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Easy DIY Live Edge Hairpin Leg Tables

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These groovy live edge tables with hairpin legs started as a fallen tree in our yard. It can be a terrible thing when you lose a mature tree, but that doesn’t have to be the end of its beauty. Learn how to turn a fallen tree in your backyard into a beautiful set of end tables in the afternoon with this easy-to-follow tutorial.

Live Edge Tables, Romantic Boho chic style

Live Edge Tables

This look is a marriage of Scandinavian, Boho, and rustic.  The fun and almost free tables are just what my daughter’s room needed.

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DIY Hairpin Leg Tables

Wood slice ready to made onto a table

Wood slice

This is where the tables started, slices from a fallen tree in our yard. I was so excited to see the width of these since all my other tree slices were too small to use for tables.

Mother Nature was kind as she offered this lar tree (I would not have cut it down) to fall in a storm, so no guilt for using it.

Drying the live edge tables and smoothing the finish

Live edge wood slice ready to finish, and use as table

Live edge wood slice ready to finish

The process to get an excellent finish.

1. First, cut the tree into 3″ slices with a chain saw.

2. Dry in your oven at 150 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours. Then test the moisture content with a moisture meter. It is ready to remove from the oven when the moisture meter reads 15 t0 20%.

3. I then used an angle grinder with 36 grit sandpaper on the top of the slices.

4. Then I used a belt sander with 80 grit sandpaper, then used a palm sander with 100 grit sandpaper, then I used 150 grit sandpaper, and my last sandpaper was with 220 grit for a super smoothest finish.

5. The last step to get the same look as my tables are to use six coats of polyurethane and sand by hand with 220 grit sandpaper between each coat, but not after the last coat.

Adding the Hairpin Legs

The hairpin legs come in various sizes and colors; with that said, I had difficulty choosing two heights and the color. I decided to select the taller size I wanted first and then the next size down; however, the color I wanted to have fun with, but my daughter might decide to use these as a groovy coffee table in her home. I went with a neutral color for the hairpin legs.

 

Measuring to make sure the legs are not installed too wide

Checking the installation area

I chose to install the legs so they did not extend outside of the tabletops’ width.

Using a sharpie to mark placement of the hairpin legs

Used a sharpie to mark the placement

Drilling holes, for the hairpin legs

Drilling holes

Drilling the holes just a wee bit to make screwing on the legs perfect.

First hairpin leg installed, only 2 more and it is finished

Hairpin leg

Almost finished the tree slice hairpin tables

Almost finished

Table with planters, groovy hairpin leg tables

Table with planters

Basket planter, groovy DIY hairpin leg tables

Basket planter

Special House Plant

This house plant might appear to be ordinary, but it is remarkable in two ways. First, it has the most unusual blooms (see photo below), and secondly, it was grown from a cutting from my daughter’s Great Grandmother’s (1907-2002) plant.

Hoya plant, easy to grow. looks perfect on these easy DIY hairpin leg tables

Hoya plant

Styling the tables

I could not wait for Mr. Kippi to finish all his hard work so I could play dress-up with these live edge tables.

My Amazon Picks:

Boho Natural Bedroom Decor

Boho Natural Bedroom

  1. Hanging Planters
  2. Boho Pillow
  3. Pendant Light
  4. Macrame Wall Mirror 
  5. Live Edge Table
  6. Tassel Throw
  7. Faux Catus
  8. Llama Pillow  (the original pillow is unavailable) 
  9. Brass Vase
  10. Boho Rug
  11. Seagrass Basket
  12. Ceramic Face Planter
  13. Hoya Plant
  14. Moroccan Pouf

Romantic Boho Chic Room Transformation

The tables are on the first stop of my daughter’s Romantic Boho Chic transformation. I promise you will love everything we are doing on a tight budget with many DIYs, so join us as we get swept away into a romantic Boho room transformation. Have you been dreaming of a magazine-worthy home? But don’t know where to start?

Grab Your Ultimate Home Transformation Step by Step Guide HERE! And get started now.

Bohemian Romance Mood Board

Bohemian Romance Mood Board

Adding a Touch of Whimsy

Olivia designed the llama pillow for her bed as a touch of whimsy in her Romantic Boho Chic Bedroom Transformation. Please notice the new linen custom headboard Olivia created too.  You can find the full story and the free llama pattern (SVG) download HERE.

Cozy llama pillow , handmade DIY, FREE SVG files

Cozy llama pillow

You might also like:

I made Olivia’s duvet cover with a set of sheets. See how I made them HERE.

duvet covers

duvet covers

I will be sharing all the inspiration and DIYs along the journey.

Thank you so much for visiting today. I would love to hear what you think in the comments below.

Talk soon,

Kippi

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Jackie

Tuesday 18th of January 2022

What an amazing transformation! These plant stands turned out so beautiful. I am setting a goal to do a couple home improvement projects this year. I think we are going to start out with some kitchen cabinet refinishing. Thanks again for sharing your beautiful ideas! You are so inspiring!

Mariah

Sunday 21st of July 2019

Oh my god !, this table is so cute. Specially it goes so well with the decors that is situated right above the table. The overall look of the living room will be changed if we keep this table. The wooden color and the hair pin shaped legs really makes it look cute. Really loved it.

Andrea

Wednesday 19th of June 2019

This is one of my favorite DIY project. I love to invite nature in the house and love all projects with wood. We made driftwood lamps and these tables would match with them perfectly.

Jessica Welling

Thursday 13th of June 2019

This is so cool!

Beverly

Sunday 5th of May 2019

Kippi, I have about 15 wood slices in my garage and now I know what to do with a couple of them. Congrats, you are being featured at Over The Moon Linky party. https://eclecticredbarn.blogspot.com/2019/05/over-moon-linky-party.html Hugs, Bev

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