Kids and adults alike love Lego and our family is no different. I wanted a portable DIY Lego table for my newly updated living room and I wanted it to match. I went through my garage and found an old wooden TV tray. It was perfect! I painted it to match my living room and even added some gold stickers and leg tips. It’s chic and fun!
DIY Lego Table Supplies
- Wood TV tray (you can find these at thrift stores)
- Paints of choice. We used white acrylic indoor paint and Rust-Oleum Gold spray paint
- Lego mat (We used a 15″x15″.)
- Fine tooth saw or utility knife (We had a saw and used that but I’ve seen people cut the mats with a heavy duty utility knife.)
- Sand paper (optional)
- Glue
- Stencils or labels (optional)
Download
If you’d like to use the “CREATE” text you can download it as either a pdf or Silhouette file. It is sized to fit a standard tv tray.
Silhouette File (zipped)
Instructions
This was the old TV stand I started with.
Most of the top will be covered so sanding is optional depending on the shape its in.
It took about four coats of paint. I hand painted mine but spray painting would work great also and be much quicker.
Because my tray had rounded edges I wanted my Lego mat to match so we traced the corners.
My TV tray measured 19″ x 15 1/4″. The Lego mat was 15″ square so we had to cut one row off of one side for a nice fit. Then we cut the rounded edges. I’ve seen people cut these mats with a strong utility knife also. Just be very careful if you choose to do it that way. After we sawed the corners I took a light sandpaper to them to smooth them out.
I could have ordered two mats to cover the entire top of my tray but I liked the idea of having text on one side. I chose the word “create”. As I had a Silhouette cutting machine, I cut my letters out of vinyl and then spray painted them metallic gold before applying. You could also print out the letters, cut them out and then Mod Podge them onto your tray. 
I used hot glue to attach my mat on all edges. Any glue would work. 
I wanted gold tipped legs so we taped them up for painting. 
We added plastic bags to keep the paint from spraying onto the rest of the tray.
I toyed with the idea of adding a handle on the edge but as the tray is so light I decided against it. My tray stands against the wall in my living room ready for use. 
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How do fix the wobbly legs on these tray tables?
It is nice to use Lego as a table but the main problem is that children will find it very difficult in putting all the scattered pieces together. DIY Lego Table can solve this problem and the good feature about this portable lego tables is that you can carry them whenever you go places or even outside your home.
Love this so much that I am making one for my grandson. Going to put his name as the side text. Thanks for the awesome idea!!!
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Such a clever idea! Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome Robin!
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If you center the lego plate you wouldn’t have to cut it.
Yeah… very true. I just wanted to add that side text. But it’s certainly not needed!
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Great idea! My son’s Lego pieces always end up all over the coffee table. If he had one of these, maybe I can get my coffee table back!
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Such a great idea!!!
What an awesome idea! I love this! We even have wooden tray tables that look just like yours.
Great idea! I love the fact that you can fold it away when the kids have finished playing.
You are indeed doing a great job. I need one as well 🙂
Where do I buy Lego mats
Hi Barb!
There is a link in the post under SUPPLIES that takes you to them on Amazon. that’s where I got mine. Ü Here is the link itself. You can purchase them at some toy stores but I’m unsure where else. Walmart mabye. LINK: http://amzn.to/1TOhDAd
Good luck!
Nancy
I got a couple at Dollar Tree that I put on the easel. This will be an awesome addition!
Such a great idea! Kids bring their toys out into the living spaces all the time (or at least mine do, even though we have a designated toy room!) so this would at least control the Lego chaos. Visiting from Bewitchin Projects party.
The Lego table is simply awesome! Love it! I wander if I could use a hand held jig to cut the mat? Time to go read instructions! Have a great weekend!
Such a clever idea. Absolutely love this, especially since otherwise LEGOs get spread all over the floor.
I love the idea of a table that can be folded and put away, but it still has the Lego base attached. Cool!
This is a spectacular idea, and I love that it dresses up something that we generally view as clutter… Or wait, is that just me? Am I the only one who sees it as clutter? LoL! – Jerusha, TheDisneyChef.com
This is so creative! I especially like how you gave new life to an old piece of furniture you had. Pinning! Thanks for sharing, stopping by from SITS.
What a cool idea and a great repurpose! Love it! Visiting from DIY crush party,
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