My client KC Thomassie Designs was looking for a custom fabric cutting table to suit her needs and studio space. The studio is on a second floor with a tight, winding staircase leading up to it. Her table needed to be taken apart to get up that staircase. I came up with the idea to create a base, a top, and four “pillars” separately that would be pieced together like a puzzle. KC’s table needed to be waist high with a large top. She wanted shelves, a storage space in the top, custom spaces to fit drawers she currently owned, and casters for mobility. Together through consultations and text messages we were able to come up with a design we both agreed on.

We decided on using MDF for the main construction to cut costs. Being the table will be used indoors made MDF another reasonable option.

The four pillars were the first to be constructed. Two of the pillars were simple shelving units and the other two were constructed to fit six drawers (3 in each) that my client already owned and wanted to use for this project.

The top and the base (mirror images) were designed to fit each pillar by placing those pillars in a snug, rectangular frame. This design eliminated the need for extra hardware to assemble the table.

The top of the table was framed with 4” pine wood with a lid to give my client space to place fabric and other materials she would be using but needed to have them out of the way at the same time.

After priming and painting the the table, the pillars and each rectangular space on the top and base were marked with a corresponding colored dots to make assembly quick and easy.

The finished product measured 60” X 40” and 40” in height. After delivering the table from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA we assembled the table with much delight from KC. I am thrilled to have her so happy and using her dream, custom fabric cutting table.

Picture above courtesy of KC Thomassie. Visit my dedicated page to see step by step photos from the original sketch to this finished table.