Do you love designer items, but sigh in frustration when you look at the price tags that adorn them in stores? Try becoming a designer yourself. Do you think it's difficult? Nothing like this! By following the instructions, you can easily create with your own hands original a piece of interior from scrap materials. And we suggest starting with coffee table- such a simple, but very important subject furniture. Believe me, at such a table you will be happy to serve tea to your guests, who will admire your skills. In addition, by creating a coffee table with your own hands, you will literally fill your house warmth and put a piece of your soul into it. So it's definitely worth a try.
DIY coffee table in a marine style
Idea in the style of "romantic". All year round, while sipping your favorite drink at this table, you will remember the warm sea, gentle surf and lunar path. « Nautical"The table is tenderness, sophistication and originality in the very heart of your home.
How to do it?
1. Take the old window frame and clean it of dust and dirt. If the previous glass cracked, insert a new one, then get rid of the old layer paints and sand the surface. Next you should delete metal corners, which additionally fix the details frames.
Ready! Enjoy your creation and bring joy to your guests!
Suitcase table for travel lovers
Very original solution for an old favorite suitcase that has seen other lands with you and that 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 ( wooden or metal). If you want to make a mobile table, then you need to take wheels. You will also need plywood, screws and a screwdriver.
Now we make markings on the bottom of the suitcase for future legs and drill holes. Since it will not be possible to attach the legs to the fabric, we put plywood inside the suitcase, make markings on it through the holes and also drill them. 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 appearance, 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 huge number of options for turning suitcases into tables: by choosing the legs to your liking, you can make a table into style retro or classical. 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 into the interior a sense of adventure and adventure, the spirit of travel and unknown distant countries.
Table made of logs for nature lovers
Let's take it 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 intended for wooden 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 it to inner surface thin wooden dies - this will make it seem like the table is completely wooden. Now we take the putty and carefully fill in all the voids, after which we rub it in until we create a completely flat surface. 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 using this scheme, using, for example, branches instead of bars. To create such a table you need to take a plywood box, painted black paint, the size of which is 40x40x60 cm (or any other size at your discretion).
To paste the frame, we take branches from which we first remove the loose bark (we do this with sandpaper). What is the order of gluing: first we glue the branches on long side table, and then we select wooden dies and, as mosaic, lay them out on the ends. The thickness of the dies should be approximately 1 cm; they can be cut into parquet or circular saw. And finally, install the glass that will serve as the tabletop. If desired, you can make it mobile by screwing the wheel supports to the table.
Using the same technology, you can create many more unusual pieces of furniture. You can lay out the branches horizontally and then you will get such a wonderful table. Such furniture looks not only very original, but also incredibly stylish.
Original table made from pallets
An idea that came to the mind of someone truly brilliant. It would seem that one can come up with pallets, which are probably lying around at every dacha? And you can make them into a very convenient and functional element of the interior.
How to do it?
First, collect all the tools necessary for your idea: the pallet itself, drill, clamps, hammer, screws, nail puller, wood glue, wheels, soap, primer, screwdriver. In addition, take paint brushes, a flap brush with abrasive bristles for a drill, varnish and a clear primer.
First of all, you should take a drill with an attachment designed for wood processing, and clean the surface of the boards from dirt. Now carefully disassemble the sanded pallet into pieces. Lightly tap out the rusty nails with a large hammer and carefully pull them out with a nail puller. Glue the broken pieces of boards with wood glue. At this stage you will need clamps. They need to carefully clamp the boards and wait until they dry.
Now the parts prepared for the tabletop need to be nailed and glued with reverse side, then clamp them with clamps and wait until they dry.
Then coat the table with a colorless primer, and then varnish. Next, on the back of the table, mark places for screws to attach the wheels. Drill holes for the fasteners with a drill. To ensure that the screws fit into the wood easily, lubricate them with soap. Using a ratchet wrench, you can quickly and conveniently tighten hex head screws.
A stylish, compact and quite functional table is ready!
Table made of drawers
Another one original idea captivates with its simplicity and unexpectedness - who would even think of building a table from boxes? 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.
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 sand the drawers and coat them with varnish. Then, using a drill with a stop, make holes at the ends of the drawers. Using wood glue, you need to fix the dowels at the fastening points and connect the ends of the boxes together. Attach wheels to a sheet of plywood, 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 create miracles. Look around: maybe old window frame has every chance of becoming interesting element interior?
Or maybe a huge wooden reel of industrial cable that can become an elegant piece of furniture?
It's hard to be a fan design solutions For home furniture, while not having enough available funds to purchase them. The point is not only in the level of your income, but also in the price tags that are typical for such furniture, because they are often several times higher than for traditional options.
You can solve this problem by making a coffee table with your own hands. You will be pleasantly surprised at how simple and fun this can be.
Low table
Most often this option occurs among coffee tables. They are not new, they are just Lately began to receive more attention from the public.
They gained popularity two centuries ago, when tea lovers - the British - began to use them. A hundred years later, this trend has spread to other countries of the world, including ours. Now this is not a very popular option, however, it has the right to life.
Chipboard table
Simple and enough practical option maybe a coffee table made of chipboard, which you can make yourself without any problems. Now on the furniture market, chipboard is one of the most available materials, which can be used to create a traditional table. We'll talk about why traditionally later.
The price tag for this option will be significantly lower than if your choice falls on a wooden coffee table. It is best to take sheets coated with laminate or varnish. Still, you will be placing such a table in your home, and therefore you need to pay attention to the aesthetic component.
Then everything depends more on the design you choose. A simple, yet small table can be made from several parts. This option will be small and with several shelves. Perfect for the living room, and will stand next to the sofa or armchair.
The shelves are well suited for magazines and remote controls for controlling equipment. This reduces the likelihood that they will get lost.
Glass table
Drawings of such coffee tables can be easily found on the Internet. You just need to take into account one feature - in almost any case you will need to buy a glass part of the table. You can solve this issue with the help of old glass, which may be in your barn or garage.
The main part of the table can be made from a material that suits you, and cover it with a sheet of glass on top. To do this, you need to cut it to shape, then process the edges and secure it to the main structure.
Even if you don’t make such a table entirely out of glass, with the exception of the frame, you can get a very attractive and interesting result that will look good both in modern interior, and in the usual apartment design without any special features.
Wooden table
Enough detailed instructions How to make a coffee table out of wood can be found on the pages of thematic magazines. This option will be more expensive than in the case of chipboard, but at the same time appearance everything pays off. This material is better suited for tables large sizes, which you can work on if necessary or use them to store documents that you view while sitting in front of the TV in the evening.
The design can be tritely simple: four bars for the legs, which are complemented by a tabletop of the desired shape. Depending on the latter, you can take three legs, which will look even more interesting.
On top of this you can add various decorative and functional details - be it shelves or decorations. Here you can give freedom to your creative nature.
Unusual table options
You may have often come across photos of coffee tables that are made from unusual materials. This can easily include a table made from an old suitcase.
The most interesting thing about this is that you will have to do practically nothing to create such an item. All you have to do is restore a pleasant appearance, if required at all, and install such a table.
The huge advantage of this solution will be reasonable use space in the room. This would work well in front of the sofa, while the space inside the suitcase would also be good to use. You can put some kind of blanket or boxes of shoes there. In general, here it comes down to personal choice; in any case, it is very convenient and practical.
Table made from scrap materials
Separately, I would like to consider a coffee table made with my own hands from scrap materials. There are several options that I really liked, and I want to share them with you.
The first one is a table made of pallets. They can be found in any supermarket or warehouse, and therefore it will not be difficult to get them. They are made of wood, which is very good for the interior. This wood can be varnished, which will greatly change its appearance.
Take two of these pallets, or trays, whichever is more convenient for you, place the first one with its legs up, and place the second one on top so that the legs meet. They can be additionally connected with self-tapping screws, and a sheet of glass can be placed on top of them. The option is very beautiful and easy to implement.
As you already understand, I prefer options when I don’t have to do work furniture companies, and cut out all the parts, and then adjust them. I am more interested in creative and fresh solutions.
For the second option, you will need only four old boxes, which, when placed on their sides, need to be connected to each other clockwise. We first coat them with varnish, connect them and that’s it – the table is ready. The empty space inside can be covered with a tree and a flower placed on top. Good luck with your choice.
DIY photo of coffee tables
A table is the second item after a stool that every beginning amateur furniture maker should be able to do. The table can be created from different materials and have unique characteristics. An excellent intention for you would be the desire to make your own product from wood.
A table made of wood is quite easy to create with your own hands; having minimal skills in working with carpentry tools is enough. And the cost of the material will be significantly less than for a table using metal, glass or plastic.
A piece of furniture made with your own hands will most accurately correspond to the wishes of the happy owner, and will be incomparably more pleasing to the eye than what was purchased. And most importantly, when creating a table with your own hands, you acquire important skills in working with the material, which will make the restoration of operational defects much easier.
What can you make a good table from?
Especially beautiful tabletop can be made from cheap, non-grade pine boards, knotty and twisted (without falling knots, rot, fungus, wormholes), which, when well processed, give a wonderful pattern, to achieve which when working with expensive wood it is necessary to put in much more expense and effort.
When choosing a material, it is important to take care of the strength of the future product. To do this, you should pay attention to the density of the wood.
Soft wood (spruce, pine, chestnut, dogwood) is easily damaged during use, which negatively affects the durability of the table. But scratches and dents can be hidden, although the restoration process will be quite frequent.
Hardwoods (beech, ash, maple, oak, walnut, fruit trees, elm) are quite difficult to process on your own. And you may have to look for experts to work with them. But you will ensure the durability of the product.
External characteristics
It is very important to determine in advance the appearance of your future product. Basic rule good table it is considered if the design fits well into the space allocated for it and leaves a lot of free space for those sitting.
It is also important to consider that a table with a rectangular tabletop will accommodate fewer people than a table with a round or oval shape with the same area. And it would be more expedient to make a table for guests in a folding version, which is folded out for big holidays, but in everyday life is folded. Also, such a folding table will be convenient in the utility room.
Most often you need to choose a kitchen table. It should be roomy and pleasing to the eye to facilitate the process of working with it. But it should not interfere with movement in the room and in no way interfere with the process of culinary creativity.
Based on this, it is absolutely clear that the size of the table is selected depending on the area of the room. Also for kitchen table Soft wood cannot be used due to its use in “extreme” conditions.
Choosing the external characteristics of a product is a responsible process, therefore, before starting to personally create a table for a summer house, it is extremely necessary to thoughtfully assess the needs for which this table is being made.
Transferring an idea to paper
When creating a design that is the fruit of your imagination, you will have to develop the diagram and drawings of your table yourself. Why are there so many electronic programs?
After a thorough development process, it is extremely important to transfer the resulting result to paper. For fast and high-quality work, it is very important to use this manual constantly.
Creative process
Preparation of drawings is the last preparatory stage. Next, you can begin the most important part of the work - manufacturing the parts. Wooden tables It is much easier to create with your own hands if the drawings and diagrams are as informative as possible. This reduces the likelihood of errors to a minimum.
You can actually do it yourself like this: desk, and magazine or children's version. With a certain skill it is possible to create and computer desk. And also lunch or country model. Each of the options is quite easy to implement.
The canvas for the tabletop and the boards with beams from which the remaining parts will be formed are processed with the available tool or, at worst, with coarse sandpaper to remove any defects present in the form of unevenness and protruding knots.
The boards are sanded on all sides, including the side edges and corners. If you are creating a canvas from wood cuts, you need to make sure that they are sufficiently dry, and also repair small cracks discovered after a visual inspection. And it’s better to tongue and groove them. To get more reliable adhesion of the canvas and save time on assembling elements.
Transfer the diagram to the finished canvas. The main elements are cut out with a jigsaw and, if necessary, the sections are polished. Speakers supporting elements trimmed to approximately 3 centimeters. Horizontal cuts are made on both sides of the supports (legs).
The blanks are coated with a preparation that prevents the entry of moisture and pests, and only after final drying is it possible to resume the process of creating a table with your own hands.
Putting the details together
After making all necessary details you can begin the ritual. Namely, to put together the desired masterpiece. And it could be like round table, as well as any other selected product.
First you need to collect supporting structure using screws and glue (first, thin channels are drilled with a drill to the length of the screw, otherwise there is a possibility of the part splitting). Galvanized screws can be used for connections, as they do not rust, and this is very important for wood products. Or wood glue.
According to the basic rules, the length and width of the frame should be 30-25 cm less than the tabletop.
Additional boards need to be attached to the sides to add rigidity and to hide the place where the legs are attached. Cut chamfers where the legs are installed.
Then the table leg is secured in place with clamps, and holes for the bolts are drilled in the frame. Place the supporting elements in place and secure them with stoppers. Reinforce the structure with wood glue. Then install the tabletop in place for which furniture corners are used. At the very end, all visible screws are hidden with plugs matching the color of the wood.
The final stage. Finishing
A photo of the completed table can be seen below. Achieving this result is surprisingly easy. If desired, you can round either only the corners or the entire end, depending on the type of table. It will be nice to make chamfers on the edges of the tabletop.
Irregularities in the entire structure are sanded down, and mistakes made are hidden using putty. To extend service life with your own hands assembled table it is necessary to cover it with several layers of varnish or stain.
Thus, do it yourself beautiful table made of wood is a fairly simple leisure activity. And easy to do. The guarantee of obtaining a high-quality, ideal in dimensions and aesthetic result according to your drawings is: strict adherence to the instructions, error-free execution and carefully selected material. And the resulting table will harmoniously fit into the exterior.
Photos of tables with your own hands
Coffee tables are as relevant today as they were many years ago; they can be purchased separately from an upholstered set or as a set, however, like all other pieces of furniture, this one has a high cost, despite its small size. That is why you can make it yourself.
Coffee tables have relatively high prices in furniture stores, however, unlike other pieces of furniture, they are quite easy to make yourself.
Preparatory work
To do it yourself wooden table, you need to stock up on the following tools and materials:
- solid pine;
- varnish on water based;
- white spirit;
- acrylic paint;
- brush;
- self-tapping screws;
- electric jigsaw;
- screwdriver;
- radial sander;
- milling cutter;
- drill.
As for solid pine, you need to purchase material whose thickness is 25 mm. The dimensions of the workpiece for this table are 1500x500 mm. This model does not require separate legs. In order to cover the table, you will need 300 g of water-based varnish. Acrylic paint must be purchased with a shine, which will give the product a tone; about 100 g of this product will be spent. To apply the composition, you need to purchase a brush or take the one that is available, it is worth considering only that it will have to be disposed of after the work, since it will the glitter will be impossible to get rid of.
Tools for making a coffee table.
Coffee table should be assembled using self-tapping screws of two sizes: 4x60 and 4x40 mm. To be used for wood processing electric jigsaw, which comes with a set of files designed for clean cutting of wood. It is preferable to use a self-clamping chuck; it is more convenient for the master when carrying out work. In any case, it should be possible to install a drill with a diameter of 10 mm in the chuck. The radial grinder can be replaced with a regular screwdriver, which has an appropriate attachment.
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From hand router You can also refuse in favor of a traditional plane, since not every craftsman has the first version of the tool. It will be necessary to remove more impressive chamfers.
Drills should have the following sizes: 10 and 5 mm, the first option should be used instead of a separate countersink. A set of bits with an extension cord will also come in handy.
When cutting the material, you don’t have to try to calculate the size of the radius; for this you can use a traditional steel hula hoop as a template.
Preparing for the assembly process
When making a coffee table, you have to perform two stages of product processing: preliminary and finishing. The first stage includes cutting, beveling and sanding.
You need to remove the chamfer by approximately 5 mm; it looks aesthetically pleasing and will not “eat up” the thickness of the countertop externally. Even before covering the elements with tone, grinding should be done in three approaches in the area of the ends.
Drawing of a coffee table.
Such work must be carried out using the technology below.
After you have sanded the sections, you should cover them with a layer of varnish.
You must be prepared for the wood structure to become brittle under the coating. After drying, sanding and varnishing should be done again, this should be done until a smooth cut can be achieved. In this case, care must be taken not to damage the plane.
Wooden table installation technology
When making a coffee table, before you start gluing the elements together, you need to prime the joints with PVA, which can be replaced with wood glue, then the surface should be left to dry. The planks with legs must be mated with self-tapping screws with dimensions 4x40, while when fastening to the tabletop, fasteners with dimensions 4x60 should be used.
The coffee table should not have a resinous surface; in order to get rid of it, you should use white spirit and a large number of rags. It is advisable to carry out such work in an open space. Otherwise, the smell will remain in the apartment for a long time.
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The varnish must be mixed with shiny paint and covered the surface of the table. You can experiment a little with the remaining acrylic by drawing patterns under the final layer of varnish; they will not be very noticeable and intrusive, you can only see them in reflected light.
Wooden coffee table with legs
Coffee table assembly diagram.
The coffee table can be made by analogy with the one described above, however, it can also have legs in its design. To do this, you will need to use a workpiece from an array of the required size. It is necessary to saw off material from the element on four sides (not two). The size of the tabletop of such a table can be 950x650 mm. The array in this case should have a thickness in the range of 35-40 mm. The blank for this table will be a material with dimensions of 1280x980 mm. The legs can be ready-made balusters, which can be purchased from the construction department; their top should be square, the side of which can be limited to 60 mm. The blanks for the legs can be sawed off so that the table is of the required height.
If you saw off the table top radially from 4 sides, then instead of the elements that in the first case served as legs, you will be able to get a finished table base in four parts. To fasten them, they must be tightened with confirmats with dimensions of 5x90 mm. In this case, the blanks should form the shape of a rectangle, which should be screwed to the tabletop using corners. Do not forget that the elements of the “box” part must be sawn off to length; this will allow you to obtain a structure of the correct shape after assembling the table.
When installing the legs, you should use self-tapping screws, mounting them from the inside. The reliability of the base box will be achieved by the fact that the structure of the wood on the long elements is horizontal.
This way the model will have legs. If desired, such a table can be turned into a dining table at the installation stage; to do this, it will be necessary to cut the legs, leaving a more impressive length. When making cuts using a jigsaw, you can make curly movements.
An alternative to purchasing furniture is the opportunity to create it yourself from scrap materials. You can make an original coffee table with your own hands in a couple of hours. The process is simple and exciting even for a beginner. It requires initial skills in handling carpentry tools, ingenuity and a certain amount of aesthetic flair.
The coffee table comes in countless varieties.
Advantages of creating home furniture yourself:
- minimum financial costs;
- exclusivity of the model;
- individual convenience.
It’s easy to make: if drawings are required, they’re not at all complicated.
Put created on our own The sample can be in the living room, bedroom or children's room. Products created independently look great in city apartments and country cottages, delighting hosts and guests with its unusualness and style.
A coffee table in an interior is like a business suit for a man or makeup for a lady.
Which ones exactly? necessary materials will come in handy, depends on the basis of the item being collected. To make a coffee table with your own hands, you will need a variety of auxiliary things.
First of all, the decor gives the table its appearance, so it would be appropriate to start from the end: with the decoration and decoration.
Compose the exact and robust construction the table will be difficult without glue, varnish and sandpaper. Permanent paint will also come in handy - choose convenient sprays, they can quickly and without getting dirty to cover the entire surface of the tabletop. A good quality primer may be needed to cover the base and supports. You can buy it at hardware store. Don’t forget the materials for decoration – fabrics of various textures and densities, lace, colored plastic or glass, etc.
It will no longer be difficult to select a design from ready-made ones or to develop your own: the load on the object is small, and if a flaw occurs, it is not difficult to redo it or do it again.
Ancillary materials will not be superfluous - ordinary newspapers, large cardboard, plastic sheeting, so that “production” waste is not carried around the room.
The cost of labor and money is nothing at all.
To assemble the planned model, you need to prepare the necessary tools.
First of all, these are a hammer, scissors, and pliers. You will need different fasteners, furniture nails (regular and rivets) or screws of different sizes.
You can decorate the table different ways, see fig.
To quickly cut wood parts, you need a hacksaw. If you have a carpenter's table and you have skills in such work, then having a chisel, cutter and plane will be a plus to process wooden base with professional precision. To decorate the elements you will need a sharp chisel or a set of carpenter's knives.
With the help of the most regular wallpaper You can quickly and inexpensively decorate the most ancient, shabby table, as long as it is strong.
What the coffee table will be like is up to you to decide. Next, we decide on the design and construction.
DIY coffee table made from pallets
To quickly do beautiful furniture, often take wood as a basis. It can be made from a regular pallet. One product without gaps and four wooden supports enough for self-creation beautiful table.
- Do original table from pallets we start with markings.
- Having decided on the dimensions and making all the necessary marks, we cut out the middle of the pallet: Smooth surface should be with front side, relief - with symmetrically located bars - from below.
- Treat the legs chosen for work (preferably carved) with a primer and let them dry.
- At this time, start tinting the top and sides of the tabletop.
- When all the elements have dried, you can begin to secure them. Use nails (or screws) and hardware to connect.
Each layer, except the finishing one, is sanded after drying, but for this you need velvet sandpaper, which you can’t always find on sale.
Such models look good if they are low. An interesting coffee table can be made from an already unnecessary radiator central heating. To do this, it must be painted evenly. Instead of a tabletop, you can take glass or a wide board that fits the size.
You can bring back a pile of empty shells and sea pebbles from your vacation at sea.
For mobility, wheels from an old baby stroller are often used. The construction of a furniture masterpiece will take a minimum of time and money.
DIY coffee table from window and books
You can find a new use for an outdated window - use it to create a table with your own hands. If necessary, sand the frames and coat them with paint. Not only can they be used as supports wooden legs(bars), but also old books that do not fit on the shelves.
If you have replaced ordinary windows at home with metal-plastic ones, then you can make an interesting coffee table from one old window.
A coffee table will be convenient in the country if you spend a lot of time there. On the glass of such an original tabletop you can apply a drawing or thin layer matting paint.
Coffee table from the front door
Unnecessary Entrance door can also serve as a base for your table. For this purpose it is taken central part, and the rest go to the supporting sides, since the coffee table will not be very high. For greater stability, you can make the bottom shelf from chipboard.
Well, if you replaced the input or interior doors, That old door use as material for a new table.
Cover the surfaces of the product - tabletops and supports - with tinting. Matte varnish will look good.
Often, outdated doors have embossed zoning; when using a table, this is convenient, since you can safely place a tray with dishes without fear that it will slip off.
A table made from old furniture - a wardrobe or chest of drawers
Sometimes it’s a pity to throw away good pieces of furniture that have gone out of fashion. They can serve as the basis for new products. Smooth cabinet doors, especially if they are varnished, are an excellent preparation. Legs are also useful - straight or carved, if the product is planned to be low. You can use two doors, connecting them with cut pieces from the side panels of the cabinet. This option requires very little time and is practically free.
Wooden boxes for fruits, vegetables or other items - universal material to create furniture with your own hands.
Chest drawers are suitable for a composite or solid table. Fitting is carried out by sawing off the protruding parts. The assembled tabletop is installed on any supports - for example, elements of the same chest of drawers, bars treated with a primer, books, etc.
DIY stump table
An unusual coffee table is made from a single piece of wood - a stump left over from a cut pine, birch or poplar. It should be wide enough and even, with beautiful rings. Depending on the height of the stump, you can choose from the following:
- with a low tabletop on thin metal legs;
- medium height without supports (the base of the stump serves as support);
- low table on wheels.
A sanded stump or log can be placed directly on the floor or wheels can be attached.
If desired, you can leave the natural appearance of the stump - with bark (leaving it as is or varnishing it) or paint it in any color, after first removing the bark. White and beige tones look best.
Suitcase table for travel lovers
You can also use vintage voluminous suitcases as a tabletop. This original handmade coffee table will appeal to romantic people who like to frequently spend time on educational trips.
Nowadays, coffee tables have finally gotten rid of the hypocrisy of their owners.
The basis is an old suitcase, preferably made of thin wooden planes. Leave the locks in place; they serve as fasteners. You can also leave the straps. The suitcase can be tinted or left in natural form, depending on the condition of the surface. For legs can be used as wooden blocks(or carved furniture supports), and wheels.
This kind of furniture is made from a wide variety of materials: wood, glass, steel, aluminum, plastic, chipboard and plywood.
To make the surface more resistant to moisture, you can coat it with varnish. The fasteners here can be both bolts and hardware. You can drill holes for the legs in the bottom of the suitcase itself and secure them using iron rims with spacers.
tabletop edge made of solid wood or laminated veneer lumber furniture board should be processed with a milling cutter to give it beautiful shape and then sand it with sandpaper.
Table made of logs for nature lovers
Wood is a material that can be easily processed. Sand half a wide log and thinner logs. The bark on the sides and bottom of the countertop can be left or removed. For fastening, use nails and metal angles. Instead of legs made from logs, you can take metal ones or legs from old furniture.
It seems as if this coffee table is made entirely of birch logs, but this is not the case.
Making an exclusive coffee table from wood is quite simple. Ordinary logs will serve as both the base and supports.
Reels as the basis of the product
A coffee table made from a large cable reel looks very interesting. Firstly, round form looks harmonious. Secondly, it can be made rotating. Thirdly, the side cavity can be used for the most various items– magazines, books, writing instruments, disks, additional devices dishes (if they are not needed on the table during tea drinking).
Large spools of industrial cable are a rare but ideal stock for coffee tables.
Its side flat sides will serve as a table top.
The coffee table can be made with or without supports, simply by placing the coil on its side. You can use the “Health” disk as a torque element.
The cavities on the sides look more interesting if they are zoned symmetrically using wooden boards secured with glue.
Making a glass table
A DIY glass coffee table is very easy to make. As a tabletop, ordinary thick glass (square, rectangular, round) is used, preferably tempered, since the material is quite fragile and can crack from impact or temperature changes.
Glass – you can only use tempered glass, otherwise the reliability of the table will be in doubt.
The coffee table can rest on wooden carved legs with a wide base, books, hemp and other elements. It is advisable to make a central support for it. The elements are attached with a special durable glue.
The final stage is decoration
When decorating a hand-made sample, the most different ideas. Smooth surfaces hold a pattern or ornament around the perimeter well, while non-uniform surfaces hold appliques and other elements well.
When making a table with your own hands, you can use additional decorative inserts. If you're using a cable reel as a base, it often has a center hole. You can put a tall vase with dry plants or flowers in it.
The material you choose for decoration should be abrasion resistant. The exception is elements designed to create the impression of a vintage product.
The main thing here will be strict adherence to the proportions indicated in the drawing.
Paint tinting can also act as decorative design. You can create patterned surfaces, add natural streaks to wooden surfaces, shade parts of the elements, creating the most advantageous look for your product.
If the coffee table is unstable, then objects may slide off it, so you need to carefully adjust all the supports to the height. An embossed finish can also be used as an anti-slip measure.
The finished product is treated with stain, painted, varnished or “aged” - as desired.
For the manufacture of similar models absolutely used different materials– fantasy will not allow you to limit your ideas. Try it out, come up with options for furnishings, this will make it look not only stylish, but also completely new.
Wood is the easiest material to process and the most pliable.
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