DIY Clothes Folding Table

A clothes folding table in your laundry area gives you a spot to fold and stack laundry neatly after it is washed and dried. Make a table that is counter height so that you can stand at it comfortably to fold clothes. Cover the tabletop with fabric and batting to make it smooth and soft. If you use insulated batting, the table can double as an ironing board. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Set two 1-by-4-by-64-inch wood boards parallel to each other on the ground. Space the boards 28 inches apart. Line up the top and bottom edges of the boards.

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Place two 1-by-4-by-28-inch wood boards on the ground so they are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the 64-inch long boards. Space the 28-inch long boards 64 inches apart so their ends line up with the inner sides of the 64-inch long boards. The four boards should form a square.

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Lower a 1-inch thick plywood board that is 72 by 36 inches on top of the four boards that form a square. Ask an assistant to help you lower the plywood board if necessary. Make the outer edges of the four boards that form a square align with the four sides of the plywood board.

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Attach the plywood board to the four boards on which it rests. Use a drill with a screwdriver bit for that task, placing one 2-inch long wood screw every 7 inches in the 28-inch boards and one screw every 8 inches in the 64-inch boards.

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Lift the plywood board 35 inches, and slide one 4-by-4-by-35-inch wood post under one corner. The post should fit perfectly in the 90-degree angle formed by the 28-inch and 64-inch boards. Have an assistant hold the plywood in place. Slide one 4-by 4-by-35-inch wood post under each other corner of the plywood.

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Attach each post to the plywood by drilling one screw into the top of the plywood at a point 1 inch inward from the corner. Drill another screw into the plywood and each post 2 inches from the first screw.

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Paint or stain the posts, or legs of the table, if you desire. Let the paint or stain dry overnight.

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Spread polyester or insulated batting over top of the plywood. Smooth the batting so it is flat on the plywood surface. The batting will hang over the plywood's four sides.

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Smooth fabric over the batting so that it is flat and hangs over the plywood's four sides.

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Pull the batting and fabric taut in the center of one 64-inch side of the plywood, or table, and move the ends of the fabric and batting to underneath the table. Attach the fabric and batting to the plywood using staples from a staple gun. Put the second staple in the center of the table's other 64-inch side. The third staple goes in the center of one 28-inch side, then the fourth in the center of the other 28-inch side. Spacing staples about 6 inches apart, attach the remaining batting and fabric to the underside of the table, keeping the batting and fabric taut as you proceed.