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[QUOTE="magicmagni, post: 2038919, member: 72652"] So as the song says.." It's all about that bass".. or base in this case 😂 As I was mentioning, I plan on putting some serious weight into this thing, so I needed a solid table to put it on. I looked around, but nothing I could find would really work. Most tables I found only have 150lbs weight capacity with the occasional 250lbs rating. I also really wanted something to match my existing furniture so it would blend into my decor. Then it dawned on me.. why not use my furniture as THE base? 💡 Here is an old couch that I have... It's solid Maple, but the pads and cushions were really beat up and honestly at 30 years of age it was ready to be re-upholstered OR have a second life as the base for the enclosure!! I like the second option! 🙂 [ATTACH type="full"]86628[/ATTACH] With some modifications it has magically become a table!! The top is actually a butcher block countertop that I had delivered from my local Lowes. It was the size they use for islands (39" deep). It worked really well. I just needed to cut off about a foot off the length. Also, I had to modify the "siting area" of the couch to be level so it can be a shelf. It had previously been angled for seating. [ATTACH type="full"]86629[/ATTACH] I also didn't like that the tabletop was so low. Standard table height is about 30 inches, and this was short of that. What better than to use the excess butcher block wood that I had cut off! So I added more blocks to the existing foot and tapered them to try to make it look better. [ATTACH type="full"]86630[/ATTACH] Then just sanded and refinished to match the new wood and the old wood. I tried to match it as close as I could and while not perfect, I am happy with the results. [ATTACH type="full"]86627[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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