Kitchen table with metal legs

The prototype of the modern table steel frame, built from a small thickness of metal tubes covered with thick cloth top. This functional and comfortable style of furniture was the invention of the German architectural and design workshops. Modern kitchen tables, despite the brevity of form and discreet design, look quite elegant, possessing a peculiar charm.

advantageous features

Metal legs supporting the table top dining kitchen tableDespite its discreet appearance, have a number of advantages, which attract many potential buyers of such products.

• High reliability, thanks to the extraordinary strength of the metal.
• Sustainability, due not only to metal legs, but also the end cover provided for them, protects from slipping on the floor.
• Low cost.
• Strict aesthetics.
• Durability.

Conveniently one section formed on the metal legs, a kind of a tilt-sliding mechanism. With this apparatus worktop melamine decorated under wooden texture can be increased in length twice. To ensure the integrity of the floor covering ends of the legs are protected by plastic caps.

It offered to customers containing a solid kitchen tables of different sizes and configurations, complemented by drawers. Kind of comfortable tables for premises with uneven floors are models with adjustable feet. The modern look of the room gives the table with two levels of countertops, the lower of which serves as a convenient shelf for storing cutlery.

The configuration and material of tables

Kitchen tables with base in solid metal legs, able to fit into different stylistic directions, thanks to the variety of countertops. According to the configuration, they can be round, square, semi-circular, square, oval, trapezoidal, or any abstract form.

Most common are the usual, which have already become classics kitchen tables rectangular shape. They can be easily installed in the space, occupying a corner or pressed against one of the faces to the wall. Good adapted in small kitchens semicircular models that are just meant to stand up straight against the wall and do not restrict movement, thanks to the rounded edge.

elegant oval kitchen tables More suitable for large premises. Similarly, all of the retro analogue will look perfectly in the kitchen, combined with living room, becoming a stronghold of domestic comfort.

worktop material is wood, chipboard, plastic. It is gaining popularity in kitchen design embodiments of toughened glass as invisible and weightless transparent countertops. Organic combination of brutal metal and delicate glass surrounding area gives it a larger and a kitchen table looks very original and beautiful.

design finds

The legs are usually made of chrome-plated metal, perfectly in tune with the retro, modern, minimalist interiors. Analyzing various design development, we can see that the legs have long lost their usual form four straight poles. It is they who dictate the style characteristics of the table, suddenly becoming massive, fundamental or gracefully curved air.

Particular diversity is assumed in the transparent table top which does not conceal excellent design compositions that serve as a support. This may be bent at a right angle metal box with a square cross-section, serving central support. Magnificent manner, create four elegantly curved legs to the outer edges, resembling an insect's feet, hurrying to their urgent business.

Do not be left without attention unusual delicate weave of shiny metal tubes that fill almost all the space under the sink or the strict geometry of the X-shaped support. The most striking pattern extravagant combination of multiple different sizes of tubes, assembled in a fascinating composition under the transparent table top.

Self-production of worktop

Small elegant kitchen table can be made with your own hands. For countertops perfectly suitable tempered glass - textured, transparent, with stained-glass elements, tinted, frosted or mirror. Depending on the total interior solutions can make a table, eye-catching black glass. Support such a solution white chairs.

At the initial stage of preparing the material:

• glass sheet - tempered (6-12 mm);
• legs - straight, cylindrical shape of the metal;
• suckers, serving for the base mount to the table top;
• universal carpenter's glue;
• grinding paste;
• personal protective equipment - goggles, gloves.

It will take quite an extensive set of tools:

• glass cutter;
• line;
• Pliers having a rubber lining;
• drill;
• grinding machine and discs;
• pencil;
• felted circle;
• file.

The sequence of operations involves provisional window layout. Then, the steady table producing algorithm. glass cutting must be performed on a flat plane, laid by a thick cloth. First, you need to ensure a snug fit to the surface of the glass. For beginners it is difficult to calculate the pressing force by using glass cutter, it is therefore appropriate to entrust the operation professionals. You may want to prepare a shaped pattern, although the straight lines easier to cut out. For proper motion glass cutter, wheel which it is advisable to slightly moisten the oil to the marked line applied metal ruler.

If you are using a diamond glass cutter, the cut-off line tapping gently with a metal object. The glass is then placed cut close to the edge of the table and abruptly breaks off the glass edge.

Perform all the operations necessary to wear gloves and goggles. The remaining nicks oblamyvayutsya pliers having special rubber pads, or with a special recess provided on the glass cutter.

Processing Edge of Tomorrow countertops is a mandatory operation. Calibration is done with a file which is wetted with turpentine (often kerosene masters use) or emery bar. In operation, the tool should be a vector directed along the edges of the glass sheet.

Grinding is performed faces grinder with mounted grinding wheels. Since the glass must not be subjected to heating, is set low rotation speed - 1200-1700 rev / min. Disks are selected with a waterproof coating. It held a few cycles, changing grain grinding wheels. At first, take the large and then smaller and smaller species. During grinding it is advisable to wet the ends, and if at all possible, it is constantly directed a thin stream of water.

Polishing felt installed a circle that is applied to a special polishing paste. In the process, it is necessary to achieve brilliance.

The right size sucker and metal legs are selected in a furniture store. Prepared tabletop is placed on a perfectly flat surface. Place are marked feet locations. It is taken into account that the distance from the edges should be 8-12 cm, and from the corners of ≈15 cm. Selected portions are degreased with acetone.

Prepared the upper ends of the legs: they drilled holes for suction cups that before you put them in a hole lubricated with joiner's glue. After drying remains squeeze feet suckers to prearranged places countertops.

Experts recommend to drip on the table under the suction cup glue, although it is noted that without such a connection is also quite reliable. Turning the table and putting it exactly on the feet, you need a rubber mallet to tap the places where the glass rests on suckers. After that 48 hours is placed on top of the load. The table is ready for use.

If the legs do not pick up the cylinder, and with a square diameter, the kitchen table will get interesting sound, becoming the center of the dining area. Especially colorful it will look slightly smoked glass and gloss black on chrome supports.