Two Consoles for the Price of One Coffee Table
We wanted a coffee table in the living room, but the one Hubs brought with him when we married was too wide. We needed something REALLY narrow to fit between our television and the sofa.
We looked around at the nearby places: Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Target... Nothing fit the bill, and many of the options were way, way too expensive. I finally dragged Hubs back to IKEA, where we saw the Expedit bookcase laid on its side with added casters as a media console. It was perfect, and only $66 (with tax)!
They were actually out of stock that day, which gave us time to think and talk and measure. When we went back, we bought TWO Expedit bookcases, one in brown and one in white, three sets of casters ($16.50 ea. w/ tax), and two sets of 8" Capita legs ($15.40 ea. w/ tax).
The white one is in the living room looks like this most of the time...
But when we need more room, we push it under the window which looks like this...
The espresso Expedit with Capita legs is in the dining room under the window, storing food and displaying prettier dining items (and hiding water underneath).
Altogether, we spent $211.31, and could not be happier! They make the dining and living rooms seem finished. What do you think?
We looked around at the nearby places: Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Target... Nothing fit the bill, and many of the options were way, way too expensive. I finally dragged Hubs back to IKEA, where we saw the Expedit bookcase laid on its side with added casters as a media console. It was perfect, and only $66 (with tax)!
They were actually out of stock that day, which gave us time to think and talk and measure. When we went back, we bought TWO Expedit bookcases, one in brown and one in white, three sets of casters ($16.50 ea. w/ tax), and two sets of 8" Capita legs ($15.40 ea. w/ tax).
The white one is in the living room looks like this most of the time...
But when we need more room, we push it under the window which looks like this...
The espresso Expedit with Capita legs is in the dining room under the window, storing food and displaying prettier dining items (and hiding water underneath).
Altogether, we spent $211.31, and could not be happier! They make the dining and living rooms seem finished. What do you think?
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