Luckily my neighbor and boss from when i was a teacher was willing to cut down the width of a piece of wood we already had in the garage with his table saw.
													
																	Add a shelf to a table. 
								
	
		
	
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																	A shelf adds a layer of storage and immediately makes a table more useful. 
																	I could add a shelf below. 
																	Step 1 select your wood. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
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																	And easily because the table has square legs. 
																	Step 5 add the shelf. 
																	I also swapped out the 1x4 back for a 1x6 to give the top shelf more height. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
																	We don t have one of those. 
																	I added the bottom shelf by using 4 1x3 s. 
																	Step 3 paint the shelf. 
																	There are a few things that can trip you up when designing a shelf most notably wood movement. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
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																	Hubby would have done it by hand but boy is a table saw faster. 
																	First look for a piece of wood that will match your end table. 
																	If you want your shelf to match look for a piece of. 
															
													
								
	
		
	
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																	And as peter turner demonstrates it can be incorporated neatly into a night table a hall table or a coffee table. 
																	How to add a shelf to an end table. 
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																	If you don t have a table saw to cut the whiteboard flip it over mark your measurements and use a jigsaw to cut it from the back to prevent chipping or splintering. 
																	Step 2 size the wood to fit. 
																	Step 4 install the wood brackets.