Sunday
Dec052010
Handmade Coffee Table
We've been ready for a while to get a new coffee table so we settled on just making one for ourselves. We picked up two pieces of reclaimed wood from Build it Green NYC, a few pipes from the local hardware store and spent about an hour putting it all together.
A few in-progress shots in low-light using film.
tagged 
decorating, diy
decorating, diy 
Reader Comments (36)
Wow, your new coffee table is amazing! I love how sturdy and worn the wood looks... that is a really great idea, too! Thanks for sharing & I hope you guys have a great weekend... how is your knitting going, by the way?!
great idea! looks fantastic!
Nice! I love home made stuff like that! Makes them just that much more special!! Plus, it came out beautiful :)
Nicer than most coffee table you might buy. Great job.
Paul
Better than most you would buy in a store. Nice job.
I would have loved to see some hairpin legs on that table to really show off that fabulous wood. Something like this:
http://www.ianmaclean.com/category.php?id=5
You guys are so crafty.
what a fabulous idea! i've been looking for a bench to fit in our entryway, and this looks like the perfect way to make it myself!
This is really a very good idea,Me gonna follow ur procedure hope it will come out well for me...this is such a nice table,its so simple and worthy!!! http://www.vivamagonline.com Like it a lot!!!!
How did you attach the legs to the top of the table? I see where he was screwing a strip of metal; what was that for?
The strip of metal was to connect the two pieces of wood. As far as attaching the legs to the table -- the base of the pipes have holes to put screws into..hope this helps!
Hi! I wanted to share my recent blog post that features your table!
http://thejunkdrunk.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/armchair-junking-coffee-tables/