My first attempt at designing an entry way table

Virg

Hi all,

I blogged about this last week, but I thought that this may interest some of you as well. Since we live in a modern semi detached, with a very small entryway, I needed to maximize the space. So I decided to try my hand at Google Sketch-up and create this table-bench.



Here is what it looks like in Sketch-up.

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Instructions and more pictures are on my blog. I hope you enjoy.

MagicalHome

Nice table ;-) please post more pictures here, I don't know how I can access to your blog

gma2rjc

You did a good job on it. Nice way to create more storage space. As MagicalHome said, post more pictures. We love pics here.

ink

I messed with sketch up for about 30 minutes and could not get the hang of it. In your opinion, is it worth getting over the learning curve?

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AndyGump

Absolutely worth going through the learning curve for Sketchup. It is a really terrific program and it is free (can't beat that). I do use the Pro version but most will never need to.

Here is a Sketchup I did for a bagel restaurant in Dana Point.

Andy.

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oatlord

Were you designing a reactor or storage containment for that bagel restaurant? I can't figure out what that is....

EDIT: OH I see now. Coffee pots.

DangerMouse

I thought it was a boat at first!

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Dusty82

Ink - I don't post here very often at all, and I don't mean to hijack Virg's thread, but I felt compelled to reply to your question.

As 3D modeling programs go, SketchUp has a very gentle learning curve. Basically if a mope like me can learn it, anyone can. Look around on the SketchUp home page for the video tutorials - they're really excellent. I downloaded them to my computer and refer to them often. They really help. I found that just by playing with the program with a very simple project in mind, referring to the tutorials along the way, it was really rather easy to do my first project or two.

Try it again - you may like it.

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Excellent looking table, Virg!

no1hustler

I agree with the above comments about Sketchup. It is a great program and its pretty easy to learn if you are following some tutorials. I also use the pro version but its mostly not needed.

no1hustler

My guess is that is a coffee dispensing kiosk. Correct?

no1hustler

Virg, great first project! I drew up a tv stand for our tv. I'll create a thread with that one of these days.