Craft a coffee table that reflects both your style and your do-it-yourself ingenuity with these inspiring ideas.
LAUREY GLENN
While design trends are ever-evolving, the need for a coffee table is not.
The budget-friendly material can be glued or nailed in a row to a wood panel.
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When placed on their side, the crates serve as supplemental storage or a platform to display decor.
Attach casters to the bottom to easily move the coffee table when more space is needed.
Finish the look with a paint color that best complements your room.
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If starting from scratch,repurpose old barn woodto build a rustic DIY coffee table.
Midcentury Modern Slatted Coffee Table
Use a table sawto cut wooden trim pieces.
Space them evenly across a larger board and attach with wood glue for an easy midcentury look.
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If you want your table to be taller, simply stack another pallet or two.
Store extra blankets, pillows, or board games inside the chest for added storage in your living room.
Simply spray paint a spare tire and top it with a round surface.
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Add casters to complete the DIY coffee table.
Use one or multiple in a space to suit your needs.
Assembly requires just a weekend, and the stylish finish suits nearly any decorating style.
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Nailhead Trim Coffee Table
Steven McDonald
It’s easy toupgrade a thrift store or flea market find.
Paint a secondhand coffee table a fresh shade before lining the edges with nailhead trim.
Rather than pounding in the individual nailheads, use nailhead trim purchased on a roll.
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Simply hold the trim along the edge of the table and tap finishing nails into the predrilled holes.
Two Are Better Than One
Matching side tables to spare?
Give them a facelift with a matte black surface and sparkling gold legs.
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On a Roll Coffee Table
A storage-savvy coffee table is born of inexpensive retail pieces.
Paint the piece, then attach colorful casters for mobility.
These versatile benches can be grouped as a coffee table or rolled wherever they’re needed for extra seating.
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Stack the pieces, subtly offsetting the tops, and secure them together.
Heavy-duty casters allow the table to be moved easily.
Outdoor Coffee Table
A piece of maple plywood makes the perfect tabletop for a thrifted metal base.
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Cut, stain, and stencil the plywood with three large flowers.
Several coats of spar varnish protect the outdoor table from the elements.
Personalized Coffee Table
Enlist kitchen cabinets to helphide family room clutter.
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Cut a top from MDF, paint, and apply several coats of polyurethane.
To bring the table to the correct height, construct a 4-inch-high base from MDF.
Give the base a warm, rich look by facing it with cherry veneer.
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Finish by adding charming new knobs to each door.
Casters mean you’re able to roll it out of the way or into another room.
It can also serve as an ottomanpad the top andcover it with fabricbefore securing the top to the base.
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