It would seem, how can a coffee table surprise a modern person? A long-forgotten object can no longer be found in many apartments. A modern man loves space, remembering that at a bulky table they often stumble, here and there, newspapers and unsolved crosswords are lying around. What now? It turns out that coffee tables not only have not lost their relevance, but have also become an ultra-modern piece of decor, craftsmen make masterpieces with their own hands. And yes, there are even annual exhibitions dedicated only to this type of furniture.
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What is he like today, a modern coffee table that has survived more than one generation of Russians. The answer is far from simple. The only thing that sometimes unites this name is only a collective phenomenon related to a certain type of furniture with quite understandable tasks. The rest is a problem.
Another requirement is the accuracy and cleanliness of assembly and fitting of elements. Here again questions arise. And if the table has practically not been processed. What to do in these cases?
You will be surprised, but each table left from the factory has a long history of creation. From a simple sketch to a pile of papers. All details must be consistent. That is why, in Soviet times, factory tables made such a dull impression.
And it's great that today there are enough art workshops, videos and other ways to exchange information and knowledge to try to spy on really interesting projects to create such small works of art.
The main thing to remember is that the coffee table really needs to be stable and safe. And even the same as in the photo.
But how seemingly ordinary, at first glance, the table can be turned into a small front garden. The main thing is to imagine in advance what your table will be like, and the decision will arise by itself.
Advice! To build your own drawing, prepare a sheet of paper, a pencil and a tape measure. With a centimeter, you need to measure the area of \u200b\u200bspace where you plan to put your creation. Based on the received data, prepare a drawing.
The schematic drawing is the basis for further work on the creation of furniture. The drawing will help you choose the right base for the structure, calculate the load on the frame, prepare the required number of corners, screws or clamps, as well as supports or legs on wheels. Do not forget that in the drawings, in addition to the dimensions of other materials, the thickness of the tabletop is indicated.
What materials can you make a coffee table
The coffee table is most often made from one or two types of materials. Usually it is both metal and glass. However, there are hundreds of solutions to imagine what your dream could be and how it might look.
The most important thing here is to think over all the elements in advance. Sometimes you have to work with each of them separately. Plastic, glass, metal - all of these can become an important part of your art object.
Table top
Making your own coffee table from chipboard
How to make a coffee table from chipboard
For the manufacture of the simplest table, you need to purchase sheets of chipboard. For work we need. In general, the work process resembles the previous instruction with the only difference that in the case of the sheets are attached to the corners.
Advice! If you do not have a jigsaw, then the sawing work can be done right in the store. To do this, you just need to name the dimensions of the blanks.
The shelves can be fixed to confirmations. To screw them in, we drill holes in advance with a 4.5 mm drill. If you have questions about how best to make a coffee table, you can watch this tutorial video.
Do-it-yourself glass table
The glass table will make yours light and airy. Very often, a similar technique is resorted to in small rooms so that this piece of furniture does not clutter up the space. In some cases, tabletop painting is allowed.
Particular attention should be paid to the quality of the glass fasteners. For this, there are special fixation systems that prevent damage.
Making a coffee table with your own hands from scrap materials
Despite the abundance of ready-made solutions, in our country, the favorite pastime has always been and is considered to be the use of unnecessary things to solve quite mundane tasks. Some craftsmen share how they use unexpected materials to create furniture.
Tire table
Products made of tires are especially popular - they are convenient to install in dachas and. Here are some options for such custom furniture.
Some craftsmen manage to hide the presence of a junk item with the help of simple, but very effective techniques.
Table-suitcase
Very often, an ordinary travel suitcase is used as the basis for a coffee table.
The main task is to provide reliable fastening to the base. By itself, such a table will be distinguished by considerable functionality.
Such tables practically do not require additional processing, and fastenings to the base are very versatile. They can be fixed on a wooden base, tightened with straps to a metal frame.
How to make a do-it-yourself coffee table with additional elements
Now let's look at the order of assembling a simple table. This master class is simple enough to implement and does not require any special skills.
Trolley on wheels
So, today we will disassemble, as on wheels from old wooden boxes from under vegetables or pallets.
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The construction is very simple - table top and support legs or base. Of course, the item can be more complicated and include additional countertops, drawers, shelves, etc., but these devices are not that difficult for DIY production.
But a hand-made thing is always completely unique.
This kind of furniture is made from a wide variety of materials: wood, glass, steel, aluminum, plastic, chipboard and plywood. And also from materials much more exotic: tree trunks, fittings, scrap metal, literally, leather, fabric, rods and so on. Accordingly, different manufacturing tools will be required.
The main list looks like this:
- jigsaw - the main working tool;
- electric drill and a set of corresponding drills;
- hacksaw for wood or metal;
- hammer - wooden or rubber, tape measure, level and pencil;
- screwdrivers, a hex wrench, if you need to work with confirms, a file;
- glass cutter if you intend to work with glass.
Materials are selected in accordance with the model, practical experience and financial capabilities.
- Wood materials - furniture board, veneered MDF, laminated chipboard, plywood. Solid wood is one of the most expensive options, chipboard and plywood are much more affordable and much easier to process. In most industrial models, solid wood is used for strapping and legs, and countertops are made from MDF and chipboard.
- The legs require a separate approach. They can be made from a wooden bar of the appropriate section. However, even the round shape of the leg will require the use of a milling machine. On the other hand, it is on the machine that products of a more complex configuration can be formed. If there is no such equipment in the household, the legs can be ordered from a woodworking workshop.
- Glass - only tempered glass can be used, otherwise the reliability of the table will be in doubt. Glass thickness - 5–8 mm. It is perfectly acceptable to use acrylic glass if the coffee table is not supposed to be used as a seat: designers are actively offering such models now.
- Metal - this option requires equipment, skills, and special knowledge.
The same can be said about the more than flexible and affordable material - the willow rod. Wicker tables are very popular in modern living rooms, but they certainly take some skill to make.
Fasteners and accessories - edge, screws, nails, rollers, suction cups are selected in accordance with the material of the product.
DIY car engine coffee table
How to make a coffee table with your own hands
No matter how simple this product may be, implementation requires great care and thoroughness. After all, a coffee table is a decoration of a living room, which means that it should be beautiful, elegant or unusual, depending on the style, but in any case - made with high quality.
If you still have chipboard boards after repair, then make a coffee table out of them with your own hands, as shown in the following master class:
Made of wood
Wood is the easiest and most malleable material to work with. This means that the shape and design of products made of it literally have no restrictions. Wood and fiberboards of various kinds can be used to make a wonderful thing with a minimum of skills and tools.
The main thing here will be the exact observance of the proportions indicated in the drawing. You can create the latter yourself or use a ready-made project.
- Choose the shape of the table top - square, oval, curved. The latter is easier to make from chipboard or plywood. Saw the material with a jigsaw and a hacksaw.
- The edge of a solid wood countertop or glued furniture board should be processed with a router to give it a beautiful shape, and then sanded with sandpaper. The edge of the chipboard countertop is processed with a grinder or drill with the desired attachment.
- Legs can be made in different ways: glue several round or quarter-shaped planks, grind wooden blocks with a router, buy ready-made ones or use unusual material. It is considered very fashionable to install a tabletop for trimming curved branches or even hemp. The legs are fixed to the tabletop with corners, screws or glue, depending on the material.
- When a coffee table is made of chipboard, especially in structures where shelves are assumed, not legs are made, but supporting sidewalls. Such a product is collected on dowels, for which holes are drilled at the ends of the sidewalls. Fastening with tongue and groove is duplicated with glue.
- The shelves are cut out of chipboard and fixed on dowels or self-tapping screws.
- It is somewhat more difficult to assemble a drawer. Observance of angles and planes is very important for this part, therefore, elements and each connection must be checked with a level.
- The finished product is treated with wood stain, painted, varnished or "aged" - at will.
Infinity effect
A tunnel-effect plane is obtained by combining two parallel mirrors and a light source between them. In this case, the upper mirror must be translucent, that is, with a light reflection level of 50% and a light transmission of 50%.
As a light source, a monochrome LED strip is used, the color of the radiation is selected to taste. Mirror-coated glass or acrylic glass with a mirror film is used as a semi-transparent mirror.
- The table top in the form of a frame is assembled from an aluminum profile or chipboard. In the latter case, the frame element is made of two pieces of chipboard with different widths so that a protrusion is formed.
- A mirror is inserted into the frame. Then the LED strip is fixed on the ledge or directly on the profile.
- The table top is covered with a translucent mirror. The distance between the two mirrors is 75–80 mm, but may be larger. The fact is that the depth of the "tunnel" is determined by the distance between the mirrors and is calculated by multiplying the distance by 16.
- The tabletop is checked by connecting it to a power source - through a transformer, of course. And then the product is fixed on the legs or sidewalls.
DIY coffee table with infinity effect
On wheels
Making a coffee table mobile is very simple. To do this, in the store, rollers are selected according to the weight of the product, and then they are fixed with self-tapping screws or screws to the legs, base, sidewalls - whatever. The rollers are hardly noticeable and practically do not affect the appearance of the product.
In non-classical styles - loft, Scandinavian, retro, on the contrary, large ones are selected, their presence is emphasized, since in this case they play the role of a decorative element.
Do you want to make a coffee table on wheels with your own hands? Then the following video will help you:
Glass
This option differs from the wooden one only in the peculiarities of working with glass.
- On a sheet of tempered glass 5–8 mm thick, mark the shape and size of the future countertop.
- Then a glass cutter, previously lubricated with sunflower oil, is carried out along the cutting line - a shallow notch is obtained. The glass is moved to the edge of the surface on which they are working, so that the excess fragment is suspended, and gently break off.
- The operation is repeated until the table top of the desired shape is obtained.
- The edge of the product is processed with a file to remove large chips, and then grinded with a grinder with a diamond tip. Then the edge is polished with fine-grained sandpaper and a felt wheel.
- Legs are fixed with suction cups. The latter are first fixed on the legs, and then attached to the glass surface. For reliability, you can drop glue on the glass section.
Dreaming of a unique piece with interesting effects? Then the following video will tell you how to make a DIY illuminated glass coffee table:
From scrap materials
No extra chipboard or glass scraps at hand? No problem! Do-it-yourself coffee tables can be made from scrap materials. And then we will tell you about the features of creating such a product.
Literally anything can serve as a material for a coffee table in a non-classical style.
- The easiest way to make the interior special is to make a coffee table, but, however, small, from hemp. You can use a "whole" stump, that is, only with the roots cut off at a certain height. If the product needs to be given mobility, then the cut should be of the same size in the upper and lower sections. The technology is simple: a fragment of a trunk or stump is leveled, flat surfaces are sanded and covered with a transparent polyurethane varnish. Holes are drilled in the lower part of the stump and 3 or 4 rollers are fixed.
- It is not at all more difficult to make an option where a stump with "roots" serves as a support for a glass table top. The latter is cut out according to the scheme described above and simply glued to the top of the stump.
A little more patience will be required for a model where the table is formed by vertically standing slices of thin trunks or branches - it takes time to collect an armful of the required size. Fragments of the trunks are fixed on the chipboard base, glued together with a composition based on epoxy resin, level and polish the "table top". The product is opened with varnish.
- For a Provence or retro style, a model made from a solid suitcase is suitable. In its lower part, holes are drilled and fixed on the legs with self-tapping screws. The suitcase can be decorated or painted.
- In the loft style, a table made from a cable reel looks good. The latter is painted and installed on rollers so that it can rotate around its own axis, and the space between the base and the tabletop is divided by partitions into compartments or shelves. A multifunctional mobile table is formed.
- A tribute to fashionable European traditions - a wooden pallet, treated with stain and installed on large rollers. From above, the product is covered with glass and an original display case is obtained.
- The model of bicycle wheels is very interesting. It is a little more difficult to implement, as it requires some skill in working with metal. The arcs serve as the base of a complex shape, to which the tabletop is fixed with self-tapping screws. The latter is made of a wheel covered from above with a round glass screen. For safety, the edge of the tabletop wheel is sealed with a plastic edge, and hose cuttings are put on the ends of the legs.
Unusual DIY coffee tables for the living room
From a stump on wheels From a processed stump From a suitcase From a car wheel
From tires From cable spool Crankshaft Wooden pallet
Product drawing with dimensions
On repair sites or communities you can find blueprints for almost any design. In most cases, they offer not only sketches with dimensions, but also a detailed assembly diagram. The latter is very useful when the design of the model is really complex and includes different elements.
- Most often, products from chipboard or plywood are offered for self-production, for the simple reason that these materials are easy to process, affordable and lightweight.
- Drawings for glass tables are somewhat less common. Firstly, at home, it is possible to make only one option - with a glass tabletop, and, secondly, the structure of such a model is extremely simple.
- Original coffee tables made of unusual materials, as a rule, are presented on forums without drawings and dimensions. But the assembly and the fastening feature are described in detail, since from the point of view of a home craftsman, these points are most important.
The following photos and dimensional drawings will tell you how to do it yourself.
Drawings of coffee tables
Curbstone-table Square On wheels
With drawer With glass top Transformer
How to restore a coffee table with your own hands
Really old products of the late 19th - early 20th century are subjected to this procedure. Mass-produced furniture usually does not represent aesthetic value, and here the repair is reduced not so much to the restoration of the coffee table with your own hands, but to the decoration.
This work is painstaking, it takes time and patience. You will need hand tools - a nail puller, screwdrivers, pliers, chisels, and so on and an electric drill. From materials - sandpaper of varying degrees of grain, a metal brush, varnish, stain, if the color of the furniture needs to be changed.
- The table is dismantled whenever possible. First, it is necessary to carefully examine all the details, since some of them are probably deformed or cracked from old age. If some element has become unusable, you can always order it from the workshop. Secondly, it is much more convenient to process surfaces and remove varnish from parts, and not from the whole product.
- When dismantling, it is best to drill out screws and dowels.
- Remove paint and varnish from the surface. If the layer is thin, it can be removed with a wire brush and regular sandpaper. If the coating is thick or the areas are damaged, using an electric drill with a brush head will give the best effect. You can also use a sander.
If the table is made of valuable wood or there are carved parts, it is recommended to remove the varnish with a special paste, which is used by professional restorers. If you cannot find a remedy, you will have to clean the threads and bent wood with cloth-based sandpaper.
- The cleaned surface is degreased with acetone or alcohol based products.
- If scratches and chips cannot be removed by grinding, then the defects are putty, and after the putty dries, they are carefully sanded.
- Deep cracks and faults are eliminated as follows: the crack is glued, the part is pulled together and fixed in a clamp until it dries completely - 12-15 hours. You can use self-tapping screws for tightening, after the glue dries, they are removed.
- All joints are cleaned and glued as needed.
- The table is treated with stain: old wood usually darkens and loses its brightness, stain returns expressiveness to the material. Then the product is opened with 2-3 layers of varnish.
- After all the parts have dried, the product is assembled.
Below we present a photo of how you can update a coffee table with your own hands.
DIY refurbished coffee tables
Varnishing and painting Mosaic Pasting with photographic paper with images Skin-covering Coffee stains
The wooden coffee table is a classic that will never disappear from living rooms. Whatever style is implemented in the interior, there is always a place for an elegant and beautiful piece of wood. Originality and beauty are not a property of an expensive material, but the result of imagination, a sense of proportion and taste. Not everyone can afford expensive beech or marble, but everyone can show creativity and make an unusual thing.
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Do you love designer items, but sigh in frustration looking at the price tags that adorn them in stores? Try to become a designer yourself. Do you think this is difficult? Nothing like this! Following the instructions, you can easily create with your own hands an original piece of furniture from scrap materials. And we suggest starting with a coffee table - such a simple, but very important piece of furniture. Believe me, at such a table you will be happy to give tea to your guests, who will admire your skills. In addition, by creating a coffee table with your own hands, you literally fill your home with warmth and put a piece of your soul into it. So it's definitely worth a try.
Idea in the "romantic" style. All year round, while drinking your favorite drink at this table, you will remember the warm sea, gentle surf and moonlit path. A "sea" table is tenderness, sophistication and originality in the very heart of your home.
How to do it?
1. Take an old window frame and clean it of dust and dirt. If the old glass is cracked, insert a new one, then get rid of the old paint layer and sand the surface. Next, you should remove the metal corners, which additionally fix the frame parts.
2. Cover the frame with white enamel or acrylic paint. If you chose acrylic paint, after drying, sand it with sandpaper so that the wood appears - this will make the table look aged, which will give it a special sophisticated look. You can also use two colors by choosing a white and blue scale. First paint the frame with blue paint, and after the first layer has dried, cover it with white. When the second layer dries, rub it with sandpaper - then blue will come out from under the white paint.
3. Making legs for the table. To do this, take a shank and cut it into 4 equal parts (each about 34 cm), then go over them with sandpaper to remove all the roughness.
5. Now each piece needs to be drilled in 4 places. Pre-mark, and then drill a hole for attaching the legs, and also another one - in any convenient place - in order to secure the legs more securely.
6. Then, using a long self-tapping screw, you need to attach each leg to the base.
7. Next, you need to attach the legs to the frame using self-tapping screws. The window frame is a kind of "box" into which you will need to put all the seafood brought from the holiday - the front part of the frame, which stands on legs, will face the floor, down.
8. Now you need a coarse thin rope to braid each leg. Secure the rope using a glue gun.
9. Now you need to wash and degrease the glass on both sides. Next - pick up and place "seafood" on the glass. Arrange them so that it seems as if they are carelessly scattered and at the same time flow from one corner of the table to another - and their number should gradually come to naught. Now you need to attach each element with two-component transparent glue. In this case, marine elements should not protrude above the edges of the flat "box".
10. You will need to order glass from a glass workshop, the thickness of which will be 4 mm. The size of the glass should be such that, resting on the frame, it could cover the "box". At the same time, on each side, 1.5-2 cm of the frame must be open. In the workshop, you need to ask that the edges of the glass be processed and holes 4 mm in diameter drilled into them. The glass needs to be wiped and covered with a table. Cut out spacers from leather or thin rubber that will be under the washers. Fix the glass using self-tapping screws. They should be screwed in carefully so that the glass does not crack.
11. Take a coarse thick rope and make a loop at one end of it, which will be equal to half the length of the table. Using a glue gun, glue the double-folded string from the center of the long side of the table to the edge. The loop itself (about 12-15 cm) does not need to be glued - it must be free so that you can tie a knot later. Going around the perimeter of the glass and going around all its corners, continue to glue the long end of the rope to it. When you reach the loop, you need to thread the end of the rope through it so that you have a knot. Now, after stretching the rope in the opposite direction (doubled), you need to glue it.
12. Decorate the outer corner of the table - on the side where the most marine elements are located. Continue the composition by placing additional details as if they "flow" from the table leg directly under the glass table top.
Done! Enjoy your creation and bring joy to your guests!
Suitcase table for travel lovers
A very original solution for an old beloved suitcase, which has seen other lands with you and which you don't want to throw away because of the memories.
How to do it?
First, go to the store where you will need to purchase furniture legs (wood or metal). If you want to make a movable table, then you need to take wheels. You will also need plywood, screws and a screwdriver.
Now we make markings at the bottom of the suitcase for future legs and drill holes. Since the legs cannot be attached to the fabric, we put plywood inside the suitcase, make markings on it through the holes and also drill it. Now we attach the mount to the bottom of the suitcase and attach the legs. Using hot glue, glue the felt inside the suitcase.
To give the table an original look reminiscent of distant travels, you can decorate it with stickers made in the form of stamps, or decorate it at your discretion.
That's all - the unusual coffee table is ready! By the way, there are a lot of options for turning suitcases into tables: by choosing legs to your liking, you can make a table in retro or classic style. You don't have to attach the legs at all if you have a massive suitcase - it will look truly incredible: such a table will bring to the interior a sense of adventures and adventures, the spirit of travel and unknown distant countries.
Log table for nature lovers
A table made of logs for connoisseurs of the nature of a summer cottage or a country house is warm and natural, it will always inspire the mood of a weekend, in which everything is saturated with tranquility, birdsong and the aromas of nature. Making such a wonderful table is also quite simple.We take wooden beams (in this case, birch) of the same height and width, 32 pieces in total. You also need to take a base for the table, legs (4 pieces), putty to match the wood, a screwdriver and glue designed for wood surfaces.
First you need to assemble the base for the table, then glue wooden beams around the perimeter, and sew up the middle with cardboard. Then we screw the legs to the bottom. Next, we glue thin wooden dies to the inner surface - thanks to this, it will seem that the table is completely wooden. Now we take the putty and carefully fill up all the voids, and then we rub it until an absolutely flat surface is created. Voila! Now you are the owner of an extraordinary table that will become the highlight of your interior.
If you like the idea, you can create other tables according to this scheme, using, for example, branches instead of bars. To create such a table, you need to take a plywood box painted with black paint, the size of which is 40x40x60 cm (or any other size at your discretion).
For pasting the frame, we take the branches, from which we first remove the loose bark (we do this with sandpaper). What is the order of pasting: first we glue the branches on the long side of the table, and then we select wooden dies and, like a mosaic, lay them out on the ends. The dies should be about 1 cm thick and can be cut with a parquet or circular saw. And finally - install the glass, which will be the table top. If desired, by screwing the wheel supports to the table, it can be made mobile.
Using the same technology, you can create many more unusual pieces of furniture. You can lay out the branches horizontally and then you get such a wonderful table. Such furniture looks not only very original, but also incredibly stylish.
Original pallet table
An original table made of pallets of pallets, which are probably lying around in every summer cottage? And you can make a very convenient and functional element of the interior out of them.
How to do it?
To get started, collect all the tools you need for your idea: the pallet itself, a drill, clamps, a hammer, screws, a nail puller, glue for wood, wheels, soap, a primer, a screwdriver. In addition, use paint brushes, a petal drill brush with an abrasive bristle brush, varnish, and a colorless primer.
First of all, you should take a drill with a nozzle designed for processing wood and clean the surface of the boards from dirt with it. Now carefully disassemble the sanded pallet into pieces. Use a large hammer to lightly knock out the rusty nails and carefully pull them out with a nail puller. Glue the broken pieces of boards with wood glue. Clamps are needed at this stage. They need to gently grip the boards and wait until they dry out.
Now the parts prepared for the countertop need to be nailed and glued on the back side, then clamp them with clamps and wait until they dry out.
Then cover the table with a colorless primer, and then varnish. Next, on the back of the table, mark the places for the screws to attach the wheels. Drill the holes for the fasteners. To make the screws easily enter the wood, lubricate them with soap. Using the ratchet wrench, you can quickly and conveniently tighten the hex head screws.
Stylish, compact and quite functional table is ready!
Photo instructions for making a coffee table from pallets
Drawer table
Drawer table? But it has come, and now you yourself can create such an unusual piece of furniture at home. Surely you yourself will be delighted, and your guests will appreciate the originality of this idea at its true worth.
How to do it?
Take 4 wooden boxes, sandpaper, water-based varnish, roller and brush, dowels, 10 mm plywood sheet, PVA glue, 4 wheels and self-tapping screws.
First you need to oshuk the boxes and varnish them. Then, using a drill with an emphasis, make holes at the ends of the boxes. With the help of wood glue, you need to fix the dowels at the attachment points and connect the boxes to each other with their ends. Attach the wheels to the plywood sheet, and then attach the sheet to the boxes with self-tapping screws. The table is ready!
Such extraordinary things can be created from quite ordinary materials. Having imagination and a desire for originality and comfort in your home, you can easily work wonders. Look around: maybe the old window frame has every chance of turning into an interesting interior element?
Or maybe a huge wooden reel from an industrial cable that can become an elegant piece of furniture?
Believe me, there are a lot of things around us that can turn into something truly unique and precious. Just look at them from a slightly different angle.
Coffee table can be just a functional surface, or it can become an excellent decorative detail of the interior.
The table made of natural wood. You can buy it at the store or to make yourself.
Magazine tables, handmade, decorate in various ways, sometimes turning an ordinary piece of furniture into a masterpiece design thoughts.
Coffee table options
View, the size and decor of the coffee table can be perfectly different. The only limitation is your imagination.
Most widespread and tables available in production:
- square or a rectangular wooden table;
- round and oval table;
- table transformer;
- glass table;
- table from combined materials (such as glass and wood).
Note! A set of two or three tables will make sitting in the living room even more comfortable: each guest will have a personal surface for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.
What to make a table from
Materials, which are used to make magazine tables:
- wood (solid massif, timber);
- hemp;
- glued panels;
- plywood;
- glass.
But on your own to make coffee table is possible not only from traditional materials. Tables made from assistants funds and old things such as suitcase, window frame, large coil, pallets, etc.
Important! If you choose a glass table, make sure that it is made of high quality tempered glass to ensure the reliability, strength and safety of the product.
Materials and tools
The most beautiful and varied in shape, tables are obtained from wood, chipboard or MDF. The material for the coffee table should be calculate in advance.
For a simple table, the following are enough elements:
- bars for legs (4 pcs.);
- thick board, panel or a sheet of plywood for the countertop;
- corner fastenings for connecting the table top with legs (4 pcs.);
For round coffee table you will need:
- 2 round details from chipboard or MDF (table top and support for table wheels). Diameter 60 cm;
- rectangular parts for legs (2 pcs.). Size 60 x 40 cm;
- wheels (4 things.).
- putty for wood;
- glue carpentry (for wood).
You must also purchase impregnation and varnishto both dirt and give the product beautiful appearance.
In addition, to make a coffee table, you will need the following instruments:
- a hammer;
- nails;
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
- corner fastenings (not necessary);
- master OK.
Round coffee table
Must be ordered in advance details from fiberboard or MDF. Can to do them and independently, but it should be noted that the tabletop and support for the wheels must be ideal forms. This will give the coffee table a sophisticated and orderly view.
Stages of work
Step 1. In rectangular shapes, you need to make small cuts centered to insert them into each other. The cuts are made in accordance with thick chipboard sheets (MDF).
Step 2. We connect the rectangles using cuts. We coat the joints with carpentry glue. This is necessary in order for the table parts to hold tight.
Step 3. Apply on top countertop. We nail it to the legs with thin nails. For a small table, one is enough a nail in the middle and one nail for each leg.
Step 4. We turn the table over and nail the support for wheels. We also use glue and 5 nails.
Step 5. Carefully cover the nail heads putty.
Step 6. We process a coffee table impregnation for a tree. We cover with varnish or paint.
Step 7. When the last layer varnish or the paint is completely dry, you can screw the wheels.
The coffee table can be left in this state, or you can additionally decorate.
Important! Before you start assembling the table, you should glue the ends of all parts made of chipboard, chipboard, MDF with melamine edge.
Coffee table-transformer
Such a table will perfectly fit into the design of any room and save a lot of space, and, if necessary, can easily turn from a coffee table into dining. The downside of the transformer is uneasy assembly. Consider making such a table.
First you need to decide on mechanism, on which the whole will be built assembly ... Domestic production mechanisms cheaper, foreign ones are more expensive.
The transformer design comes with gas backlash and with springs.
Stages of work
Step 1. Purchase of a transformer mechanism.
Important! Mechanisms for the transformer are available in different types and sizes, so when choosing, you should take into account the dimensions of your future table.
Step 2. Using the simulation program, we create layout table that's right for you. Suitable for this programs The PRO100 or Google's Sketch Up is lightweight and intuitive so it's easy to figure out. The layout will take 2-3 hours.
Step 3. Cut details can also be done using the program. It calculates all the necessary materials, which greatly simplifies our work. Having received everything sizes, sawing the details.
Step 4. Assembling the table. Frame our table will be assembled using confirms (screeds for joining parts made of wood materials). For this you need to do hole special drill. It is more convenient to do the markup with a pencil or using ordinary stickers.
Step 5. Further, in accordance with the attached to the mechanism of the transformer instruction we fix it to our frame. Before that you need to insert springs.
We fix it simple cross-cutting way due to the large weight of the mechanism.
We drill holes for bolts and a special drill we drill places for bolt heads.
Fix transformer with bolts.
Step 6. In a similar way we fix mechanism on the other hand.
Step 7. We collect legs. The weight of our table is about 50 kg, therefore it is necessary to fasten the table legs together with ordinary furniture screeds.
Step 8. We will screw our legs to the table frame. We make markings and drill holes.
Step 9. We fasten all the legs to the frame. Legs hid all the working moments of the table.
Step 10. Manufacturing countertops. The countertop is the most the main part of the table. Choosing durable hinges for countertops. The size of the holes for the hinges is small. We screw in the hinges.
As a result, after screwing all the countertops to the mechanism, you get the following transforming coffee table:
Product finishing
Decorate a coffee table can be done in completely different ways. To add charm to the product, you can decorate it using the technique decoupage, decorate with shells and others unusual objects.
Ideas for decoration:
- Fat rope- a rope around the edge as an edging;
- Mosaic from various glass objects;
- Painting on wood;
- Pasting with wooden pads;
- Craquelure (artificial aging of the table surface);
- Pasting with decorative mirrors;
- Veneering (pasting with decorative film).
For information on how to make a round coffee table from solid wood, see video:
An integral attribute of every home is a coffee table. At first glance, it may not seem like the most needed furniture, the purchase of which is postponed for a long time.
But it is these interior items that make it truly cozy and comfortable. On the coffee table you can place all the things you need that should be at hand: books, remotes, keys and other small items.
Do-it-yourself wood coffee table
If you still have not been able to find the option that suits you or have difficulties with the design, we will share with you ideas that will tell you how to make a coffee table with your own hands.
Wood coffee table will perfectly fit into almost any interior style
Wood coffee table
Wood is especially popular among the many different materials from which furniture is made. If you take care of your wooden furniture properly, it will serve you for a very long time. In addition, by working on your own, you can create a unique piece of furniture.
To make a wooden coffee table yourself, you will need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools. You can put the finished structure directly on the floor or additionally make four legs on which your table will be located.
An example of how you can make a do-it-yourself coffee table from wooden pallets
By using multiple drawers, you can also create great living room coffee tables. Four large drawers tied together form a stylish side table. There is usually a gap in the middle of the boxes that can be decorated with various items.
Living room table made of wooden boxes
Photo: do-it-yourself coffee table
A coffee table made of wooden boxes is a great place to store all the necessary things
Diy rectangular coffee table
Modern look
You can also make a table that looks modern and stylish. But before choosing a specific design for the table, determine the general composition of objects in the room. It is important to maintain a consistent style in every item that is used indoors.
Stylish wooden table with metal legs
Pay attention to the retro style, which is also very popular today.
A true work of art - an elegant low coffee table made of wood
Effective design move - furniture duo in the living room
Decorating a coffee table
You can turn your coffee table into a stylish and trendy piece of furniture with decor. Thanks to this, the most inconspicuous table will become a real work of art. You can decorate it with anything: old wallpaper, shells, mirrors, fabric or mosaic.
Use textiles to decorate your coffee table to give it a touch of originality
Think about your mood. After a long day at work, you want to return to the atmosphere of tranquility, comfort and coziness. Therefore, for table decor, it is better to select elements that fit perfectly into the overall interior of the apartment and do not disturb the harmony.
Mobile coffee tables on wheels - a beautiful piece of furniture that will transform any living room
Materials and items that can be used more than once
A wooden pallet is a versatile item from which you can make anything with your own hands. Perhaps the easiest way to build a coffee table, since the pallet is, in fact, a ready-made tabletop. It can be painted in any color, pattern, symbol or ornament. The legs can be castors or wooden blocks.
Turn a wooden pallet into practical designer furniture
Table design options depend only on your skills, preferences and, of course, the interior of the room
A glass table top is able to set the tone for the entire interior
Suitcases and old radiators
Your old suitcase can become an integral part of your apartment interior. To make a table from it, it is enough to attach four legs. A coffee table made of a battery will also look unusual and original.