Half Table Console

I've seen this similar table set up using three legs - two at the back and one at the front. It works best on round tables and a tri-pod is very stable. You also do not have to repair the wall and it can be moved to a different spot if need be later. You would have to remove and reattach the legs if possible depending on the table design.

If you use a longer screw and screw from the bottom up into the table you don't have a [filtered word] in the top to fill. make sure the screw is shorter than the thickness of the 2x2 plus the table top or you will go through the top.

I thought of this first! Many years ago we inheirited a dining table that lost all its hardware in a move. The wood was beautiful and perfect. It was my Grandma's and I couldn't part with it. We attached half of it to the wall in the bedroom - my husband used a cleat - and - with protective glass top - I used it for a makeup table. Now it is tucked into a little spot beside the front door to catch mail, keys, etc. If you have kids or dogs, this is a GOOD thing: they can't knock it over!

I did this with a coffee table that was taking up room by the couch. I cut the table in half length wise, used the two extra legs to make the table taller and attached it to the wall under the chair rail. I added an old window and old shutters above and it now makes a great visual point in the room. My daughters thought I was making a mistake. Guess not! if Martha says "it's a good thing", it's a good thing! Try it, you will love the outcome.

This is brilliant! I see these at thrift stores all the time and will pick one up next time. Great recycling and it looks professional!

A commercial-grade hook and loop product is an idea, however, not sturdy enough. The cleat, when painted the same as the wall, is not visible. If you'll notice, this table has a skirt on it, allowing obscurity. This table could be used as a writing table and it needs more stable support. Since it's a "throw-away" table in the minds of some people, drilling through the top will not diminish its value as the broken leg pretty much took care of that.

Nice idea but I tend to agree with SpeshalKay. Maybe it's the color its painted, and once you take it away, you've got a whole entire wall to repair and repaint.

FORGET IT! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!

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Actually, this works. The wood support on the wall is called a cleat. Althugh I don't see where this table is an organizing tip, I guess having a place to lay your keys would be construed as organizing your keys.

In my opinion, a better way to stabilize the table would be to attach some commercial-grade or heavy-duty Velcro to the 2x4 support

nice idea, but how is this an "organizing tip"...?

I think I would remove the third usable leg and attach it to the middle of the straight edge. Even if it's secure (at the cost of a wall) the table looks kind of funny and unstable with only two legs.

What a great idea! Console tables can be very pricey. This is a great frugal _and_ beautiful idea.