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this DIY project brought to you by mindy

Living in a relatively (1300 sq. ft.) small space with no garage, yard or extra storage space can be somewhat limiting when it comes to taking up new hobbies because I dread bringing more “stuff” into the condo and finding someplace to to store it. The Mr. recently decided he wanted to grow some ingredients for cooking our favorite Thai dishes. His Thai basil and chilis are growing fantastically well in our very sunny living room, but spent the first month of their lives on a variety of chairs shoved behind the couch (where the light is the best). I looked for tables that would fit perfectly in that space and couldn’t find anything that was the correct size or if it was it was pretty expensive. I used my best IKEA site sleuthing skills to find the components for the “behind the couch” plant table.

» legs (side 1)
2 x Vika Curry legs in white

» legs (side 2)
1 x Vika Annefors table leg with storage

» top
2 x Broder shelves. I wanted solid wood and this was the perfect size for the table leg (about half an inch wider for a nice overhang) and not too wide to fit behind the couch.

» nonslip grip shelf liner
Love this stuff!

» tools used
hammer
screwdriver
scissors

this is an easy one!
I didn’t take step by step photos because it’s really just so simple! The hardest part was figuring out which products to combine for the desired end result. Once I chose them it was a matter of assembling the white leg/shelf side according to the IKEA instructions (this is a super easy piece too so don’t let that scare you) and then attaching the other 2 legs to the bottom of one of the wooden shelves. I set the rubber non-slip stuff on top of the white “leg” and rested the shelf (with legs now attached) on top of it and it’s all done! I didn’t attach the shelf to the large leg because there really wasn’t a need to and it’s super stable with the non-slip pad.
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