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by Melissa November 24, 2014November 16, 2018
written by Melissa November 24, 2014November 16, 2018

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Nearly two years ago, after we finished our kitchen renovation, Ken and I did a massive rearranging of our living room.  As part of this rearranging, we got rid of our old couch and loveseat and purchased a sectional sofa instead. We also wanted to ditch our coffee table and opt for a console table / sofa table instead.

Sofa table or console table using Ikea Ekby Jarpen Wall Mounted Shelves. Great for custom sizes (like behind a sectional sofa) | SuperNoVAwife

(Side note: What do you call a table that sits directly behind your couch?  A sofa table?  A console table?  There seem to be many opinions online.  I’ll refer to it as both throughout the article, but I’m talking about the same thing!)

Thanks to the unusual dimensions we needed for the sectional (very short on one side and very long on the other), we were having trouble finding something a console table that would fit.  We also didn’t want a very wide console table. We just wanted something very narrow.

We didn’t want to build anything from scratch, and after doing some searching, we had decided on an option from Ikea – the wall mounted Ekby Jarpen shelves.

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It’s amazing we took photographs of the process since we weren’t blogging at that time, but luckily that tends to happen when you have a husband and wife that both love to take pictures!

Anyway, we both liked that we could cut the Eky Jarpen shelves to size, so that it would fit our space precisely.  Plus, they had a shiny, kind of laquered looking finish, so, it looked like those shelves would clean up easily and not be easily marred by like a cup that hadn’t been put on a coaster.

We knew we wanted the shelves to be the exact height of our sofa backing.  So, Ken made a few marks on the wall, and then placed our laser level at that height.  The laser level is great because it like “wraps” around the corners. That made it much easier to have each end of our L-shaped sofa table be the precise height. (Note that the laser level we use is a Black and Decker one that appears to be discontinued.  But this Dewalt Laser Level seems very similar with the “cross lines” feature.  This Bosch Laser Level looks similar too, and is cheaper than the Dewalt one, but it doesn’t get as good reviews it seems).  

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After the laser level was set to the correct height, Ken installed two of the Ekby Jarpen shelves – one on each side of the “L” shape.  Note that we used two different depth shelves.  A slightly deeper one on the short side, and the narrower shelf on the couch’s long side.  We still had the protective blue cellophane on the shelves at this time too.

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Then we installed the rest of them.  We just needed two on one side, and then five on the other.  (Please don’t mind the gashes on the wall. We had just moved the TV from one wall to another, and the cable/cord concealer things we were using were so sticky they ripped the paint off the wall when we took them down.  We repaired the wall and painted the room after we had everything rearranged!)

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When we pushed the sofa back against the tables, we were very pleased with the fit.

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We did have to cut both end shelves to get the precise fit that we wanted (so it wouldn’t extend too far beyond the sofa.  And on the shorter side, we have a set of french doors that obviously we couldn’t hit)  But, the Ekby shelves very easy to cut.  Luckily, the way the Ekby shelves are designed, the bracket covers the cut edge, so the cut/unfinished edge isn’t visible! 

We unfortunately didn’t photograph the cutting process, but we just used a standard miter saw that we already own and just used it to make a straight cut.  You could also use something like a table saw if you have that.  But we just don’t quite have the space in our house for many big tools since we don’t have a garage or anything.  But either one of those tools will be useful in other projects too!

After some painting and adding some lamps and accessories, we’re very pleased with our sofa table!  We’ve had it for about 18 months, and we don’t even miss having a coffee table.

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Ways to Save Money on your Project

Looking for some ways to save money on this particular project?  Head over to raise.com, a discounted gift card reseller, and buy discounted gift cards for Ikea.  (Double bonus, be sure to check Mr. Rebates first to see if they’re offering any cash back on Raise.com purchases.  As of the time of writing, it’s 3% cash back!) 

Is Raise.com all out of Ikea Gift Cards?  Be sure to check GiftCards.com, GiftCardMall, or even GiftCardGranny.  Buying discounted gift cards is one of my favorite ways to save money on purchases I was going to make anyway!  And, don’t just limit your search to Ikea.  You might need some Home Depot or Lowe’s gift cards too.  

Do you have a console table / sofa table? How do you like it?

 

 

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What I Like to Buy when I'm on Vacation - Super NoVA Wife January 21, 2015 - 8:03 pm

[…] Anyway, my love of tapestries have followed me throughout my travels, including one like this bedouin tentmaker fabric from Egypt. (You may have seen it hanging on the wall in the pictures on our DIY Console Table post) […]

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Karla February 24, 2016 - 9:30 pm

Where is that charging station from??? Did you make it? It’s neat.

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Marianne Pickett April 9, 2016 - 8:03 am

brilliant idea ! keep them coming !

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Jen April 10, 2016 - 12:07 pm

probably has no idea where the charging station came from, if you notice the photos are from two different homes, one has white walls and different stuff hanging on walls the other photo shows an olive green wall ….

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Melissa February 11, 2017 - 11:29 am

Ha, that was because we redecorated after taking those “before” photos! Different paint colors, rearranged the things on the walls. Same home!

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j April 11, 2016 - 10:30 am

cool lifehack. do you use the space underneath the shelf and between the couch for any purposes such as storage?

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Ingo April 21, 2016 - 9:48 am

What is the brand Of the charging cradle?
Homemade or sold somewhere?

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Gail Howie August 22, 2016 - 6:01 am

Looks fantastic ..love the colour on the walls too .would you mind telling what what they are please 🙂

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Kia June 6, 2018 - 12:49 pm

Love the color you used on your walls. Do you happen to remember what brand and color you used? Hope to hear from you. Thanks

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Melissa June 8, 2018 - 1:00 pm

Yes! The blue color is Benjamin Moore Blue Echo. The yellow/cream color is Behr Calm Air.

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Gillian July 5, 2018 - 12:04 pm

For the long edge of the couch did you have to use multiple Ekby pieces/lengths? If so, how did you go about doing that? The Ikea website says the length is 46 7/8 “, which is just under 4 feet and my sectional is much longer than that, so I’m trying to figure out the best way to have these shelves the full length of it. Thanks!

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Melissa July 5, 2018 - 12:07 pm

Yes we did! We used several pieces, and even had to cut at least one piece to make it a precise fit. The brackets hold the pieces together nicely, and also hide the cut edges.

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Nisha July 18, 2018 - 3:15 am

Gtreat post! What brand/model of laser level did you use? Having the line projected across corners is a great feature!

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Melissa July 18, 2018 - 11:21 am

Bummer, it looks like it’s been discontinued! It’s a Black and Decker brand.

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