Dual-purpose bed slats

ScottG

After completing my recent bed slat conversion, I discovered by happy accident that a few selectively placed slats can serve as a quick and functional coffee or end table. Not the best for dining perhaps, but a nice solid perch for your favorite fruit drink and associated snacks. After all, it's five-o-clock somewhere...

Nomad

Nifty

ericnliz

Nice & I was wondering about that application myself, I'll have to give it a try!

Cyclonic

Hits self in head for not thinking of this.  Nice!

IrishCamper74

win!

db_cooper

Have to admit I had a beer on the slats before I used them as a bed. 

ericnliz

SCORE!

Roadie_O

Seems brilliant to me. Love the idea!

ScottG

Thanks, all. It seems so obvious in hindsight I'm almost embarrassed to admit it wasn't part of the plan all along.

Safety first, though. Because of the potential tripping hazard, do not attempt the "coffee table" configuration until you are certain how your medication will affect you.  ;-)

mash2

I went a slightly different route.  Have two pieces - main table and small table.  (21 X 29.5 and about 10.5 X 29.5 as I recall).  The 21 X 29.5 is my laguna table, while the second smaller table functions as a small table (same as your's) or I use it for additional privacy if I want some additional baffling between the door and the seating area.  If I don't want to use it at all, I put it under the bench where the table is centered (the driver side on my setup).  
I generally put the smaller table setup by the rear cushions so i can move around without having to go over the table.  I can lounge on the passenger side and have the side table available or move out the main table and have more substantial table.  Alternately it gives me some privacy..

ericnliz

Nice clean job!

ScottG

That's triple-purpose; bed slat, end table, and privacy wall! Very nice!

Lehfeldt

That is a brilliant set up. So you just bought the Lagun mounting brackets from the store here on the website, and made the 2 tables on your own?

Tonydjd

After much design it's complete note table can rotate towards back with seat up. Note there is two hinge pieces that store under table surface. At night we remove table rotate it lift out 2 hinged sides to make as filler for bed slat.
Note it clears the table base.
Rotates towards back and with seat all the way up just touches edge of table.
Bottom pieces do not interfere with anything in stored position.
Table in open postion  for bed support.
Brass hinges that are routed so it folds up tight.

Mr_Mrs_Gnome

@Tonydjd, beautiful work. dimensions?

Tonydjd

29x18 closed when used as bed slat it's 29x28.

Careful on 29" measurement that's size needed on my unit to go between benches may be different on yours. I also have a piece of wood spacing my Lagun mount a little to clear cushion. So 18" width may be little different but that was I needed to make it work perfectly. 

ChanW

Nice! 

You've set the bar pretty high here, Tony. Brass inset hinges. Nice work!

ericnliz

Lookin' good!