A few days ago, the producers of The Learning Channel’s Moving Up contacted me. They were gutting a N.J. house for a new couple and wanted to upcycle wood paneling from the house into a coffee table. With little time execute, I teamed up with Roger Benton of Benton Custom. Together, at Brooklyn’s 3rd Ward, we denailed the paneling, ripped it into 2″ strips, and glued it into an 8-ft butcher block. The legs were cut and doweled into the top. A belt sander removed the splinters and two coats of poly sealed it up. It went quickly. This is a good D.I.Y. project for any builder (small amount of tooling, cheap supplies). Plus it’s green. Incidentally, there are lots of designers exploring plywood. Check some out: Scrapile, Julia Krantz, Desfurniture.
Here’s the 1970′s wood paneling. Remember Calvin Klein shoots back in 2000.
Assembled and finished. Perhaps 4hrs of labor.
