Table built into the window sill in the nursery

In any apartment, even in a one-room apartment, as a rule, there are several window sills by the number of windows. Their value is often underestimated, considering the window sills to be built-in, secondary details of the home interior, a sort of regular place for flower pots and excess junk, which has nowhere else to put. Meanwhile, the window sill can carry a variety of useful functions, including, rebuilt, become a table for children. The table, built into the window sill in the nursery, solves several problems at once. We will talk about this in this article.

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Reasons for building a table

Such furniture in the nursery is pleasant and unusual for a small room of a schoolboy. The windowsill, which has become a table in the nursery, is the best way to solve a number of problems:

• Inconsistency of living space with the tasks of upbringing and the needs of the child. In the vast majority of cases, a standard living room is allocated under the children's room, and not the largest. And given the fact that it is necessary to take into account the issues of learning, sports, personal interests of the child, his indefatigable energy at this age, the material base for all this should be very serious, and parents have to take into account literally all the crumbs of the territory of the child.
• When creating a nursery, one must take into account not only the sizes, but also the possibilities of thematic sections. Window sill - would ideally fit into the category of "training" with the relevant activities.
• The intensity of sunlight even in winter twilight sometimes allows children not to use electric light and protect their eyes. The light regime at this age is very important and allow you to maintain vision.
• The windowsill is traditionally connected to the battery. This allows you to keep your feet warm.
• The financial issue. If necessary, you can take into account the needs of your wallet and create from a cheap, standard version from local raw materials to an exclusive expensive one (mahogany, imported structures with additional functions).

Thus, the creation of a table built into the windowsill, apartment owners are encouraged by a variety of factors. Using your fantasies, concepts found on the Internet, or using the work of a specialist, you can make a real masterpiece that will not only help your child in his work, but will also become a pearl for a child who is not ashamed to show to his guests.

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Materials for making a table

According to their design and functions, the windowsill and table are in the same group, so in many ways the materials and finished parts will be similar. Depending on your tastes, you can use it to rebuild a window sill into a table:

• chipboard and MDF coated with a special film;
• solid wood boards;
• various material from natural stone;
• types of slabs made of artificial stone.

The choice of materials available is diverse, with the price scale diverging not only by their groups, but also within the groups. All of them have peculiar properties, which in general allows you to make a table completely different in characteristics.

Particleboard and MDF

Particle Boards (Particle Boards) created by hot pressing wood particles and boards made from wood particles pressed under high pressure (MDF) have great advantages: they are relatively cheap and can imitate a wide variety of materials - from stone to futurism.

However, they do not tolerate dampness and have low mechanical properties.

Important! If possible, they should be treated with sealant and reinforced with additional metal (or other) strips.

Wood

Natural wood is always relevant, no matter how new materials appear. From exotic - equatorial, tropical species, high-quality (oak, ash - strong, with a beautiful pattern) to ordinary conifers, relatively cheap, they can be found at any sawmill.

Wood is more durable, mechanically well processed, wooden table parts are easy to replace.

Important! The disadvantage of most breeds is the need to treat the tree from pests, plus the material dries and cracks due to dampness. The slightest oversight leads to furniture problems.

A rock

The use of real natural stone as granite, marble, sharply increases the cost of the table both financially and morally. Anyone, even far from construction, will understand that a table made of chipboard and marble is two significant differences.

Important! The negative point is, first of all, in a large mass. A stone table needs a large number of reliable massive supports, and it will not be massive. The outer side of the table should be covered with a film, otherwise - the color of the stone will fade.

Artificial stone looks like natural, but much cheaper and allows you to use the design ideas of the owner. Among them, acrylic is now the most popular. It allows you to make the table beautiful, not heavy and with an easily washed surface.

It is necessary to approach the selection of material for the windowsill table with great attention, since the whole interior of the apartment, and the table itself, its beauty, practical characteristics, durability, how much the child will like it, will depend on this.

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Details

In addition to the materials that make up the basis of the table, the master needs to prepare accessories, other details that strengthen and ennoble the table:

• metal tube to create strong legs;
• polyurethane foam for sealing various holes in the window;
• screws and screws for installation;
• rubber heels to stabilize furniture;
• metallic profile;
• wooden board of great reliability for reinforcement;

Other components may be necessary depending on the design of the table built into the windowsill, the material, the tastes of the master.

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Instruments

When installing furniture, tools will be needed. Depending on the level of skill and tastes, the line of labor tools will diverge. Below is a standard set of tools:

• measuring tape to determine the size of the table and individual parts;
• regular ruler for drawing templates;
• chemical pencil for the same operations;
• hacksaw for parts;
• drill for various technological holes;
• jigsaw for processing parts;
• level for determining vertical stability;
• grinder for processing metal structures.

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Table mounting

How to make a table out of a windowsill? Modification of the window sill in the table for the child in the nursery is best done when replacing windows or when installing them during the construction of a new building. Otherwise, to minimize the work and costs, you can put a tabletop canvas instead of the planned window sill.

Important! Alternatively, you can simply put the countertop on the windowsill. The total size of the table in the vertical plane is optimally 75 cm, and in depth - 50 cm. Otherwise, the child will be uncomfortable working on a large table.

Installation process:

1. According to the created templates, you need to mark the details.
2. Make the intended layout with a jigsaw.
3. Drill holes on the countertop for accessing a warm air battery from a maximum of 4 cm in size.
4. Put the assembled and processed countertop into the window niche: from the window it should be placed on wooden rails, and in the room - on a metal profile attached to the wall at right angles.
5. Having mounted the table, carry out a level control measurement of the installation.
6. Fill the resulting holes, unnecessary potholes with mounting foam, after drying the foam, wipe the entire table with helium sealant.
7. Put the legs of a metal tube, which until then is cut to the size of the part.
8. From the lower end of the legs, attach heels made of rubber or plastic, and from the opposite side attach the legs to the tabletop canvas.

Important! To give the appropriate aesthetics, you can also impose a special metal (preventive) profile to the color of the table at the ends of the countertop canvas. You can get it at any furniture store. And the construction of drawers for toys, stationery on the countertop will further reduce the need for the territory.

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Care

Mounting the table does not end worries about him. In order for this furniture to function for a long time, and even with such an active worker as a child, it requires mandatory care:

• A table made of wood cannot be doused with water; active substances such as acid or alkali should be applied. The surface must be wiped with a dry cloth, and once every few years you can cover with another layer of paint or rub with wax.
• A canvas tabletop made of MDF, HDF, particleboard, coated with a film, is washed with a warm soapy solution without the use of active chemicals. It is not necessary to use a brush with a metal brush to eliminate contamination, since it can scratch the surface.

Otherwise, the table does not need special care. But constant cleaning using conventional means without acetone and other chemically active substances is necessary.

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Stock footage

Installation of the built-in table in the window sill for a student will require a short period of time and small cash costs, but it will make it possible to have a comfortable workplace for a child, which does not require additional territory in the child.