This is "Borrowed Idea" #1. We had the Ikea Granas coffee table and the two end tables for about 6 years. During the move this year we had to remove the glass tops. When we did so, the rubber stops that held the glass in place had become brittle and basically disentegrated when we pulled the glass tops off. Needless to say, when we settled into our new home, the glass was sliding all over the place. It drove us nuts and quite frankly was not "kid friendly".
My wife desired a change. She looked at new purchases, but now a fan of the skills I had kept from her, she looked for refurbished ideas of the same Ikea tables. What she found was The Far Fifty's blog. She presented the link and idea and I loved it. http://thefarfifty.blogspot.ca/2012/08/coffee-tableikea-hack.html
The important thing for us was to match the table tops to our floors and our fireplace. It was easy for me to figure it out as one of my g-pa's favourite woods and colours was walnut. I have always had a love for this colour, and soft wood makes stressing walnut less difficult.
Anyway, hope it helps and thanks to the The Far Fifty for the idea. (PS-the couches are also Ikea. Thoughts?)
The important thing for us was to match the table tops to our floors and our fireplace. It was easy for me to figure it out as one of my g-pa's favourite woods and colours was walnut. I have always had a love for this colour, and soft wood makes stressing walnut less difficult.
Anyway, hope it helps and thanks to the The Far Fifty for the idea. (PS-the couches are also Ikea. Thoughts?)
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