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It seems that people lived without coffee tables and can live on. But if you look at the thing from a different angle, it turns out that the interior becomes more perfect, complete, and the thing turns out to be very comfortable. I spoke on the phone - put my mobile on the table. I read a book - it is convenient to leave it on the table in order to return to reading soon. Do I need to go and buy a product ?.
The more complex the design, the more difficulties awaits in the work.
To create a table, they take into account their physical and financial capabilities, the availability of the necessary materials and tools, their handling skills and free time.
How to prepare do-it-yourself drawings with dimensions for a coffee table
Even those people who did not draw at school are faced with the need to work from drawings. For the manufacture of some models, a drawing may not be required, but for a coffee table made of wood with your own hands, you cannot do without it.
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DIY wood coffee table
How do you want such a wooden coffee table as in the photo! If the desire to have a thing made of wood is strong, then there is no point in stopping ourselves: we arm ourselves with tools, study articles on wood processing and teak, and "full speed ahead"!
Country style wooden barrel table
A do-it-yourself coffee table made of wood and barrels looks delightful in the photo. Country style is not as simple as it seems, with a table like this it is something sophisticated.
Making a coffee table from chipboard with your own hands
The material is relatively inexpensive and the finished product looks modern and stylish.
Let's try to make a table step by step:
- Drawing creation.
- Preparation of material and tools.
- Working with a jigsaw - all the details are transferred to a chipboard sheet and cut out.
- The legs are attached to the back of the tabletop lying on the floor using furniture corners.
- All edges of the chipboard are pasted over with a matching furniture edge.
The more complex the drawing, the more attention is needed in the work.
How to make a coffee table from chipboard
A plywood coffee table is produced in a short time. Advice to inexperienced craftsmen: sawing all the parts can be ordered at a building materials store. Based on a sheet thickness of 18 mm, we order 800 × 800 mm - a table top, 460 × 100 mm - four strips, 700 × 500 mm - a shelf, 700 × 500 mm - two bottoms, four plastic corners, eight confirmations and self-tapping screws 3.5 × 16 mm (16 pieces should be enough). All elements must be covered with melamine edging.
Let's move on to the assembly:
- According to the drawing, we cut out the required shape of the shelf with a jigsaw. Be sure to use a fine pitch file for carving wood.
- We fasten the vertical strips to the tabletop using corners and self-tapping screws.
- In the middle of the slats, you need to install a shelf on the confirmations. To screw them in, we drill holes in advance with a 4.5 mm drill. Also, confirmations need to be screwed to the bottom.
- All conspicuous confirmations are covered with stubs.
Advice! If desired, such a table is installed on wheel supports.
Do-it-yourself glass table
For lovers of everything airy and spacious, the glass model is suitable. In the absence of glass handling skills, it is better to stop at a table without unnecessary details.
Assembly:
- Drawing a drawing and making cardboard molds from it.
- Cutting glass according to the pattern.
- Sanding the edge with sandpaper or a drill at low speeds.
The tabletop assembly diagram is shown in the photo below.
You can add a glass tabletop to a table made of car discs, barrels, wood, saw cuts, pallets.
Making a coffee table with your own hands from scrap materials
A favorite topic of many creative people is how to use the materials at hand for practical use. Products made of tires are especially popular - they are convenient to install in summer cottages and verandas, and from suitcases that have served their time as travelers.
Tire side table
There are different ideas on how to use tires as a table. What pleases me is that such products are durable, original and take a minimum of time to manufacture.
Here's a quick tutorial on how to create a garden furniture set with a small table at the top.
| Illustration | Description of action |
|---|---|
 | Prepare 11 tires of the same diameter. We take two tires on the chair and connect them with ourselves using a screwdriver and self-tapping screws. We take three tires for the table. |
 | Cut out 4 circles from plywood (pressed shavings) with a size slightly larger than the inner diameter of the tire, and one large circle for the table top. |
 | The result is a cute garden set. |
Suitcase table
Have you got an old suitcase? How wonderful!
So what is needed for such a quick transformation? Four stable legs of any type - the main thing is that they match the final decor and easily support the product. Legs can be bought at Avito or torn from old unnecessary furniture, made on a lathe. White enamel can be used for painting, as it is easy to decorate. But, in general, the color can be any, up to gilding. If the appearance of the suitcase is perfectly preserved, then you can not paint it. If you wish, you also need PVA glue, decoupage napkins, brushes, sandpaper, gold or silver acrylic.
First, paint the base and let it dry. All irregularities are sanded and a second layer of enamel is applied. Now we paint the legs and, as soon as they dry, glue them with furniture glue to the base. That's all the work! We turn the table over and admire the result of labor.
How to make a do-it-yourself coffee table with additional elements
If the hostess loves rearrangements, or the table must be moved, wheels are attached to the legs as an additional element. It is very convenient. If the table is small, then it can be served for tea in the kitchen and rolled into the living room. Drawers are another additional and functional element. It turns out that the table becomes twice as comfortable.
Trolley on wheels
To create a do-it-yourself coffee table on wheels, ready-made wheels are required. A small photo gallery of tables on wheels: they may not necessarily be small, large metal or plastic wheels look even more interesting!
The wheels are attached to the legs when the supports themselves are already attached to the table top.
Drawer table
There can be from one to three or four drawers, it depends on the table model.
To assemble a simple drawer, you need 4 small chipboard panels, wood glue, guides, and self-tapping screws.
After fixing all the guides, check the smoothness and accuracy of the stroke. Then we assemble the box and simply insert it into the guides.
DIY coffee table restoration: photos of interesting ideas
Do-it-yourself coffee table decor is limited by the creator's imagination. Any fantasy can be realized with effort. The decor must be matched to the style of the room, otherwise the dissonance will make the thing superfluous. But if you don't want to make a new coffee table with your own hands? Then you need to learn how to restore the old one.
Decoupage is an interesting technique using PVA glue, beautiful napkins. If you want to make decoupage antique, then use crackle varnish.
Nafoto below is the answer to the question of how to update a coffee table with your own hands.
If the furniture needs updating due to its condition, then first of all, the table is turned over on the table top and the fastening of the support legs is checked. If something needs to be tweaked, then there is no point in delaying - the furniture will continue to deteriorate faster. You can simply repaint the table, sand it and try to paint it.
PVA is applied to the tabletop, scraps are laid. At first, the leaves may lie unevenly, but as they dry they will flatten out. Finally, the product is varnished.
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A coffee table is, at first glance, not the most necessary furniture. Therefore, its acquisition is indefinitely postponed.
But it is these items that make the interior truly cozy and comfortable. Therefore, we are sharing ideas that will tell you how to make a stylish coffee table with your own hands and not go broke.
1. Democratic and affordable
A table made of boards and boxes.
To make such a table, you will need a pair of metal or plastic boxes and two large boards. Do not forget to securely fasten the structure.
2. For the smartest
Elegant mini table.
Books with beautiful covers and a small glass for the table top are all the materials for such a coffee table. The books must be glued together, and the glass on them can be fixed with silicone glue, which becomes transparent after drying.
3. Orderly chaos
An original coffee table with your own hands.
A coffee table made of flat elements fastened together in a chaotic manner is an idea that is easy to implement. Wooden cuts, pieces of boards, large books will do. 
A table made of wooden saw cuts.
4. Industrial style
An industrial cable reel can become a table.
A reel for industrial cables is a thing that cannot be found on every corner. But if you are still lucky enough to become the owner of this item, you can make an excellent coffee table out of it. 
Functional coffee table.
5. Table for motorists
Reliable tire table.
A car tire coffee table will last for years. But it is advisable to use the tire without damage. It remains only to paint it, fix the table top and legs.
6. Wooden table almost free
Making a coffee table with your own hands will turn out from pallets.
Regular pallets, which can be purchased for a penny, are an excellent material for making furniture. A bit of imagination and a wooden coffee table is ready.
7. Second life of old boxes
Large drawers are the basis for a coffee table.
Another way to become the owner of a natural wood coffee table is to use old drawers as material for its manufacture. Four large drawers stapled together form a stylish table.
8. Extravagant chic
Asymmetrical coffee table.
Especially original, but at the same time luxurious, looks like a coffee table with asymmetrical legs. The table top is made from a thick board or a wooden saw cut.
9.From the cottage - to the living room
Barrel side table.
Large wooden barrel easily converts into a coffee table. It must be cut into two parts, and then a tabletop and legs must be attached to one of them.
10. Roomy and functional table out of the box
Functional table out of the box.
A plastic or wood utility box can also be used as a coffee table. To make the table mobile, you can fix small wheels on its bottom.
11. Warm table
Furniture from a metal radiator.
An old heating radiator is a reliable basis that will help you make a coffee table with your own hands. You just need to paint it in the desired color, attach the wheels and put thick glass on top.
12. From the interior door
An old door might come in handy too.
An interior door that has served its time becomes a material for making a coffee table with your own hands. It must be cut into several parts and fastened together.
13. If it's a pity to quit, and it's hard to carry
A coffee table from a suitcase.
An old suitcase can become an original coffee table top. You just need to attach legs to it.
14. Brutal elegance
Original legs made of pipes.
An affordable option for making coffee table legs is ordinary plastic or metal pipes connected by fittings. Such furniture will perfectly fit into a loft-style interior.
15. From ordinary wooden beams
Wooden table from a bar.
Staggered wooden beams will become a countertop for a homemade coffee table. The legs can be made from thick metal wire.
Coffee tables were very popular in the 90s of the twentieth century, they were placed in living rooms and served to store the press. In the age of high technology, many people read the latest news on the Web, and therefore rarely buy magazines. But such tables have still not lost their popularity and are still installed in apartments, because they are comfortable and functional. And instead of spending money on buying new furniture, you can make a magazine with your own hands. It is enough to put a little imagination and effort.
From the history of the coffee table
This piece of furniture has a very long history, despite the fact that it became most popular in Russia only in the twentieth century. A coffee table is a small table, often elongated or with a round top, which was usually placed in the living room in front of or between the chairs and served to store magazines, books and other printed materials. It could also be used to decorate the interior or as a coffee table for placing cups of drinks on it. According to GOST, this is a small low table designed for interior decoration and use in a recreation area.
For the first time, such tables appeared in Europe - a part of the world where people love comfort and beauty. The first table was made around the 18th-19th centuries - according to historians, it was made by a certain W. Goodwin. After that, this type of furniture was actively produced by a couple of furniture companies.
On a note! The heights of the old and modern tables were very different. The ancestors of the modern variation were much taller. The height of the product was especially influenced by the East, where it is customary to make small tables.
Nowadays, a coffee table can be seen not only in living rooms, but also in offices and other areas of the house. Its main difference from a conventional table is the small size of the table top and its relatively low height. Some tables, in addition to itself, have shelves-crossbars, on which it is convenient to place directly the press or any small items. Some table variations have replaced these shelves with drawers. You can put souvenirs, vases on the countertop itself, use it as a stand for mugs and glasses during tea drinking, etc. Thanks to this table, you can arrange a cozy seating area in the room or arrange a small corner.
Usually the height of a coffee table is no more than 50 cm, but in general there are tables that are both smaller and larger. The wishes of the owner play an important role here.
Prices for different types of coffee tables
What to make of?
So, we sorted out the history of the tables. This is really the kind of furniture, without which any room does not seem as comfortable as it could be. So it's worth buying it, especially since the simplest options are inexpensive. If we are talking about expensive design options, but there is no money for them, or you just want something of your own, individual, then an alternative to buying can be to work on making a table yourself. Advantages of a homemade product:
- minimum cash costs;
- the opportunity to realize your wishes to the fullest;
- exclusive design;
- convenience due to precise adjustment of parameters and sizes;
- the opportunity to make the table of your dreams;
- a chance to use scrap materials for crafting;
- a chance to give things new life.
A hand-made table can be placed in any of the rooms at home or in the office. It will not only harmoniously fit into the interior, but also warm the soul with the fact that it is made independently, and no one else has exactly the same product.
Now, when interesting and unusual design solutions are so popular, magazine tables can look anything you like. They can be large enough or compact, simple and carved, with different shapes of legs and tabletops. Here, as the creator's imagination wishes. Even in the store, sometimes you can find very interesting variations that will surely decorate the interior and will serve faithfully for many years.
A variety of materials are used for the manufacture of coffee tables:
- glass;
- metal;
- wood;
- stone:
- plastic.
In general, you can use anything and you can combine materials with each other. Even natural material in the form of driftwood can be used in skillful hands. Of course, the easiest option is to make a wooden table. The easiest way to work with him is at home.
Table. Basic materials.
| Material | Specifications |
|---|---|
| This is the simplest, but at the same time durable material. The solid wood side table is beautiful, environmentally friendly, strong and durable. Working with wood at home is easy and pleasant, no need to buy additional equipment. Derivatives of wood - plywood, MDF, chipboard - can be attributed to the same category of materials. You can also make coffee tables from them, and no additional equipment is required either. But, for example, MDF and chipboard are more difficult to saw, the strength and density of the materials is high. They are very afraid of water. Plywood is easy to work with, but less durable than solid wood. However, it is not always possible to find good quality plywood. |
| Usually, metal is used only for making the frame or support for the table, tabletops are not made from this material. It is quite difficult to work with it at home, it may require special equipment such as a welding machine. But if you wish, you can also use metal to create a homemade table. It will turn out to be strong and durable. It is only important that the metal is covered with paint or a special protective layer, otherwise it will quickly rust. | |
| Typically, glass can be used to create coffee table tops and shelves, while legs are made of metal or wood. Glass is not easy to work with due to its physical properties (fragility), however, thanks to this material, interesting design solutions can be realized. The downside of glass tables is that stains and streaks will constantly appear on their surface, which is not easy to get rid of. Also, these are rather heavy products due to the fact that thick glass is used - a too fragile table will turn out from a thin sheet. |
On a note! If desired, you can turn it into a coffee table and an ordinary table, and also use it to create stumps, driftwood, the remains of old furniture or household appliances, the remnants of repair materials. Here you just need to turn on your imagination.
What do you need to work?
So, the simplest version of a table that can be made at home is a wooden one. And to work with wood or its derivatives, the following tools and materials may be required.
Do not forget that before the main work you need to draw a clear diagram of the future table and estimate its dimensions. The drawing will help not to be mistaken in the future, and will also provide the ability to calculate the required amount of materials for the manufacture of the product. So it will not be superfluous to arm yourself with a sheet of paper and a pencil, as well as a square, a ruler, a tape measure.
On a note! Those who own a computer can be advised to use design programs where they can draw the selected model of the table, calculate its dimensions and even estimate its appearance in the end.
We make a table from racks
From ordinary wooden thin slats, you can very quickly and easily build a universal table, which, if there is sufficient strength, can even fulfill the role of a bench.
Step 1. To create a small table from the rails, you will need boards from which the rails will be cut (2.5x7.5 cm - 3 pieces, 2.5x10 cm - 1 piece, 2.5x5 cm - 8 pieces). You also need to take mounts for the legs (4 pcs), the legs themselves (you can tapered them with a length of about 40 cm), screws and self-tapping screws, wood putty and paint, as well as decorative nails. You will also need sandpaper. From the tools you need to get a drill with drills, a hacksaw or jigsaw, clamps.
Prices for the popular range of miter saws
Miter saw
Step 2. Next, you need to take boards 2.5x7.5 cm and cut their ends at an angle of 45 degrees, and from those that have parameters 2.5x5 cm, you need to make slats that have the same length as the very first boards cut at an angle, only inside, up to 45 degree cuts.
Step 3. Then you need to take the blanks made by the second, and place them between the boards, cut at an angle. All slats must be level. Next, you need to measure the distance between the extreme boards and make two blanks-jumpers from a 2.5x10 cm board. They will act as two supports for narrower rails. These jumpers must be fixed with self-tapping screws on the rails. Also, using a special jig, you need to drill two holes at the ends of the supports. They will allow you to connect the structure with the extreme bars. However, you can simply connect them with self-tapping screws.
Step 4. The blanks for the box (2.5x7.5 cm) must be pressed with clamps to the edges of the structure. The main thing is that everything is assembled and installed exactly. So that there are no traces of the clamps, it is recommended to put small pieces of wood under them. Now you can screw the sides to the lintels through the holes made in step 3, or simply with self-tapping screws.
Clamp prices
Clamps
Step 5. It is required to measure the width of the table and make the ends of the box. The end edges of the slats in the middle, as well as the edges of the edge boards cut at an angle of 45 degrees, must be greased with a special glue for wood.
Step 6. Next, you need to install the end boards in this place and tighten them with a belt. In this position, the table blank must be left until the glue dries. You can additionally fix the boards to the slats using decorative nails.
Step 7. Now it remains to grind the surface of the table, then cover it with primer and paint, and also attach the legs to it. It is important to remember that after applying the primer, you need to wait for it to dry, and only then apply the beauty. The rest of the work should be done only after the paint layer has completely dried. In addition, the table can be varnished.
Driftwood table
An original and stylish table can be made from an ordinary driftwood found in the forest and a piece of glass. Here, even special skills are not required for the natural material to turn into a beautiful coffee table.
Step 1. The first step in the forest is to find a snag that is suitable in shape and size. Usually just the root part of a fairly mature tree is used.
Step 2. It is required to remove all the bark from the surface of the driftwood, to clear it of debris and earth.
Step 3. It is necessary to cut off the excess wood from the bottom and top of the driftwood, forming the most even cuts. One of them will serve as the bottom support, the second - as a support for the glass.
Step 5. The next step is to cover the surface of the driftwood with wood varnish and let the varnish dry well. You need to cover the entire surface of the former tree.
Step 6. Now it's time to tackle the countertop, which will be made of glass. You need to cut a piece of the desired size, and then grind its edges. It is important to remember that the glass must be thick enough and the edges must be sanded using water.
Step 8. It is necessary to drill holes in the glass for the bolts fixing the glass to the driftwood.
Step 10. It remains to close the bolts with decorative plugs and that's it, the table can be used.
Log table
A very interesting and original table can be made from ordinary logs.
Step 1. To begin with, you need to make a frame-box, for which ordinary plywood about 2 cm thick is used. You need to cut out a base blank of about 60x80 cm from the sheet, and attach plywood walls to it from above.
Step 3. Part of the logs must be fixed on the base around the perimeter of the box from the outside. At the bottom of the base, you need to attach legs or wheels for the future table. It is required to glue the logs to the base with glue, but from below they additionally need to be fixed with self-tapping screws.
Step 4. Next, all the logs are installed inside the box, and the spaces between them are covered with layer-by-layer putty on wood. The main thing is to dry each layer well. As soon as the putty dries, it is important to sand the surface of the table well.
Step 5. The table can now be used. It is also recommended to cover its surface with a transparent varnish.
By the same principle, you can make tables from larger logs, or take a large stump right away, peel it of the bark and varnish it. It remains only to screw the legs to it - and the table is ready!
Video - Table made of wood and epoxy resin
Video - Plywood table
Video - Wooden table
As can be judged from all of the above, a wooden table for the living room, which will play the role of both a coffee table and a tea room, is not difficult to make. Of course, there are critically challenging variations, and to make them, you can't do without skills and abilities. However, if you wish, you can choose something light, and as a result, it turns out that it is not so difficult to make a simple homemade coffee table from ordinary wood.
Making furniture at home, not on a production scale, is not a difficult process. A minimum skill of handling a hammer, a hacksaw for wood, a tape measure and a screwdriver is enough.
But before you make a coffee table with your own hands, you need to stock up on material, study various assembly schemes, sketches and drawings. If you have imagination, furniture can be made from any unnecessary trash gathering dust in the garage or in the attic.
Equipment
In the process of making a coffee table, you will need tools and supplies. And also various, photos, sketches, drawings or just ideas about what you can do with your own hands from improvised material.
To make a table you will need:
- Hammer;
- Self-tapping screws and nails for wood;
- Hacksaw,
- Jigsaw (for decorative carving or cutting workpieces of the desired length at a specific angle)
- Glue;
- Screwdriver;
- Primer;
- Varnish or stain;
- Various finishing materials for decoration.
Before directly making a coffee table, you need to decide what it will be made of.
Material
In principle, a coffee table can be made from any unnecessary, but not dilapidated, rubbish, of any design. Old, but durable enough (not eaten by bugs and mold) furniture. It all depends on the imagination of what is at hand.
Most often, such a piece of furniture is made of wood, metal, plastic, tempered (non-fragile) glass. But you can also convert the dining table into a coffee table. Disassemble an old wardrobe, sideboard or sideboard for spare parts and make something from them. The wheels can be taken from an old stroller.
How the process of making and assembling the table will proceed will be influenced solely by the enthusiasm and the available material at hand (or feet).
Variants
Considering various schemes, drawings of coffee tables of various craftsmen who are working on their masterpieces on the World Wide Web, we can come to the conclusion that the most optimal and cheapest option is to make it out of wood. For example, the same pallets, saw cuts, boards, logs and logs.
A coffee table made of:
- Pallets;
- Radiator;
- Old window blocks;
- Expired front door;
- Cabinet;
- Chest of drawers;
- Boxes;
- Poleniev;
- Glass;
- Coils from under cable coils;
- Old chests and suitcases.
Step-by-step instruction
Let's make an original transforming coffee table from pallets. Let's consider the whole manufacturing and assembly process step by step. To do this, we need a durable, not rotten, mold-free and crack-free pallet.
When such an item is found, we start making a coffee table:
Decorating a coffee table
When the furniture is made and assembled, it needs to be brought to perfection, to give it an aesthetic look. At the same time, it is better to apply the pattern on a smooth, well-processed (sanded) surface, and applications and other overlays - on a rough, heterogeneous one.
Before you make a coffee table for dolls for your child, you need to pick up such a finishing material so that the child does not rip it off at the first opportunity and his scraps do not later lie around the room.
As for the decor, there are many ideas. Let's consider some of them:
- Artistic carving looks good on a wooden tabletop, on a glass one - fragments laid out and fastened with glue in the form of a mosaic, a checkerboard;
- The more relief, unusual elements - the better (carving, engraving, various "artistic disgrace");
- For upholstery of the side surfaces, you can use fabric, ribbons, lace with tassels (make an imitation under a tablecloth);
- You can also decorate with a coarse fabric such as a mat or from an old coat;
- Metal corners planted with glue will perfectly emphasize the brutality of the coffee table;
- With the help of wood stain, the tree can be aged, giving the furniture an unusual look;
- All smooth, sliding surfaces can be intentionally "roughened" by burning various patterns and lines on the surface.
A do-it-yourself coffee table can be made a home decoration. Made of sufficient quality, it will carry not only aesthetic, but also practical functions. To please the eyes of the hosts and guests, to serve for many years.
Photo instruction on how to make a coffee table
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 on one's own.
Magazine tables, do it yourself, 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 a 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, which will ensure the reliability, durability 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 made of 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 varnish so that both pollution and impart to the product beautiful appearance.
In addition, to make a coffee table, you will need the following instruments:
- 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 do them and independently, but it should be borne in mind that the tabletop and the support for the wheels must be ideal forms. This will give the coffee table a sophisticated and careful view.
Stages of work
Step 1. In rectangular shapes, you need to make small cuts in the center 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 so that the parts of the table are held firmly.
Step 3. Apply from above countertop. We nail it to the legs with thin nails. For a small table, one is enough 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 design of the transformer 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 PRO100 or Google's Sketch Up: lightweight, intuitive, so easy to figure out. The layout will take 2-3 hours.
Step 3. Cut open details can also be done using the program. She calculates all the necessary materials, which greatly simplifies our work. Having received everything sizes, we saw the details.
Step 4. Assembling the table. Frame our table will be assembled using confirmates(screeds for joining parts made of wood materials). To do 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 side.
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 the usual 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:
- Thick 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:
