How to make a zig zag hall table

Step 1
Start by priming the six leg panels. Fleur used untreated pine boards that were 23cm wide, 18mm thick and 90cm long. Use a small microfibre roller to apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry. On three of the boards, leave one of the long edges unpainted. Once the primer is dry, give it a light sand with a fine grit sandpaper.

Step 2
Use a pocket hole jig to make screw holes in the back of the boards along each of the long edges. If you don’t have a pocket hole jig, when you come to assemble the base, you will need to screw the boards together by screwing in through the front face, filling the holes, sanding them flat and then proceeding with primer and paint.

Step 3
Paint the six leg boards with Resene Green House, Resene Boost, Resene Time Traveller, Resene Hawaiian Tan, Resene Untamed and Resene Blue Nile. Apply hardwearing Resene Lustacryl paint with a small microfibre roller. Apply the first coat, leave this to dry, and then apply the second coat.

Step 4
Once the paint is dry, carefully sand off any paint that may have gotten on the three unpainted edges. Try to get a nice crisp edge. Use a soft cloth/rag to apply two coats of Resene Colorwood wood stain in the colour Resene Natural to the unpainted edges.

Step 5
Construct the leg base. Make sure that the boards with the unpainted edge are aligned to all be facing in the same direction. Glue two boards together with wood glue and secure them with screws from the back through the pocket holes. Proceed by attaching the remaining boards until you form the zig zag base.

Step 6
Cut, paint and screw on some blocking wood to the top of the legs. Fleur placed hers on the front and back two ends and in the middle.

Step 7
For the trim around the tabletop, cut it to length and then stain it with two coats of Resene Colorwood wood stain in the colour Resene Natural.

Step 8
Cut the tabletop to size (mine is 35cm deep by 1.2m long) and prime this with Resene Quick Dry. Once this has dried, give it a light sand with a fine grit sandpaper. Paint the top with two coats of Resene Time Traveller, using a small microfibre roller. Use strong wood glue to attach the trim around the edge of the table top. Use painters tape to tape off the painted area and then apply two coats of Resene Aquaclear in a satin finish to the trim.

Step 9
To finish, position the tabletop on top and attach it by screwing through the blocking from underneath.