DIY Lego Table

Snuggle Bunny loves playing with Legos.  He can sit and create for hours.  The problem is that he creates Lego cities on the floor. So what's wrong with that?  When Whirling Dervish tidies up the rec room(his chore,) he either vacuums up the expensive little plastic blocks or destroys whatever SB was working on tossing it into one of the Legos tubs, leading to a screaming, crying fit. (If I have to empty the vacuum bag searching for the one tiny moving piece that will make the golden pyramid open, that is only sold in a $70 kit, I may be the one throwing the fit.)

I've been trying to broker a solution for the feuding boys for months.  SB will usually put toys away when he's through with them, but the issue is that he is never really through with Legos.  He's always still working on it.  I tried having SB place whatever he was working on, on the air hockey table between creating sessions, but that meant if WD and his friends wanted to play air hockey they'd have to move & possibly break his "extra special fortress/castle/city, etc."  I looked around for a better solution and found it.

Computer Genius had this squarish end table since his college days.  It was heavily grained oak and covered in stains and scratches.  And it was perfect.  Well, not perfect, but perfect for a makeover.

Just like with the Craigslist nightstand, I sanded, primed, and painted it.  I then  set 4 base plates on the table and had CG cut some MDF to rim the table and keep the Legos on the table.  Do you see the legos that I used to connect the base plates together?  That's to keep them square and spaced correctly.

He then routed the edges and I painted them, and attached them to the table with nails and glue.  I just set the base plates in the recess with no glue, so that he can change them out.  If he's working on a ship, he'll need a blue base plate.

Don't you love what a little paint can do?  I love that this table cost me nothing, but a $3 can of spray paint which is so much cheaper than the $100 Lego tables you can find at the Toy Store.

Thanks for popping in and painting with me.  I'm linking this up to Between Naps on the Porch's Metamorphosis Monday, Just A Girl's Show and Share Day, and the T-Shirt Diaries' Upcycled Awesome Party.  And don't forget to head over to Debbiedoo's Newbie Party.