Rustic X Console Table Made With Salvaged Barn Wood
When we moved into our house, a once-beautiful barn sat on our property. With a destroyed roof, it had turned into a useless eyesore that needed torn down. It still had a lot of usable wood, which we kept for my DIY projects. First on my list being this Rustic X Console Table for my living room.
See this huge empty space behind my sofa? I couldn’t stand it. Our front door rarely gets used, but I didn’t want to block it off. So, here we were, left with this little walkway between the sofa and wall.
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My Pinterest board had accumulated several “Rustic X Console Table” pins, but I wasn’t feeling confident that I had the sufficient tools (and skills) to make the exact table I wanted. Plus, I wanted this thing to be like, huge.
This pin lead to a great tutorial!
Prior to “Project Barn Demo”, we were referred to a local carpenter who has done some incredible work. We offered him as much wood as he’d want if he’d help us tear down that barn. Not only did he agree, but he offered to make us some stuff (whoop whoop!). Since I thought this table would be perfect for anyone other than me to make, I sent him several pictures of what I was thinking, and he got to work!
Some of the wood used on the walls of the barn contained writing and men’s signatures on it from when it was built. While we didn’t recognize any of the names, we thought it was an interesting little piece of our property’s history, so we cut it out and kept it. Russell was able to incorporate some of the writing, as well as some other fun wood boards into this console table.
I absolutely love how this table turned out, and it fit my space perfectly!
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12 Comments
LaDonna Mattke
Thank you for sharing the story and the history about your console table. It is beautiful and just perfect for your walkway! Looking forward to seeing more!
kasandrab
Thank you, LaDonna!
Chay
This table came out beautiful! I love that you used actual barn wood that you had on hand. It really makes it feel warm and authentic! Great job!
kasandrab
Thank you! 🙂
Geralyn
This is great you shared this. It looks great. Love your home.
kasandrab
Thanks, Geralyn! It’s still one of my favorite pieces in our home!
coffeewithkinzy
I absolutely love the story of your console table! How fun! It’s one of the best ones I’ve seen.
kasandrab
Thank you!!
Amy
I love that console table, you did an amazing job
kasandrab
I wish I could take credit for this build, but I can’t! A local carpenter built this for me. I will agree that it turned out amazing. Thank you!!
petitehappenings
That console table is beautiful! I love that it came from your barn. There is something about turning old things into something new that is just sooo inspiring! Thanks for sharing 🙂
kasandrab
I agree! I love being able to find new uses for old stuff! Thank you!!