Budget Friendly DIY Crafting Table with Kallax IKEA

Project Overview

Create the ultimate DIY crafting table with IKEA Kallax shelves. They are affordable, stylish, and packed with storage to organize your creative space.

Is your craft your escape too? My craft room is my favorite spot in the house!

It's where I spend hours creating projects and writing tutorials to share with you.

Since I spend so much time there, I needed a table that was both functional and, of course, pretty!

This was my craft room after doing majorcleaning and organizing(which I shared in my craft room post).

The room was better, but it still seemed cluttered. Those folding tables are just ugly!

So, I decided to build a budget-friendly crafting table using IKEA Kallax shelves. It has plenty of storage and is the perfect setup for all my creative chaos!

I had been buying this craft table fromIkeaHackers.netfor a long time.

Over Christmas break, my husband asked me what I wanted for my Birthday (December 30th), and I went straight to this table and said, "This."

Later that day, we were at Ikea, and before I knew it, 3 Kallax boxes were on our cart. Yay!

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Assembling the shelves is really pretty straightforward. That is one of the reasons I love Ikea, they make their assembly simple.

After the three shelves were all built, we measured them to know exactly how big we wanted the top to be.

We decided on 32 x 72 inches. This made the top just a little bit bigger, so there would be a slight overhang, and we wouldn't have to worry about being perfect.

We went to Lowe's to pick out the board and decided on Oak. Vern was invaluable and even cut the board to the size we needed. I love that they do that!

For the stain, I decided onEnglish Chestnutby Minwax. For the polyurethane sealer, I chose theFast-Drying Clear Semi-Glossby Minwax.

Once home, we laid the board on top of the Kallax units, and it was a perfect fit. Whew, that was scary. 😂

Then, I began sanding. It was a good piece of wood, so it didn't need much prep work.

I applied 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of sealer.

The hardest part was waiting for it to dry between each coat. I was so excited about my table that I wanted it done!

When the tabletop was FINALLY dry, we started putting it all together.

We used 2 flat brackets to secure the 2 Kallax units to each other and used 4 L brackets to secure the top to the units.

The top was pretty secure, but we wanted to ensure it wouldn't move.

We took 4, 2 ½ screws and screwed up through the top of the shelf into the bottom of the table in the 4 corners.

I love my new DIY craft table; just look at all that storage!

This table gives me 12 square cubby holes to store paper, vinyl, and more. Just look at how pretty that paper organization is. ♥ï¸

Even though this is a large craft table, my room is not cluttered, and I can walk around it. I love it!

The finished height of my table is almost 32 inches.

The average counter height is 34-36 inches, so it's a tad shorter. If you want it taller, you could add someSwivel Castor Wheels.

Do you want to keep building? Here are a few more fun ideas.