![]() ![]() (40-50cm) high, so experiment with stacking different planters and see what works best. It’s better if the bases of the planters have the same diameter, it will be easier to glue them on top of each other.Ī coffee table is between 16 in.-18 in. You can choose different shaped terracotta pots. ![]() Two large terracotta planters (like this one and this other).The supplies you will need to make a simple coffee table: RELATED: How to make a mid-century inspired side table ![]() Yes, as you can tell, I absolutely love how this DIY modern coffee table turns out! I give you an alternative if you don’t want to use power tools to make it and I explain how to give the table this gorgeous stone look which transforms this simple DIY table into a high-end design piece. I explain all the steps in the tutorial below. You can try different settings like using them next to each other to create a large center coffee table or display them in the room and use some as a couch side table or even as a plant stand.īuilding a totem coffee table is cheap and easy to make. These small coffee tables are so easy to make you can build several. About 2 weeks after it was built (stored in my house) I was finally able to stain and poly the piece.Complete your living room decor with a homemade round coffee table. Actually 6 weeks ago I built a mantle out of pine 2×8’s. I never buy the “green” boards, so I know that’s not the problem. □ BUT when I do, I have a HUGE problem with warping, shrinking and twisting of the pine 2x’s that I buy! Since all the wood from my fiancée is kiln dried, there’s never a problem. Fortunately, I am lucky enough to have a fiancée that’s in the building materials business so he can get me any species of wood materials AT COST! Every once in a while I have gone to HD and Lowes to buy my 2x’s if I just want pine because I am very impatient and don’t want to wait for their weekly deliveries. I love ALL the pieces that you’ve built off Ana’s site! We always appreciate your shares and pins! I hope you love this coffee table as much as I do! Go check out all of the wood working products that Osborne has to offer! I was so inspired to build different pieces of furniture just looking through their selections!! Thanks to Ana’s plans and Osborne’s gorgeous legs, I have a beautiful, DIY, square coffee table for under $200!!!! It’s so much fun to decorate with the large base at the bottom! I’m going to be busy year-round with this beauty □ Don’t wipe the stain away, the purpose of wiping is to blend the stain so that it is even all over the piece.Īnd, because this is a coffee table and it will see lots of ware and tear, I applied two coats of Rust-Oleum Polyurethane in Matte finish. I let it sit for 5 minutes and then wiped the stain with a clean cloth. I applied one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain with a foam brush. The pocket holes that I drilled in the side pieces made this part so easy and I don’t have any nail holes to cover! You can see that I circled where I drilled all of my pocket holes.įinally, it was time to attach the top. Once the bottom was attached, it was time to build the planked top. To attach it to the bottom apron, I just laid the table on it’s side and worked my way around, making sure to keep the plywood flush with the top of the boards, as I went. You can learn more about why we have taken the Purebond Pledge HERE!Īfter I cut the notches out, I used my Kreg Jig to drill pocket holes on all four sides. We always use Purebond Plywood where we can because it is gorgeous, formaldehyde-free and it’s made with wood from sustainable forests. I used my Ryobi Jigsaw to cut notches out of my Purebond Plywood so that it will fit between the table legs. Well, that was EASY! On to the bottom shelf! I used Gorilla Glue wood glue and my Ryboi 18V Lithium Drill to attach the boards to the legs. Here’s a picture of the sides of the table and where I drilled my pocket holes! This is super easy, I just drilled pocket holes in the boards with my Kreg Jig. I started with four of these GORGEOUS legs from Osborne, you may have seen a sneak peak picture of them on our Instagram □ They are custom legs BUT they are offering them to our readers for the price of a stock leg making them half-off, Heck yah!!! Click the box below to purchase the legs!įirst step is to attach the sides of the table to the legs. Hey guys! I am LOVING my latest knock off piece! I fell in love with the inspiration piece in a popular home decor catalog and had to have something like it!! I enlisted the help of our sweet and talented friend, Ana White, on this project and boy did she deliver!Īhhhh I am so in LOVE and I LOVE the legs, they just make the table! Don’t let them intimidate you though, I didn’t make them □ An awesome company, Osborne Wood Products designed them for me based on Ana’s plans! This table is unbelievably easy to build and I was able to do so for under $200!! I’ll show you how I did it! ![]()
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