How to Make a DIY Dining Table Topper For Extra Seating
Need more room at the dining table for guests? If you are looking for ways to make a dining table bigger for extra seating, wait until you see how we made a DIY dining table topper and ditched the folding tables for good!
Equipment
- 1 saw
Instructions
- First, cut the shiplap to the desired length.
- Then, cut each 1×4 to size to meet the width of the finished table top but leave an inch or two from the ends (see photo above). The inner 1x4s should line up with the outside of the existing table that it will sit on so it does not move when it is resting on top.
- Lay each shiplap board loosely next to each other face down on the ground (so the tabletop is facing down).
- Then lay each 1×4 across in the place where they will get screwed in. Place them perpendicular to the shiplap boards (see photo above). The 1×4’s will help secure the shiplap and provide support.
- Set (2) 1×4’s just outside the length of your existing dining room table so the tabletop will snuggly rest on top of your existing table without budging. Then set the other two a few inches away from the edge so the table ends have additional support when finished.
- Screw the 1×4 to the first shiplap board, then apply glue in the groove so you can lock the next piece of shiplap into place.
- Repeat this process until you are done securing and gluing all of the boards together.
- Weight down any areas that start to bow so it dries flat.
- Allow the glue to fully dry before moving and using.
Tried this?Let us know how it was!