Make a Space-Saving Table

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This article originally appeared on Instructablesand is reposted with permission fromMilutin Milovanovic.

It’s easy to build your own space-saving table using wood recycled from another piece of furniture. This project was inspired by an old computer table I owned that was in bad shape. Its panels were shaky and someone before me had already tried all sorts of things to make it stable. At the same time, I needed a space-saving table because I rent a small apartment. I wanted a flexible piece of furniture that could be moved easily and didn’t need to be screwed to the wall. I liked the idea of a small folding table, but most of the designs I found didn’t allow much room for folding the legs, especially if the table had a small desktop. This simple project avoids that problem.

You can use my guidelines to recycle any wooden work surface for your own purposes. This folding table is made up of a desktop and two hinged legs. Each leg is composed of a vertical panel and two gatelegs — one at each side — that swing out to support the table top. All three leg pieces are hinged at the middle so the table can be folded and stored until it’s needed.

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