We have a super small space. My daughter is a gamer and asked me to make a table for her to set her keyboard on when she was playing Final Fantasy. I couldn't find any tutorials that would work for my space, so I had to come up with my own plan. I have plenty of lumber from recycling, but not a solid wide light weight piece. I am a cheap skate, but I reluctantly went to Lowes. I found a rounded edge 48 X 11 1/2 X 1 inch piece of pine that would work perfectly. while I was there I purchased a 2 x 3 stud. They offer up to 4 cuts for free. The table top was cut to 30 inches. The legs were each cut to 23 inches long. I do keep anything that I believe with be eventually useful. I already had 4 3 inch tall castor wheels in my garage. I also has 4 brackets to strengthen the legs. This was very simple to build. I used the rest of the pine for the bottom. It measured 18 inches in length. I placed the legs on top and used wood glue and screws to attach. I then attached the top piece also with wood glue and screws. I added the brackets next. Finally I attached the castor wheels. The height of the table is 28 inches. It is the perfect height the fit under her chair. I let her pick what she wanted on top. I then hand painted the images. For the final step I used a water based clear polyurethane (several coats) to protect the painting. My final cost was less than 15 dollars. I do have paint supplies that people have donated to me over the years. I also buy the small oops paint when they have a color I like. If you already have the lumber it could be cheaper or even free.
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