How to Turn a Surfboard Into a Table

Once a surfboard is no longer usable, it can be turned into a piece of decorative furniture. As an object, it is visually interesting and would make a one-of-a-kind conversation piece if fashioned into a table. Many surfboards are beautifully colored and detailed and have a sleek design that would add a funky surf style to your home decor.

Surfboard
Set of 4 table legs, 12" to 18" high with accompanying hardware
Pen
Drill
Wall anchors
Screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Place the surfboard upside down on your work surface or right-side up if you want the bottom of the surfboard to be the top of the table.
- 2
  Plan the location of the table legs on the board. They should be placed in the center area on the flattest portion of the board; avoid any area that curves. Generally, the legs should be 18 inches or so apart, depending on the length of your surfboard.
- 3
  Mark with a pen the areas where the screws will attach the legs to the board. If the table legs came with mounting plates, set a plate on the board and draw circles on the board through the plate's preexisting screw holes. If the table legs are screw-in styles, mark a circle on the board around this screw. Mark the screw holes for each leg. Set the legs aside.
- 4
  Drill the pilot holes where you positioned the pen marks in Step 3.
- 5
  Push a wall anchor through each of the holes.
- 6
  Set the mounting plate for a table leg over one set of the drilled holes. Slot a table leg in position in the center of the plate. Insert the screws through the plate's screw holes into the anchors; tighten them with a screwdriver. If the leg is a screw-on style, insert the leg's screw into the anchor and turn the leg until it is tight against the surfboard.
- 7
  Flip the surfboard over and place it in a suitable location.

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