Do-it-yourself breakfast table in bed

Needless to say, it's nice to wake up in the morning and see a table in front of you with a freshly prepared breakfast, for example, coffee and sandwiches. For a healthy person, it is simply comfortable and touching. If we are talking about a partially immobilized patient, then such a table in the house is an objective necessity. There are also universal stand tables for sale, which can also be used for a laptop. Such products are equipped with a built-in fan. The design has a USB connector. The table works from the computer and prevents overheating of the laptop. The purpose of today's article is to show that a do-it-yourself breakfast table in bed is a completely solvable task.

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Design

The simplest bedside table consists of the following parts:

• Countertop.
• Beads.
• Legs.

A countertop is the main part designed to house cutlery. The beads are installed on the sides of the structure and prevent crumbs and drops of coffee from getting into the bed.

The legs can be fixed or folding. If the design is folding, then it is more mobile than stationary. If you fold such a product, it turns from a piece of furniture into an ordinary tray. But a coffee table with fixed legs has an important advantage. It is more stable. If you are thinking about how to make a breakfast table in bed with your own hands, the drawings are available on the network for a variety of sizes.

Important! If the product is equipped with special handles, then it becomes much more convenient to use.

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Materials

There are several options for materials for making countertops:

• Wood (ash, oak, maple, pine, cedar).
• Mosaic panel.
• Plywood.
• Frosted or tinted glass.
• Plastic.
• Other materials.

Which is better to choose?

• To make the product easily cleaned of impurities, wooden and plywood blanks are specially treated. A layer of heat-resistant varnish prevents the formation of traces of hot dishes on the surface.
• A very practical material for the manufacture of bedside tables is hevea. It is resistant to temperature changes, durable, but at the same time has a small weight.
• The do-it-yourself breakfast tray for bed made from bamboo looks elegant. Such products fit perfectly into various interior styles.

Important! They look especially organically in the Japanese or Chinese interior. Foldable design also looks quite harmonious.

• Plastic and metal products are convenient for feeding patients. Such a table is easy to wash, disinfection is optional. Metal can be used chromed or powder coated.

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Do-it-yourself breakfast table: procedure

The design of the breakfast table, made by yourself, can be any. The beads can be wooden, plastic or plywood, they can be decorated with carvings. The tabletop can be made of plywood or tempered glass.

Important! Dimensions are preferably small. Too bulky design is inconvenient.

It is important to correctly calculate the height of the legs. They must be such that the assembled structure does not interfere with movements. It does not hurt to cut convenient handles in the countertop or sides. Ordinary furniture handles can also be used.

The average design parameters are as follows:

• Height - 24.5 cm.
• Width - 40 cm.
• Length - 60 cm.
• The thickness of the countertop is 1.6-2.0 cm.

Assemble the structure onto carpentry glue and nails.

What do you need for work?

First, prepare the necessary set of tools and materials:

• Furniture panel 60x40 cm, thickness 1.8 cm.
• Punch.
• Trims for sides: 2 by 55 cm, 2 by 31.4 cm.
• PVA glue.
• Leg strips: 4 pcs. 24.5 cm each
• Laths for crossbeams: 2 pieces. 27.8 cm each.
• Nails
• Wood screws.
• Drill.
• Lacquer.
• Sandpaper.

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Step-by-step master class

Detailed instructions will allow you to cope with the work efficiently and quickly.

Blank making

First cut the furniture board to fit. When the workpiece blank is cut out, sand it off the ends with sandpaper. The table top has the form of a rectangle with sides 60x40 cm.

Now proceed with the manufacture of limiter rails: 2 by 55 cm, 2 by 31.4 cm and legs by 24.5 cm.

Installation of sides

After all the blanks are cut, you can assemble the structure:

1. First fasten the sides with nails and a hammer so that they protrude slightly above the surface of the countertop.
2. Heat the nails with a punch.
3. Assemble the box using PVA glue. After joining 4 workpieces with glue, fix until completely hardened.
4. After that, glue the box to the countertop with sides.

Foot fixing

Carefully make holes for the fasteners in the legs. Attach the legs with screws to the box.

Important! Pick up the screws so that their length does not exceed 3.5 cm so that they do not come out.

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Stock footage

Do-it-yourself table in the breakfast bed is completely ready. Now it remains to sand it with sandpaper and decorate. The simplest decorating options are staining or applying varnish. To more seamlessly fit homemade furniture into the interior, you can use artificial aging or decorate the countertop with decoupage. A decoration made of leather or textile looks very nice. As you can see, everything here is very simple and there are a lot of variations. You just have to think about which item will be more convenient and beautiful just for you.