A dowel can be easily added to the corner joint if needed. There are several reasons why you might want to increase your table’s height. Line the brackets into place and screw them into the table legs. I could add a shelf below. T-Nuts (aka Tee-Nuts, Rivet or Blind Nuts) can be found in local hardware stores in the fastener section for usually less than 50¢ each. Cutting these simple notches is much easier than a square cut notch in each shelf corner. This way the shelf corners can be left as is. I have an old 1960’s dresser sitting out in the shop to repaint. or you could use wooden brackets under the shelf that will screw to the legs and to the shelf and be hidden by the shelf. Each time I look at it, I think it needs legs for added height and also to bring it the 2000 era. To keep things simple, work one face at a time. The top went pretty well I think, but now it's time to attach the legs and I feel like there has to be a better solution than the one I'm thinking about using. Im building an end table out of solid cherry and want to attach a shelf about 6 from the floor (see attached diagram). Tada! Start by grabbing some legs at your home improvement store (they’re usually by the lumber & these were about 6 bucks each), and these little, leg attachment plate thingys–that’s the technical term folks. When you buy legs from us, you’ll be able to select from attachment options that work best for that leg. Step 5 – Add the Shelf to the End Table. If you want a shelf, you'll need to join the it to the legs for support, so I'm not sure how you'd do that without mounting it to the legs. Now all I need to do is to get some legs and brackets at Lowe’s. Unless you made some sort of hanging shelf from the table itself, but that could be odd. Historically there is no right answer. And that’s how to add legs to an IKEA Kallax. Hubby would have done it by hand but boy is a table saw faster.. All in all, the whole process of assembling the Kallax and then adding the legs took about 45 minutes, with the majority of that being shelf assembly. If so, how? Place 1 1/4-inch screws in the holes. Tada! Here are 8 ways how you can easily attach table legs: Unless you made some sort of hanging shelf from the table itself, but that could be odd. 8 Easy Ways To Attach Table Legs. There are a few things that can trip you up when designing a shelf — most notably wood movement. ….then screwed on each leg. And, as Peter Turner demonstrates, it can be incorporated neatly into a night table, a hall table, or a coffee table. 2 degree taper). I figured it would be a cool first woodworking project. I’ve made many tables over the years, and I often incorporate a wood shelf in the design. 8 Easy Ways To Attach Furniture Feet. This way the shelf corners can be left as is. you can either use a slot in the legs that will take the corners of the shelf – however depending on how much weight that shelf needs to carry, and how thin the legs are – this might not be the best way to go. Cut a notch in the shelf to wrap around the adjacent sides of the legs? To attach new table legs to a tabletop, time-proven methods work best.