modern thrifter
I love beautiful things and thoughtful design. I also live in one of the most expensive cities in the country, and our family lives off a single income so that I can be at home with our kids. Patience and persistence have been the key to finding stylish things on a tight budget.
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![[ COFFEE TABLE HACK ]
With the addition of the new kid’s desk (which I promise to show one of these days), the play room needed a shuffle. The kid’s table was about to get the boot, and I was moments away from giving it away, when the idea popped into my head to hack it into a coffee table. Patrick liked the idea, too. Without hesitation, he busted out his circular saw and chopped about 8” off of the legs.
I had been keeping my eye out for a cheap coffee table for the family room to replace the mid century Mersman one that had been relegated down there from the living room after we acquired this one. So, it was nice to repurpose something that we already owned. I like that it is more current, balancing out the mid century sofa. The crayon bowl also incorporates more of the kid theme onto this side of the room, which previously had looked a bit too serious.
Because it rains so much of the year here, and because we don’t have a big yard, we’re looking to incorporate more active play options inside. Now that the table is out of the middle of the play side of the family room, we’ve been discussing all sorts of other fun additions in the empty space… climbing wall, reading loft (which of course would more likely be a fort), indoor swing, hammock… who knows!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkdyae0OjI1qc7v1bo1_500.jpg)
[ COFFEE TABLE HACK ]
With the addition of the new kid’s desk (which I promise to show one of these days), the play room needed a shuffle. The kid’s table was about to get the boot, and I was moments away from giving it away, when the idea popped into my head to hack it into a coffee table. Patrick liked the idea, too. Without hesitation, he busted out his circular saw and chopped about 8” off of the legs.
I had been keeping my eye out for a cheap coffee table for the family room to replace the mid century Mersman one that had been relegated down there from the living room after we acquired this one. So, it was nice to repurpose something that we already owned. I like that it is more current, balancing out the mid century sofa. The crayon bowl also incorporates more of the kid theme onto this side of the room, which previously had looked a bit too serious.
Because it rains so much of the year here, and because we don’t have a big yard, we’re looking to incorporate more active play options inside. Now that the table is out of the middle of the play side of the family room, we’ve been discussing all sorts of other fun additions in the empty space… climbing wall, reading loft (which of course would more likely be a fort), indoor swing, hammock… who knows!
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