Metal table legs

The hottest trend of modern furniture design is metal. Not only fittings are made of it, it can be the main components. For example, one of the constituent elements of a table is its support, which often serves as metal legs. For their design use a variety of shades: warm gold, brass and copper, as well as cold chrome and nickel. In any interior, this material will bring a stylish touch, add shine and a sense of wealth.

All the design details of the table are very important: the tabletop is impossible without support fixing devices, which are the legs for the table.

They perform not only an aesthetic role, but also carry a large functional load:

• This is a support - with the help of these elements, comfortable and safe use is ensured, the table stably stands on the floor. It is possible to adjust the height or slope, which allows you to firmly install the table on any, even uneven surface.
• Protection - tabletop legs retain the lower surface of the table from a variety of damage.
• Comfort - ensuring convenient operation.

Supporting elements give the furniture a balance, a beautiful and stylish look. Today there are many varieties of supporting products for the tables. The main types of these products have the following characteristics:

• Ordinary - no additional functions, height adjustment is impossible. Low price. Petite design, the complete lack of every decor.
• Telescopic - With the help of a special simple mechanism, you can choose the necessary ergonomic and comfortable for a person tabletop height. These legs are aesthetically attractive and extremely functional.
• Decorative - original design, unusual shape, varied decor. Supports mainly decorate the furniture.

The main criterion for choosing a table is the material from which the product is made. Underhead supports are made of metal, wood, plastic. The most durable and durable are metal legs for the table. They have an attractive and solid look, have durability, durable.

In the production of chromium used, aluminum. Chromium is heavier than aluminum, but also more durable. Chrome fittings fit well into any modern interior, as these supports make furniture durable and durable. High-tech interiors abound with parts made of glass and metal, so chrome podstolnye legs are relevant here.

The design of the chrome leg is simple: it is a steel pipe with a section of 25-60 mm, the walls of which have a thickness of 1.2 mm with a filler inside, there is a metal core. The surface can be opaque, with a powder coating.

Metal legs are ideally combined with a table made of glass, providing it with stability, but also without cluttering the room. The shape of the legs of metal differ. The most common version of the supports for modern kitchen tables - chrome supports, which are in harmony with the styles of retro, minimalism and high-tech.

Beautiful tables, made from a combination of different materials. Metal legs with wooden strips fixed on them from the same wood as the table top give the product style and harmony.

Metal support for the tabletop, namely the legs, as a rule, look very restrained.

However, these supports have undeniable advantages:

• The reliability of the whole structure due to the special strength of metal products.
• Stability - metal legs have a solid construction, which is also equipped with anti-slip plugs on the floor.
• Low price - this is especially important for the masters who independently perform the installation of the table.
• Durability - a material such as metal, has a long service life.
• A variety of finishes - possibly chrome finish, as well as powder paint.
• Strict aesthetics - as a rule, the design of such supports has a restrained style.

To ensure sustainability, the optimal and traditional solution is a table with 4 legs. The most common option: chrome legs. However, the number of legs may depend on the style of furnishing and personal preferences. For example, a glass dining table can hold from 1 to 4 legs.This is influenced by the overall design of the product, the shape and size of the table top. In many cases, a not very large round tabletop is supported by a single massive leg, the cross section of which can be a circle or a square. Basically, the legs are glued to the table top with a special transparent glue.

Interesting models that have only two legs that are at a distance. As a rule, the stability of the structure is attached by tying them together, as well as expansion in the lower part for good contact with the floor surface.

Table tops of large diameter, as well as square or rectangular most often use 3 or 4 points of support. Many believe that the impressive dimensions of the table top suggest massiveness in the supporting structures. However, with glass models it does not work.

In the design models of the tables there are extremely original metal supports: too wide, strongly narrowed, massive, elegant and airy, with decorations and decor.In the imagination of the designers, the legs lost the usual type of straight supports, which affects the style characteristics of the table design. There are quite original metal support structures, and the most interesting in this sense is the shape of the wheel. They are often used for tables with a very original design, for example, in country style.

The supports are distinguished by a special variety when using a glass table top that does not hide the supporting part. Designers can use any shape as a central support, for example, a metal box.

A vivid image is formed by thin metal legs, which are sharply curved towards the outer edge and resemble paws of a giant insect. Special attention is attracted by X-shaped supports with the correct geometry.

The loft style has not lost its popularity for several decades. Such design not only for lunch, coffee, but also for computer and writing desk makes them comfortable and elegant. Computer and writing model is made of wood, with boxes for documents, but with a rough simple metal fittings. Such a loft-style product is equipped with a metal base.

Extremely interesting model: a table for dinner, having a wooden tabletop and high metal legs. Loft style props are often made from iron fittings that have a coarse appearance. Metal legs with curved elements using forging are much more suitable for a classic interior, Provence style or Art Deco.

Unusually used aluminum in designs developed by designer Sarah Melloni. A unique table looks like it just bent a piece of paper. And this is actually a sheet of aluminum 2.5 mm thick in 4 additions, trimmed with white powder coating.

It should be noted that the design development of under-column supports made of metal water pipes. This fun piece can be complemented by a glass or wood tabletop.

Glass tables with metal legs are very fashionable inventions, but the finished products are very expensive. If there is a desire and some skills, such a table is easy to do with your own hands.

For self-production of the table, you can use ready-made structural elements. All furniture components can be purchased at any hardware store, as well as in the hypermarket Ikea - this is one of the most affordable furniture stores with very affordable prices. There is a large selection of tables, chairs. In this case, you can purchase not only the finished product, but also individual parts and components, for example, a separate worktop and legs. In the assortment there is a large selection of not only tabletops, but also metal legs at affordable prices: chrome-plated, steel, powder painted, as well as various shapes. With the help of the legs from this store, the table top is installed at any convenient height from 67 to 107 cm.

If the squares of the legs are not cylinders, and squares, the kitchen product will become more interesting and become the center of the dining area. The use of smoky glass and glossy black chrome finish trim will give greater color to the product. After selecting the individual elements need to connect them. The legs are attached to the table top with special glue.

Designer table made of glass and metal, which can be made by hand, can decorate any modern interior.

You will learn more about how to make a table with metal legs by yourself in the following video.