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DIY Coffee Table | Coffee table is one of the most important things in your living. It’s usually stored in the middle of the room and easily get the attention. It’s important to make sure that your coffee table well-suited with your room style and can be used perfectly for your guests. It doesn’t really need to be pricey, you can save your money by making your own coffee table.

Also, in this way, you can make sure that your coffee table will be based on your customization. A coffee table is easily recognized with its low heights. As how it named, it usually used to put your beverages while sitting on the couch.

That’s why it’s usually in the living room between the couch. As for that reason, to give you better inspiration, we provide you some ideas on DIY Coffee Table below. After reading it, you might have an unique inspirtaion to make your own coffee table.

DIY Coffee Table

1. DIY Rustic Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table

DIY Rustic Coffee Table

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A rusty coffee table is a perfect choice for you who love the natural wooden texture. Therefore, make a simple table using woods, smoothen out the surface of the wood slabs so it will be comfortable for you when you use it. After that, left your table unpainted to get the rustic themed DIY coffee table. You can use wooden varnish to make the wood last longer.

2. Ikea Coffee Table

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Ikea Coffee Table

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This IKEA inspired coffee table offers you minimalist choice of coffee table with IKEA’s signature simple looks. Make it by your own so you can get the table with cheaper price rather than the store. Use the white marble coloured wood panels to make the coffee table, and use a leverage on the top of the table so the height can be adjusted.

3. Lift Top Coffee Table

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Lift Top Coffee Table

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This DIY wooden coffee table is more than the regular one. The hinge on the top of the table can make you lift it easily. In which, It can make you more comfortable to reach your cup or working on the table. Pick the choice of the wood correctly so you can get a natural looking wood surface.

4. DIY Round Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table

Round Coffee Table

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If you are a beginner, you can start with this simple round coffee table. Shape the wood into a circular slab and make the legs out of the wood. Drill it properly so it will not be shaky. For a coffee table, you need to make sure that the legs won’t be too high so it stays ergonomic to use. You can keep the natural wood color or paint it with various color choices.

5. Ottoman Coffee Table ideas

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Ottoman Coffee Table ideas

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This simple and cool coffee table, use ottoman style and will be great for a shabby chic room. To turn a basic wooden coffee table into a more beautiful one, you only need to prepare some sponge, patterned fabric and paint. First, stick the rectangular sponge to the top of the table. Then cover it with the fabric and stich it neatly. Paint the legs with the matching color with the fabric. These simple steps can turn your basic coffee table into the fancy one.

6. Glass Coffee Table

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diy Glass Coffee Table

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Glass can bring a special touch to your coffee table. This simple wooden coffee table become different with the usage of glass slab on it. Glass also easier to clean and maintain than the wood surface. You can easily wipe and use the glass cleanser to clean the coffee table. But you need to be careful since the glass can be easily broke and not as trong as the wood.

7. Coffee Table with Storage

DIY Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table with Storage

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At the first sight, this coffee table looks like a simple wooden one, until you slide the top of the table and find the hidden storage room under it. You can put your consoles and remotes under it, and don’t need to worry to lose your remotes anymore. The idea of making the closeted storage under the table is really creative. You can also use this as a secret place to store important items.

8. Cheap Coffee Table DIY

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Cheap Coffee Table DIY

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This DIY coffee table is really cheap to make. You only need to buy some wood slabs, stick it together and varnish it, then add metal leg to make it strong enough. You don’t really need much money or crafting skills to make this one. Just simply arrange the wood, join it and attach the legs. This idea is really good for you who are new to DIY and have very limited budget and experience.

9. Modern Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table

Modern Coffee Table

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If a coffee table is not enough for you, why don’t you get two? The combination between wooden and reflective panels on the minimalist metal legs is perfectly combined into modern looks coffee table. The coffee table can add a little colourful touch but still suit your modern minimalist house. Using two table, it give you spacious space to put foods and drinks.

10. Square Coffee Table

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Square Coffee Table diy

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This squre coffee table might looks usual, but you can pull out the drawer between the marble slabs. It made using two simple squared marble slab, and you only need to put a drawer between it. The drawer can be very handy to put many miscellaneous. The reflective and modern side of the marble can brings special touch to your rooms. Marble also very strong and easy to maintain. You only need to wipe it for cleaning it and it will not left any stains.

11. Coffee Table Decor

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Coffee Table Decor

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DIY decorative coffee table can be made using hexangular marble slab with the metal legs. The legs are specially designed to looks decorative with the triangular mashed pattern. To enhance the marble colour, you can paint the legs with bronze color and choose brownish couches that perfectly match the coffee table.

12. Marble Coffee Table

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Marble Coffee Table

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Marble usually used in contemporary or modern styled room. The off-white color with its unique texturized pattern brings luxurious style to your house. But do you know that you can combine the stone with various materials for your DIY coffee table? This coffee table use special joint between the marble slab and the wooden legs. The legs specially shaped crossed and connected using metal joints to make sure it’s strong enough for you to put things on it. This coffee table looks modern, and futuristic at the same time.

13. Storage Coffee Table DIY

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Storage Coffee Table

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A coffee table can also be a great storage, especially for books and magazines that usually be read around the table. You can make the table using woods, make a storage under it so you can put your items. Use metal legs for the table to make it rustic.

14. Live Edge Coffee Table

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Live Edge Coffee Table

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Could you imagine a big tree log in the middle of your house? This natural looks coffee table will amaze everyone who see it. The coffee table made out of a big tree logs, you only need to make a hollow beneath it and smoothen the surface. Varnished it properly and you can bring this extremely unique coffee table inside your room.

15. Farmhouse Coffee Table

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Farmhouse Coffee Table

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Make your own coffee table with farmhouse touches using woods easily. Pick rusty old-wood finish to enhance the farmhouse vibes out of the table. The cross-patterned table side also strengthen the looks. You can mix it up with rattan basket, wooden kettle or fur rugs to bring the farmhouse style to your room.

16. Mid Century Modern Coffee Table

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Mid Century Modern Coffee Table

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This legendary mid-century styled coffee table is really great for room with post-modern style. Get the looks with pointed table legs by making it using woods. You can set some shelves under the table so you can put some belongings.

17. White Coffee Table

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White Coffee Table

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The height of your cushion should be considered before making your coffee table. A low seated couches would work better with coffe table with low height. For example, a minimalist white coffee table that made of white painted wood. The wheels make it easier to move the table alongside the room. The white  minimalist color can make your room looks simple with a shabby chic finish.

18. Magic Coffee Table

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Magic Coffee Table

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This magic coffee table will gather attention and make your house looks fascinating. The idea is to arrange several carved wooden slabs and joint it with pipe frame so it forms a table. Put a glass panel on the top, and you get a magic-alike table that looks cool for your house. The combination of the wood and glass brings material joy and can fit to many home styles.

19. Outdoor Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table

Outdoor Coffee Table

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Do you love to throwing out parties outside? If you were a frequent barbeque hosts, you can make a special coffee table that crafted for your parties. A smart trick; tuck a basket in the middle of the coffee table so you can put beers and cubed ice for your guests. Make sure that you use varnished wood so it can be weatherproof and safe to be placed outdoor. If you didn’t varnish the coffee table, it can be broken easily.

20. Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table

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Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table

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A coffee table doesn’t always need to crafted out from new materials. You can recycle reclaimed wood into a minimalist and simple DIY wooden coffee table easily. Use the natural pattern from the woods so it brings warmth to your room. Make sure that you put the wooden shelves under the table so you can put some books or boxes of items that can be reach easily.

21. Oval Coffee Table

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Oval Coffee Table diy

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Get a luxurious looks with the oval structure of your coffee table. Oval shape often be associated with something lux and expensive. Make the coffee table in oval using woods so you can get the natural vibes from the wood materials. Combined with the fur rug, it brings the Scandinavian style to your room.

22. Mid Century Coffee Table

DIY Coffee Table

mid century coffee table diy

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When it comes to mid-century industrial style, wood and metal is the perfect combination. However, this coffee table uses a metal frame for the table and wooden slabs on it. Paint the metal with the bronze color and let the wood with its natural texture. The combination of the looks and simple yet eye-catchy design brings the industrial vibes to your living room.

The space under table can be used to store items. Keep it in the boxes to make sure it’s always neat. The woven rattan box can be a choice that get along really well the industrial coffee table.

23. Small Coffee Table

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Small Coffee Table

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Small coffee table gives you minimalist looks on your room. This option is really good for you who already have strong choices on your floor titles, sofas and other interiors in your room. If you make the coffee table too bold, it only makes your room exaggerate. Therefore, keep it simple so it can fit perfectly. Also, don’t use too much combination on the models, and just use simple material like woods.

Paint the legs of the table in white, and left the top unpainted so you can get the basic looks of the table, You can have two small tables that can be used side-by-side. Use small and minimalist flower vase on the table to make it not too plain, but still not too extra.

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