DIY FOLD-DOWN TABLE (SPACE SAVER)

I love decorating. You get to come up with solutions for people (and yourself) to make the best use of your space. A kitchen table is so important to me because my daughter and I like to sit down and eat meals together. My kitchen is long and narrow. So I needed a table that was narrow enough it wouldn’t take up much room, but would still be big enough to eat at.

My grandma told me I could have this ⇑ table years ago, but I never took her up on it. She still had it down in her basement and wasn’t using it. When I was over there visiting, I asked her if she still had it- went down to take some quick measurements, and VOILA! It was the perfect size I needed for my little kitchen.

My uncle helped me by taking the legs off for me and his grand baby helping him out.

I took my table top home and I really don’t know where to begin. I knew I needed a hinge to attach to the wall, but how am I going to do this?! I need help. So, I walk into the hardware store with just the table top board in my hands and ask the men working there if they can tell me what I need to build a fold down table. I explained what I wanted and they offered a couple solutions. I got this drawing (although I didn’t do it exactly like this drawing) and all the supplies I needed.

MATERIALS:

Table top / 2×12 / 1×4 / Piano Hinge / Screws / Drill / Stud Finder

The first step was attaching the piano hinge to the bottom of the table top. My grandparents helped me because I seemed to have lost my screw gun. Make sure before you put all the screws in that it is placed correctly!

Find your studs and screw the 1×4 into the studs.