Number Puzzle Table Hack

Well...
A friend of mine is an Ikea-addicted: her apartment right now is like a picture from Ikea's catalogue.

One of the most simple design you'll find in those blue-boxes is the LACK table.

Personally i love IKEA's forniture: they're cheap, durable and easy to build but sometimes they are too standard.

In this post you'll find a way in order to renew the LACK table, turning it into something cooler and funnier.



When i was surfing this awesome site one design caught my attention.

I did some researches and I found out that the title of this design was "Communicative Coffee Table" by Di Wu

This designer managed to merge a coffee table with the old "Number Puzzle Game" and a Blackboard

Since there is not any shop where you can buy this awesome design (so far) here's a little DIY guide

For this hack you'll need:

• Wood battens
• Wood Paint (if the wood is not like the original table colour)
• Primer
• SandPaper
• Porcelain squares (Smooth) 
• Blackboard (Optional)
• Hot Glue
• Brushes

1. You'll need to lean the battens on the table edges and measure the area of the free square
• Divide the area in 9 or 16 parts in order to buy the right-size ceramic squares
2. You'll need to use the sandpaper on the corner of the table
• (This will make the contact surface rough)
3. Paint the wood according to the table colour (my friend's was red)
• If you want you can write numbers on each square, recreating the Number Puzzle Game
4. (If you want you can glue a blackboard above the table and you'll be able to write in the hole)
5. Add the porcelain squares (in the right order)
• If the wood is higher than the square you can add some cork with the cold glue to the porcelain
6. Enjoy!

PS: If you want there is an awesome site (http://www.ikeahackers.net/) where you can find various hacks and variations, check it out!