealer on a piece of barn wood

MINWAX Fast Drying Polyurethane sealer on a piece of barn wood

Staining a piece of barn wood with MINWAX polyurethane stain and sealer

Staining a piece of barn wood with MINWAX polyurethane stain and sealer

Placement of hairpin legs under a large piece of barn wood

Placement of hairpin legs under a large piece of barn wood

Close up view of a DIY console table placed behind a gray couch with a vase of fresh pink peonies on top

Close up view of a DIY console table placed behind a gray couch with a vase of fresh pink peonies on top

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