Original do-it-yourself tables. How to make a coffee table with your own hands? DIY drawings and diagrams of coffee tables

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It would seem, how can a coffee table surprise a modern person? A long-forgotten item can no longer be found in many apartments. Modern man loves space, remembering that people often stumble over a bulky table, newspapers and unsolved crossword puzzles are lying here and there. What now? It turns out that coffee tables not only have not lost their relevance, but have also become an ultra-modern decorative item; craftsmen make masterpieces with their own hands. And yes, there are even annual exhibitions dedicated only to this type of furniture.

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What a modern coffee table it is today, a modern coffee table that has survived more than one generation of Russians. The answer is not at all that simple. The only thing that this name sometimes has in common is just a collective phenomenon relating to a certain type of furniture with completely understandable tasks. The rest is a problem.

Sometimes it seems that a person is a little crazy and drags all sorts of garbage home. But no... This is also a work of furniture art.

It would seem that there is no rational grain in this chaos. But no! It turns out that each of these samples must meet both aesthetic standards and correspond to some functionality.

Indeed, there is a whole list of standards and specifications for factory products. For example, they must be stable and safe. Forms are “perfect, providing ease of use.” And the materials should be simple and environmentally friendly. In fact, a coffee table is one of the most simple designs. You can’t argue with this when looking at some amazingly simple and elegant masterpieces.

Simple, but so elegant! Another recommendation that furniture makers talk about is that the coffee table should be assembled and disassembled. More complex models may have pull-out cabinets, for example, like this. And even if some of them are slightly non-standard, such a table will definitely attract the attention of guests.

Another requirement is the accuracy and cleanliness of assembly and fitting of elements. Here again questions arise. And if the table was practically not processed. What to do in these cases?

You will be surprised, but every table that comes out of the factory has a long history of creation. From a simple sketch to a whole pile of papers. All details must be unified. That is why in Soviet times factory tables created such a dull impression.

And it’s great that today there are enough art workshops, videos and other ways of exchanging information and knowledge to try to spy on really interesting projects to create such small works of art.

The main thing to remember is that the coffee table really should be stable and safe. And even like the one in the photo.

How to prepare your own drawings with dimensions for a coffee table

Drawings are the most important part of working on your own table project. It is important to choose here golden mean between functionality and originality. You can take ready-made drawings as a basis, and there are a huge number of them today, and modernize it during the process. Scheme options that may be useful during work.

And here’s how a seemingly ordinary table at first glance can be turned into a small front garden. The main thing is to imagine in advance what your table will be like, and the solution will arise by itself.

Advice! To build your own drawing, prepare a sheet of paper, a pencil and a tape measure. Using a centimeter, you need to measure the area of the space where you plan to place your creation. Based on the data obtained, prepare a drawing.

The schematic drawing is the basis for further work on creating furniture. The drawing will help you choose the right base for the structure, calculate the load on the frame, prepare the required number of corners, screws or clamps, as well as supports or legs on wheels. Do not forget that in the drawings, in addition to the dimensions of other materials, the thickness of the tabletop is indicated.

What materials can a coffee table be made from?

Coffee table IR is most often made from one or two types of materials. Usually this is both metal and glass. However, there are hundreds of solutions to imagine what your dreams could be and look like.

The most important thing here is to think through all the elements in advance. Sometimes you will have to work with each of them separately. Plastic, glass, metal - all this can become an important part of your art object.

Tabletop

How to make a coffee table from laminated chipboard

To make a simple table, you need to purchase laminated chipboard sheets. For work we need. In general, the work process resembles the previous instructions, with the only difference being that in the case of sheets, they are attached to the corners.

Advice! If you don’t have a jigsaw, the cutting work can be done right in the store. To do this, you just need to name the dimensions of the workpieces.

The shelves can be fixed to confirmations. To screw them in, we pre-drill the holes with a 4.5 mm drill. If you have questions about the best way to make a coffee table, you can check out this tutorial video.

Making a glass table with your own hands

A glass table will make your space light and airy. Very often this technique is used in small rooms so that this piece of furniture does not clutter up the space. In some cases, painting the tabletop is allowed.

Particular attention should be paid to the quality of glass fasteners. For this purpose, there are special fixation systems that prevent its damage.

Making your own coffee table from scrap materials

Despite the abundance ready-made solutions, in our country, using unnecessary things to solve completely mundane problems has always been and is considered a favorite pastime. Some craftsmen share ways to use unexpected materials to create furniture.

Tire table

Products made from tires are especially popular - they are convenient to install in dachas and. Here are some options for such non-standard furniture.

Some craftsmen manage to hide the presence of a junk item using simple but very effective techniques.

Suitcase table

Very often, an ordinary travel suitcase is used as the basis for a coffee table.

The main task is to ensure reliable fastening to the base. In itself, such a table will have considerable functionality.

Such tables require practically no additional processing, and the attachments to the base are very universal. They can be attached to wooden base, tighten with straps to the metal frame.

How to make your own coffee table with additional elements

Now let's look at the procedure for assembling a simple table. This master class is quite simple to implement and does not require any special skills.

Table on wheels

So, today we’ll look at how to use old wheels on wheels. wooden boxes from under vegetables or pallets.

Illustration	Description of action
	According to tradition, we will prepare the tools and necessary materials for work.
	We begin assembling the base; to do this, we lay out four boards in parallel, securing them with perpendicular sections of boards.
	We fasten all the elements with nails.
	We screw the connecting elements that form the frame of the pallet.
	We fasten top part our pallet. Now it's time to move on to decorating.
	For painting, you can choose any color close to the required range.
	We prepare an element for fastening from suede or leather. The material must be dense enough so as not to tear.
	We braid a pigtail. And fasten it with self-tapping screws.
	This is how our coffee table turned out.

Table with drawers

Design with drawers It is considered one of the most difficult for beginners to perform. Take a closer look at how diverse the options for retractable systems can be.

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 an original piece of furniture with your own hands from scrap materials. And we suggest starting with a coffee table - such a simple, but very important piece of 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 home with warmth and put a piece of your soul into it. So it's definitely worth a try.

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 moonlit path. The “marine” 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 old glass is cracked, insert a new one, then get rid of the layer old paint and sand the surface. Next, you should remove the metal corners, which additionally secure the frame parts.

2. Cover the frame with white enamel or acrylic paint. If you choose acrylic paint, after drying, sand it down so that the wood shows through - this will make the table look aged, which will give it a special sophisticated look. You can also use two colors by choosing white and blue. First paint the frame with blue paint, and after the first layer has dried, cover it with white. When the second layer dries, rub it with sandpaper - then blue paint will come out from under the white paint.

3. Making legs for the table. To do this, take the cutting and cut it into 4 equal parts (each approximately 34 cm), then go over them with sandpaper to remove all roughness.

5. Now each workpiece needs to be drilled in 4 places. Preliminarily mark and then drill a hole intended for attaching the legs, as well as another one - in any convenient place - in order to secure the legs more securely.

6. Then, using a long screw, you need to attach each leg to the base.

7. Next you need to attach the legs to the frame using self-tapping screws. The window frame is a kind of “box” in which you will need to put all the seafood brought from your vacation - the front part of the frame, which stands on legs, will face the floor, down.

8. Now you will need a coarse thin rope that will need to be braided around each leg. Secure the rope using a glue gun.

9. Now you need to wash and degrease the glass on both sides. Next, select and place “seafood” on the glass. Arrange them so that they seem to be carelessly scattered and at the same time flow from one corner of the table to another - and their number should gradually disappear. Now you need to attach each element using two-component transparent glue. At the same time, marine elements should not protrude above the edges of the flat “box”.

10. You will need to order glass from a glass workshop, the thickness of which will be 4 mm. The size of the glass should be such that, resting on the frame, it can cover the “box”. In this case, 1.5-2 cm of the frame should be open on each side. You need to ask the workshop to process the edges of the glass and drill holes in them 4 mm in diameter. The glass needs to be wiped and the table covered with it. Cut out gaskets from leather or thin rubber that will be under the washers. Use self-tapping screws to secure the glass. They should be screwed in carefully to avoid cracking the glass.

11. Take a coarse thick rope and make a loop at one end that will be equal to half the length of the table. Using a glue gun, apply a folded rope from the center of the long side of the table to its edge. The loop itself (about 12-15 cm) does not need to be glued - it should be free so that you can tie a knot afterwards. “Walking around” the perimeter of the glass and going around all its corners, continue gluing the long end of the rope to it. When you reach the loop, you need to thread the end of the rope into it so that you get a sea knot. Now, having pulled the rope in the opposite direction (doubled), you need to glue it.

12. Decorate outside corner table - on the side where the most marine elements. Continue the composition by placing additional details as if they were “flowing” from the table leg directly under the glass of the tabletop.

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 in a retro or classic style. 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 a sense of adventure and adventure, the spirit of travel and unexplored distant lands into the interior.

Table made of logs for nature lovers

A table made of logs for connoisseurs of nature, dacha or country house– warm and natural, it will always evoke a weekend mood, in which everything is imbued with tranquility, birdsong and the aromas of nature. Making such a wonderful table is also quite simple.

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 thin wooden dies to the inner surface - 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, 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 the long side of the table, and then we select wooden dies and, like a mosaic, lay them out at 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 original table made from pallets of 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 processing wood and use it to 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.

Stylish, compact and pretty functional table ready!

Photo instructions for making a coffee table from pallets

Table made of drawers

A table made from drawers? 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 an old window frame has every chance of turning into an interesting interior element?

Or maybe a huge wooden reel of industrial cable that can become an elegant piece of furniture?

Believe me, there are a lot of things around us that can turn into something truly unique and precious. You just have to look at them from a slightly different angle.

The coffee table comes in countless varieties. It's easy to make; If drawings are required, they are not at all complicated. True, transforming tables have a folding mechanism, but if you wish, you can implement it yourself without being a very skilled craftsman; We will touch on this point later.

But, on the other hand, a coffee table in the interior is like a business suit for a man or makeup for a lady. The same material, a similar cut, the same cosmetic bag can give the owner the appearance of a respectable gentleman or a carefree bon vivant, a sleek, self-confident lioness, a playful ingénue or a dressed-up coquette.

Therefore, we will not dwell in great detail on step by step recipes How to make a coffee table yourself (although this will also be given due attention), but let’s focus primarily on the aesthetic and creative side of the matter. Then - on reliability and durability combined with low cost. This is also an important point: the coffee table is one of the most intensively used pieces of furniture.

What is this anyway?

Is there any definition of what we have decided to undertake? Any norms, requirements, rules? Ergonomic conditions? Only one thing: height - from 40 to 50 cm. And that’s it, do as God puts on your soul, but so that it is beautiful and comfortable.

Decor

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. Having solved this issue, it will not be difficult to select a design from ready-made ones or to develop your own: the loads on the object are small, and if a flaw occurs, it is not difficult to redo it or do it again. The cost of labor and money is nothing at all.

You can decorate the table different ways, see fig. We will go through the positions as they read, from left to right and from top to bottom. They are arranged in the same order according to the degree of increasing complexity of the work.

Wallpaper

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. Cleaning, priming and painting have no special features. Any piece of wallpaper on the surface of the tabletop is also suitable: it is covered with glue in several layers of transparent colorless or tinted NC or acrylic varnish.

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. Therefore, we do this: take two pieces of sandpaper number 240-280 and rub them against each other until the base begins to show through. This is what we polish.

Note: It is advisable to collect any spilled abrasive powder. It is very useful for various works, especially on glass.

If the wallpaper is embossed, then sanding begins with a layer above which the unevenness of the relief no longer protrudes. As a rule, this is the 2nd – 4th layer. There should be at least 3-4 more layers of varnish above it.

The varnish is applied in an envelope from the center to the edges. The first layers - generously so that it flows onto the ends; The tabletop is placed on stands, and the floor is covered with film. The layers for sanding are applied slightly shrinking to create a run of varnish coating (its thickness can reach 4 mm) to the edges of the tabletop. After the entire coating has completely hardened, the drops hanging at the bottom are cut off and the edge of the bottom layer is sanded.

Wallpaper nails or metal pushpins driven in a row along the edge will add elegance to the table. The most important condition To make it look good, the plaques should be arranged in even rows and at even intervals. Here the simplest device will help out: a piece of metal corner with holes drilled on one side with a diameter slightly larger than the thickness of the button rod (most often 1.2 mm). It is used as a template, moving around the perimeter. The outer holes should be spaced from the edge by the driving pitch minus half the diameter of the head.

Shell stones

You can bring back a pile of empty shells and sea pebbles from your vacation at sea. A table with such scattering under glass looks romantic. But the popular design with a bamboo frame, as in the figure, is not very practical. The stems of bamboo taper towards the top, and it is not so easy to select four pieces of uniform thickness, and dust soon accumulates in the nook between the glass and the bamboos, which is difficult to clean. Glass with glue does not adhere well to smooth semicircular parts. Finally, bamboo simply does not grow near salt water, and such a table does not look entirely natural.

It is most advisable to use the most ordinary plinth to make a frame for a marine table. Sectional configuration, size, tone, texture - in a huge assortment, the price is inexpensive. The glass is firmly glued to the top shelf of the plinth using aquarium silicone. Silicone glue for gluing aquariums is sold in pet stores, is eternal, and holds incredible loads. Available in transparent (gluing is not visible), white and black, which provides additional design possibilities. The chamber with filling turns out to be practically sealed, nothing gathers dust inside.

For a tabletop 400x750 mm, glass with a thickness of 6 mm is required; for 600x900 mm – from 8 mm; for larger ones – from 10 mm. The glass needs to be mirror-like, without streaks or waviness. If you are not lazy and choose with inside plinth a quarter deep as the thickness of the glass, it will be glued flush and the table will come out absolutely reliable and safe.

Note: in the early 80s, some French company made a splash in the exclusive furniture market by launching aquarium tables for sale. The underwater world was visible through the transparent tabletop. Manufacturers assured that the lifespan of a closed ecosystem in a thick hollow tabletop was 40 years, but it turned out to be a complete embarrassment. The fish began to multiply, the biological balance went to hell, and the aquarium table turned into a disgusting burial ground. A friend of the author of the article remarked on this matter: “They should first bring out the fish, which in French ...”

Mirrors

The mirror table will fit into any interior. Mirrors, reflecting the environment, automatically include it in the design style.

The base is an ordinary box of sufficient strength with smoothed corners, carefully painted. It is impossible to leave wooden gaps in sight: wood is a naturally noble material. Leaving it in narrow stripes means deliberately suppressing what by nature should dominate, and this is bad taste. The exposed wood can and should be left under the mirrors, so they will adhere more firmly to the glue - nitro mounting, construction or aquarium silicone. The base box must first be primed with a niro-base primer, not a water-based one!

The authors of the design recommend painting the base with silver (aluminum powder), which is quite justified: silver color harmonizes with mirrors in any setting. But, if the table is made for a specific interior, the color tone may be different. For example, in an Art Deco living room - golden (painted with bronze or gold leaf), black or white - in classic modern; in high-tech - also black or blue, purple; in a fusion living room - bright red, in a minimalist - any tone in the general tone; let's say light green.

Decoupage

Decoupage is gluing ready-made fragments of a design onto a base, something like modified decals. The technique of decoupage itself is simple, and everything you need is sold in sets, but preparing the base (top layer) and securing the design requires some work.

Decouped furniture until recently was considered a sign of simple (if not to say bad) taste, but the technique of decoupage is being improved, the choice of ready-made designs is constantly expanding, and now even experts often confuse decoupage under varnish with hand-painted art.

The tabletop is first sanded, leveled, and gaping cracks are sealed, as when restoring furniture. Then they prime with chalk mixed with transparent NC furniture varnish until it becomes sour cream thick. Primers cannot be used on water! After decoupling, the surface is covered with transparent acrylic varnish in two layers or furniture nitro varnish in 3-4 layers. Each subsequent layer is applied after the previous one has completely dried, using the method described above.

Video: master class on decoupage

Mosaic

Coffee tables have been decorated ever since they existed. But few people know that the countertops for them were made of marble or alabaster - it is impossible to make a durable classic mosaic on a wooden base: fibrous-layered organic materials and monolithic mineral ones are very different in their temperature-mechanical and strength characteristics.

Note: do not confuse alabaster - a translucent pinkish semi-precious and ornamental stone - with building alabaster.

These days, durable and beautiful mosaic on a tree you can type from plastic. Fragments can be cut out PVC plastic boxes for electrical communications. They are produced mainly in white, occasionally in black or dark gray. But painting is not a problem. In PVC with filler, graffiti paint is permanently eaten into. There is only one condition - you need to paint the already cut out fragments, otherwise the white threads will be visible along their edges on the already assembled composition. Glue plastic smalts onto wood using mounting glue; the base is pre-leveled and primed, as for mirrors.

Artistic painting

Here you already need artistic taste and the applied hand of a painter. It is not advisable to use a stencil - not the ceiling or even the walls, the slightest drips are right before your eyes. The base is primed, as for mirrors, for all types of painting, except Khokhloma, where clay priming is included in the technological process.

It is advisable to use traditional Russian wood painting techniques: in addition to Khokhloma (which is very complex), Polkhov and Gorodets. They are intended for wooden utensils and kitchen utensils; They don’t eat on the table and don’t make dough in it, so it will last for many years.

Video: decorating a table with stained glass paints

Craquelure

And finally, the crack technique. Principle: paint that is not yet completely dry (the finger is imprinted, but not sticky) is coated with a special varnish-crack. As it dries, it pulls the paint along with it, it cracks like a mesh, and finished coating looks nicely antique. This is especially valuable in country or traditional styles - baroque, empire, etc.

The paint on the table must be varnished, otherwise dirt will soon get into the cracks and the look will be lost. This allows you to do without expensive craquelure varnish. Instead you can use:

PVA glue, diluted two or three times - for water-based paints (gouache) and nitro. Apply a little at a time, in the thinnest layer, after determining the dosage using a prototype of exactly the same paint! The contours of the gouache painting come out a little blurry and airy. Bright colors are highly undesirable.
Egg white – for oil paints.
Table vinegar – for alkyd and acrylic enamels.
Edible gelatin - for all types of paints, but the coating lasts no more than 5 years even under varnish.

Video: complete restoration of an old table

Round tables

Round coffee tables are the most popular: a small table is a bit cramped and the corners get in the way. We give three designs as an example. On the left in Fig. – round table with a folding tabletop. The look is archaic and will fit into any old-fashioned (or just old) living room.

In the old days, such tables were called visiting tables; guests left their Business Cards. If, on leaving, the visitor saw the back of the tabletop (which was secretly given to the servants), this was an unambiguous sign that his appearance in this house was undesirable in the future. But such a passage did not give a reason to challenge him to a duel. Nowadays, a business table can be found in a less offensive use: an acrylic mirror is firmly glued to the tabletop with aquarium silicone.

At the top right is a wooden shelf table, also 700 mm in diameter. The design is elementary simple, but if there is something heavier than gloves or a scarf on the table, it is better to support the shelf with the tabletop under the edges with stands made of polished metal pipe. Option - radial partitions made of laminate, wood, chipboard. Timber supports will ruin the view.

Below on the right is also a 700 mm round table that requires a minimum of labor and costs. Why? It can be seen from the picture. The tabletop is nailed right through to the legs from scraps of sticks, then primed and finished clean. The tripod must be assembled in advance using glue and nails; the wooden ring on it is decorative. The top is cut flat according to the markings with a homemade pseudo-thicknesser from scrap materials, see the section on stump tables.

Idea: an unusual round table made of plastic pipes (it)

Transformers

A folding coffee table is also not new. They have long been made according to the model dining table: with sliding table top and insert board. The cabinet, as a rule, was assigned the role of a wine cellar. Party workers there kept a volume of Lenin or Karl Marx together in bottles and wine glasses. Depending on the visitor being received, one or the other was called to the “deck”. Techies, not prone to hypocrisy, despised this kind of double-dealing with all their hearts.

Nowadays, coffee tables have finally gotten rid of the hypocrisy of their owners. The most popular design is a table that is both a coffee table and a dining table. In a small one-room apartment - a godsend. How such a transforming table works is shown in Fig. higher.

Its highlight, of course, is the transformation mechanism. Store bought ones are quite expensive, but you can make your own. To do this, you will first have to master some program that allows you to perform three-dimensional modeling. The easiest way is Google Sketch Up. It is not as functional as PRO 100, but it is much easier to use, and it is enough for a transformable table.

The principle of operation of the mechanism is a system of levers with two dead points in extreme positions and with a point of unstable balance between them. This ensures easy conversion without any rattling or popping. The stages of creating the mechanism are as follows, see figure:

We draw a circuit diagram (item 1), either by hand or in CorelDraw;
We develop a model in three dimensions and check the interaction of the parts, position 2;
We make one section in kind from pieces of wood (item 3), check how everything moves, adjust the dimensions;
We do the detailing for metal, pos. 4;
We assemble the sections and finally check them in situ, position 5;
Using the mechanism, we make a cabinet, boards and assemble a table, pos. 6.

For such a mechanism you will need about 4 m of professional pipe 20x20, 1.2 m of the same 50x25, a meter of strip 20x4, 6 bolts M8x120, 2 M8x60 and M8x50 each, 8 M4x20, 26 M8 nuts and 30 washers 30x8, 12 intersection ties, 6 cm a piece of corner 45x25 and 4 gas lifts 120-140N. Wooden parts - according to the chosen table design. It is better to use MDF on the countertop; it is lighter and stronger than chipboard. Costs are about 1000 rubles, which is more than half the price of branded models.

Video: example of a finished transforming table

Note: The following figure shows drawings of a transforming mechanism without gas lifts, on springs. This one will cost even less, but you will have to work some magic with the springs, choosing their strength.

Originals

What a coffee table is better to have original look, also a common place. To paraphrase a well-known saying about the Indians, we can say: a good coffee table is an original coffee table. To begin with, we will analyze three designs (see figure) in order of increasing complexity of manufacture.

From the press

A coffee table made from old newspapers and magazines (on the left in the figure) is not only original in appearance, but also subtle in design. Which is evidence of, albeit not traditional, but developed taste. True, the premises for it should be designed accordingly. It will not look good in any interior of a conventional design, be it ancient or modern.

The manufacturing technology is completely simple:

We roll the waste paper media into tight tubes and secure each one with several money rubber bands.
Immerse for 2-7 minutes in a bucket or trough with a water-polymer emulsion; it doesn't stink and is cheap.
Hang on wire hooks on a clothesline to dry; You need to dry it in a non-dusty room, laying a film underneath under the draining excess.
Glue together a bundle of PVA; dry in a vertical position, tied with thread to prevent it from falling apart.
We mark the planes with a pseudo-thicknesser (see below) and cut them to size with a hacksaw with a fine-toothed “clean cut” blade.
We glue a tabletop made of mirror glass at least 12 mm thick with aquarium silicone.

From logs

This table, the middle one in Fig. from above, it’s already more difficult to work with, but you don’t need as many blocks of wood as it might seem. It is based on the same wooden box, glued to a board made of 20 mm plywood on wheels. It is surrounded on all sides with logs of glue. The height of each log is the height of the box plus the thickness of the round of the same logs lining the top surface (20-50 mm).

Marking the planes on the logs is done with a homemade thicknesser, which has already been mentioned and will be discussed in more detail below. When sawing, sawdust is carefully collected in any suitable tray so that dirt does not accumulate from the floor. The circles are glued to the surface; then the sawdust is mixed into liquid nails until the plasticine becomes thick and the resulting composition is used to rub the gaps between the rounds with a rubber spatula. All that's left is to sand it, vacuum it properly, varnish the top - and you're done.

This table has two nuances. Firstly, there probably won’t be enough sawdust from, so to speak, regular sawing. Therefore, some of the material will have to be used for sawdust. Secondly, it is advisable to place glass with a thickness of at least 6 mm on top of the entire surface of the aquarium silicone. It will not only protect the wood from contamination, but also protect it from ultraviolet radiation, which causes darkening of the wood. And the glass false table top will not spoil the view.

Bent

The table on the right has no rice. at the beginning of the section is still available for self-made, but requires serious skills, a ventilated production area and the strictest safety measures during production. Its design is based on the property of wood to soften during dry heating (not to be confused with steaming!) and then retain its given shape. Different varieties wood, but the same thing, depending on whether it is solid wood or veneer, can be molded differently, which is what the homemade technology is based on.

First of all, you need to make a typesetting block on nails in the shape of the interior of the table. Material – hard deciduous wood: oak, elm, beech, walnut. The block will be expensive, but it is reusable, up to 15 items. The blockhead is immediately covered with fluoroplastic (Teflon) film with an overlap on non-working surfaces. Non-working - which will not be covered with veneer. Secure the film with small nails with plywood backing for the heads. You need to fasten it well, Teflon is very slippery and does not stick at all.

factory variation of bent table

Then you need linden, birch or (better) bamboo veneer. The length of the stripes is along the entire surface of the table; stripes in layers must be solid and oriented mutually perpendicular in adjacent layers. The best, but time-consuming and the hard way laying - diagonal.

The first layer from the blockhead is laid on a dry surface, heating the veneer construction hairdryer; the initial ends of the strips are secured with nails. You need to work in a gas mask, not in a petal! Struifen reaches temperatures of up to 400 degrees, and it is at this temperature that Teflon begins to decompose, releasing deadly poisonous hydrogen fluoride. In general, 300 degrees is enough to soften veneer, and 160 degrees for bamboo. You need to set the hairdryer to this temperature, but God protects the gentle. Volatile fluorides are no joke.

After the block with the first layer has cooled, the nails securing it are removed and laying of the second layer begins; the ends of its strips are also temporarily secured with nails. The second and subsequent layers are heated in sections of 20-30 cm, applied, bent into shape, held until cool, lifted, lubricated with PVA, wait for setting, heated and molded further.

This is how all subsequent layers are formed until the desired thickness is obtained; minimum – 6 layers and 12 mm. Remember to remove the fastening nails of each layer before laying the next one. Finally, the finished table is carefully torn off from the block (expensive fluoroplastic will have to be thrown away), soaked 2-3 times until it drips through with a water-polymer emulsion, dried and decorated using any of the methods described above. Of course, keeping in style.

From the boxes

A coffee table made from wine boxes has been circulating on the Internet for quite some time, see fig. The design is elementary simple and very functional. It is immediately clear that if the authors consume the contents of the container, it is in moderate quantity and of high quality.

In terms of aesthetics, we can only recommend driving the nails in deeper with a hammer and filling the holes with sawdust of the same wood mixed with liquid nails, as described above. This will not only hide the fasteners. Now you can cover the central recess with some sheet material. In addition to actually having a full surface, this will give the table amazing adaptability to the style:

Glass – any modern style.
The tree is country.
Polished metal – art deco and hi-tech.
White, black or colored plastic – modern, minimalism.

You can emphasize belonging to one direction or another by placing a lamp in the center of the corresponding type.

Simple

A very simple and cheap coffee table with a compartment for books can be made from laminated chipboard, see fig. You can do without shaped metal racks by replacing them with pieces of timber, as shown by the red dotted line. One or two per niche, in the center or at the edges - depends on the intended load and design. True, such a table is not very suitable for a living room; more in the bedroom or children's room.

It will be cheaper to order the sawing of the boards from a furniture company, and they will also cut the edges there. It is not necessary to assemble using eccentric connectors; you can use dowels or screws through them. In the latter case, putty the holes and cover them with self-adhesive wood-like material. After varnishing, it can only be distinguished from natural wood by scratching.

Video: a simple table with an original element

Glass

Is it possible to make a completely glass coffee table yourself? Like the one in the picture? Or simpler, but entirely made of glass?

Yes, you can, but it won’t be cheap: you need mirror glass with a thickness of 12-14 mm. Cutting must be ordered at industrial equipment with polished edges; You can’t cut it at home with a glass cutter exactly to size with perpendicular edges. An individual craftsman in a shed won’t be able to cut it either, and glass companies of this level are not found in all big cities.

Gluing into one is not difficult: aquarium silicone, and that’s it. A failed joint can be separated with a safety razor blade; drips should be removed immediately, before drying, with a rag moistened with table vinegar. Metal fittings (wheels, for example) are also firmly glued to the glass with aquarium silicone.

The surfaces to be bonded must be thoroughly degreased with isopropyl alcohol (the fumes are poisonous!) or a composition for cleaning photographic optics, and then wiped until squeaky with a microfiber cloth for cleaning glasses. Then we look against the light, almost along the sliding line: if streaks are visible, the napkin is greasy, you need to change it for a new one. Not washable.

Video: mobile tables made of glass and plywood

From a stump

A very original and sought-after piece of furniture is a table made of a stumpy stump, see fig. But how to saw off such a stump exactly at both ends? Now it’s time to talk about pseudo-thicknesser. Actually, a thicknesser is a special tool for marking any kind of clumsiness; Widely used with homemade small shipbuilding and model making. But we'll make it easier.

Two stools are needed; the lower one, preferably on wheels that are not loose. You also need a flat, smooth floor. If all this is available, place the second stool on the first one with its legs upside down. Together they are fastened with clamps. You probably already guessed what happened next: a piece of lath or pipe, a pencil, a felt-tip pen or marker, and tape.

We fasten the bar with the “drawing” at the required level to the legs of the upper stool and, moving the device, mark the plane. For a stump - first on the butt; Don't forget to give extra time for root trimming!. Before marking, we place wedges under the roots, which have been roughly cut in advance, until the butt stands up as it should (by eye for aesthetics, not plumb).

Then we saw off the butt according to the markings (preferably with a chainsaw), turn it over and mark a plane on the ridge. If the ridge is on the floor, we remove the roots in the middle to create a recess, so the table will be more stable. All that remains is to make the tabletop, attach it - and a completely unique exclusive is ready!

A coffee table is an optional piece of furniture. Moreover, its presence makes any living room more comfortable. You can put a newspaper on the table, put a cup of tea or coffee. We will make this piece of furniture ourselves, making it truly original and comfortable.

Low table - practical interior decoration

The very first coffee table was created in the mid-19th century in England. Within a couple of decades, this furniture adorned the living rooms of all European houses. In the 20th century, fashion came to our country. True, in Russia the tables we are interested in are called coffee tables, not coffee tables. But this does not change the essence of the matter. This piece of furniture is understood as a small table no more than 40–50 cm high, which can have any ergonomics, appearance and design. It all depends on consumer preferences.

In furniture stores, low tables are sold in a wide range. You can find both an inexpensive design and a designer item that can make any interior chic and unusual. But many home craftsmen want to make an original table themselves, using a variety of available materials. We put a piece of our soul into homemade furniture. This means that it will turn out to be really comfortable and will be able to fill your home with comfort and warmth.

Coffee tables are made of wood and glass. Also unusual and beautiful designs can actually be assembled from:

old window and ordinary books;
unused heating radiator;
wooden pallets or boxes;
dismantled interior or entrance door;
car tire;
wicker basket;
reels from electrical cables.

There are a lot of options for making a table for tea drinking. You just need to show your imagination and listen to advice experienced craftsmen engaged in self-decorating their homes. Next, we will describe the most popular ways to construct coffee tables. And you will choose the most suitable option.

Making furniture from chipboard is as easy as shelling pears!

Chipboards are the most affordable material for creating. Chipboards can be processed without problems, are easily cut to the required sizes, and have affordable price. To assemble low tables, it is recommended to use laminated boards, as they are characterized by an attractive appearance, and the products made from them are durable. There are many sites on the Internet where it is not difficult to find various drawings with dimensions for making furniture from chipboard. We suggest making a table based on the sketches below.

Our planned design consists of the following elements:

shelf dimensions 500x700 mm;
tabletop 736x736;
4 strips 100x464;
4 plastic corners and the same number of legs (or wheels);
2 bottoms (dimensions of each of them are 500x700);
4 strips 100x464.

We will fasten the indicated elements with cofirmats; you will need 8 of them, and 16 3.5x16 mm.

We make the table step by step. First (position 1 in the diagram) we make a shelf from chipboard (preferably, as mentioned, laminated) board. We do cutting electric jigsaw, using a file with small steps. Such a tool will eliminate the possibility of chipping. Then (position 2) we attach the planks to the tabletop (we place them on plastic corners). We mount a shelf in the center of the planks installed vertically (item 3). We make holes in it with a cross section of 4.5 mm (you will need a drill with an appropriate drill bit). We fix the shelf with confirmations. Without them, our tea table may not be very stable and reliable in use. Using confirmations, we screw the bottom of the structure (item 4).

After this, screw on the legs (item 5). They are not attached to the very edges of the table, but at a distance of about 15 mm from them. Instead of legs, it is allowed to install small wheels (fixed with self-tapping screws). Then we will have a mobile coffee table that can be moved throughout the home. All that remains is to bring home-made furniture to mind. We glue all the visible joints of our table with melamine edge. Visually, a structure made of laminated chipboard will look perfect! By the way, instead of wood chips, you can use MDF (wood fiber products). The result will be approximately the same.

Glass table - stylish and elegant

Interiors designed in a modern theme are perfectly complemented by compact glass tables. They are installed on wooden or chrome-plated legs. It is advisable to use frosted glass. It usually has a special film that protects the tabletop from mechanical damage. In addition, on frosted glass, stains from carelessly spilled tea, coffee, other drinks and fingerprints will not be so noticeable.

The recommended tabletop width is up to 120 cm. There is no need to build a table with large parameters. It will be difficult to fit into the interior standard apartment or a small private house. Choose any design shape. But if you are making a glass coffee table with your own hands for the first time, it is better to opt for a rectangular configuration. We can buy chrome legs at a furniture store. And it’s easy to make components from wood yourself. A drawing of a table with standard dimensions is presented below.

Let's get to work. First, we cut out the glass according to the specified geometric parameters. This operation must be performed slowly. Place the glass on a flat surface. We outline the cutting lines with a simple pencil. Wet the glass cutter with sunflower oil (or other lubricant). Apply a metal ruler to the marked line. Carefully (without strong pressure) we go through the markings with a glass cutter. Then we move the glass from the surface, ensuring that the excess pieces of material are suspended. We tap our fingers along the marking line and press lightly. After these steps, unnecessary parts of the glass are broken strictly along the lines made.

The cut material must be processed. First, we clean the edges of the glass with a file, then with a grinder equipped with a diamond tool. Additionally, it is recommended to sand potentially unsafe parts of the glass with sandpaper (fine grain). Then we take thin felt, mount it on the edges of the tabletop and press it against it. This way we will protect our furniture from scratches. Turn the table face down. We make marks for mounting the legs. It is advisable to install them at a distance of at least 50 mm from the edges of the tabletop.

We drill holes at the top of the bases of all legs. They will be needed to attach the suction cup. Everything is simple here. We treat the suction cups with adhesive, install them in the prepared holes, and press the elements as tightly as possible. After the glue has set, turn it over homemade design to normal position and wait about two days. After 48 hours, the coffee table will be ready for use.

We will build a structure from wood - a win-win option

Wooden tea tables are suitable for any living space, no matter what type of decor is implemented in them. Wood products look great in classic interiors, and in the most modern ones. Do wooden furniture DIY is really simple. Moreover, we can build a table of any design - the simplest one, with many additional drawers, stands, and shelves. With the right approach to business, we will end up with a piece of furniture no different from expensive store-bought tables.

We will not offer a drawing of a wooden structure. Any craftsman is able to draw up a simple sketch of such a structure with the right sizes. But let’s say a few words about the materials and tools that will be needed to complete the work. Stocking up:

blocks or scraps of wooden boards (from which we will make table legs and crossbars);
two thick boards;
varnish and stain;
grinder, sandpaper;
wood saw;
glue;
electric drill.

Let's start creating. We cut thick boards to the required sizes to make a tabletop. We connect them together with glue. We are waiting for the structure to stick together firmly. At this time, we make crossbars and legs from scraps of boards or bars. Give the tabletop the selected shape. It can be rectangular or square (it’s easier), but tables with various roundnesses and curves look better. Wood is easy to process. Using a hacksaw, we can easily create a tabletop of the configuration we need. After this, using grinder, we carefully process the finished elements. Additionally, we rub their surface with sandpaper.

We apply stain to the tabletop, legs, and crossbars. This composition gives the wood a noble appearance, providing the effect of antiquity. These elements are completely treated with stain. We need to apply it not only to the surfaces, but also to the end parts of the coffee table parts. Nuance. The ends of wood products can be covered decorative materials, for example, butterflies often used for these purposes.

Next, we attach the crossbars to the tabletop, assembled from two boards. The operation is performed using glue and round spikes inserted into pre-made holes. The latter are drilled in the right places with an electric drill. We fasten the legs in the same way: we make holes, lubricate the tenons with glue, and insert them into the grooves. The tea table is ready. Let's coat it with varnish to make the structure look perfect, and we'll enjoy the new piece of furniture in the house.

Books, waste paper and an old window - you can even make a table out of them!

As we have already noted, it is possible to make an original coffee table from various available materials. If you have a lot of old magazines and newspapers, you don’t have to throw them away. Let's make an unusual table out of them according to the following scheme:

1. Roll waste paper into tight tubes.
2. Secure the resulting blanks with rubber bands.
3. Immerse the prepared tubes in a bucket filled with a water-polymer emulsion.
4. Wait for 5-7 minutes.
5. We take out the soaked paper blanks and hang them on a rope on wire hooks. Drying should be done in a dust-free room. Let's not forget to put it under the rope plastic film. Streams of water from waste paper will flow onto it.
6. From the dried tubes we form a cabinet for a coffee table - we simply glue them together (as tightly as possible) with PVA glue.

The created cabinet is usually secured with strong threads and left to dry. Then we cut our homemade table up and down. We get a neat bedside table. Glue regular or mirror glass using silicone, which is used for repairing aquariums. Advice. The glass should have a thickness of 1.2–1.5 cm. Thin countertops will be unreliable in use. One careless movement and they will crack.

In cases where the old window structure in a home is replaced with a new one (for example, a plastic one), the dismantled product can also be used as a coffee table. A minimum of difficulties awaits us. We remove the hinges, handles, and other fittings from the window and wash the canvas well. If necessary, remove the old layer of paint, polish the surface and paint with a fresh composition. We have a finished tabletop in front of us. It can be installed on any legs. A great option is to make them from volumes that are collecting dust on bookshelves in the home for decades.

We fasten the books to each other, forming them into legs of the required height.

We carry out the procedure using superglue. Another option is to drill neat holes in the books and thread a steel rod through them. We install the updated window frame on homemade legs and rejoice at our ingenuity. These coffee tables are good for interiors in retro, vintage, and Provence styles. Instead of a window, by the way, it is allowed to use old doors, a mirror, or simply a large board that did not have a place in the household.

Furniture for tea parties made from pallets and boxes - simple and original

Wooden pallets are products used for transporting and storing a variety of goods and cargo. Pallets perform the same function. But they are considered more modern designs. Both the first and second are ready-made countertops. They make great low tables. Moreover, the entire process of making homemade furniture from such products requires a minimum of time and labor from the home craftsman.

We just need to thoroughly clean and wash the pallet, treat it with a grinder and sandpaper, and paint it in the chosen color. It is not necessary to apply a single color paint. Color the table to your taste. Apply any ornaments and symbols to the pallet. And if you wish, you can not paint the workpiece at all, leaving the wood in its natural form. Small chips, scratches, cracks will highlight the natural texture of the structure.

We install the prepared tabletop on low wooden blocks or on wheels. Here you need to understand that the weight of the pallets is quite serious - up to 15–25 kg. Therefore, wheels and legs for a pallet table should be selected wisely. They must withstand a given load. However, a pallet of sufficient height may not be equipped with legs. The design will be comfortable and reliable without them.

If there are no pallets at hand, you can actually make a table from any empty wooden boxes. Containers for wine, vegetables, and fruits are suitable. From two drawers you can build a small coffee table, and from four drawers you can make a spacious structure for gatherings with friends. We assemble the boxes into square or rectangular furniture. We fasten them together with nails, and putty the places where the hardware is installed with a mixture of glue and sawdust. We decorate the structure and cover it with varnish. We get a chic table.

Place a vase or flower pot in the free space between the drawers. You can also cover it with a suitable sheet product. Nuance. Design experts advise covering the tabletop with plastic if the interior of the home is made in the style of minimalism and modernism. For high-tech and art deco decors, it is better to use a sheet of polished steel. Country style interiors are perfectly complemented by wooden coverings. And glass placed on a table made of drawers will harmoniously fit into any room decor.

Other ideas for assembling structures - a little more creativity

You can actually build a massive coffee table from an old cast-iron radiator. It is enough to tint it a little, install it on strong wheels, and cover it with glass on top (if possible, with rounded edges). The functionality of such a design is, of course, in question. She, however, weighs 60–80 kilograms. But she is not lacking in originality. Not a single guest of your home can ignore such an unusual piece of furniture.

And car lovers have the opportunity to make a comfortable table from an old tire from their iron horse. Very often, tires are used for garden decoration. But even in the house, if properly prepared, they will look appropriate. To create a table from a tire in the now popular eco-style, you need to stock up on:

Table made from an old tire

two circles cut from a plywood sheet (we take their cross-section slightly smaller than the diameter of the tire used);
superglue;
cord, braid or decorative rope;
varnish;
self-tapping screws, electric drill;
wheels.

We attach plywood circles to the tire on both sides. Products can be attached to superglue or (which is more reliable) to self-tapping screws. If you want the homemade plywood lid to open, one of the circles should be installed on small hinges. Then you can store a variety of household items in the tire niche.

After that we start decorating coffee table. We make a small circle out of a rope (bundle). Coat the middle of the plywood table top with glue. Carefully secure the rope element to it. In the same way, going from the center to the edges, we decorate the rest of the surface. Then we turn the tire over and continue braiding it on the sides. The bottom of the structure does not need to be decorated. TO bottom sheet Let's attach the legs (as an option - wheels). The table is ready. All that remains is to cover it with varnish or a special wax composition.

Fantasize boldly! Original tables for tea parties can be made from other available materials. The more creative the craft looks, the more positive emotions you will experience looking at it. Decorate your home with something unusual homemade furniture, creating unique interiors. Good luck.

Arranging a summer house is a constant process. Either you build something or improve it. Moreover, furniture is constantly needed and tables are most in demand in the country. And put it in the garden, and near the house, and also in . We will tell you how to make a table for a summer house with your own hands in this article using the example of ready-made projects.

Homemade table from pallet boards

The material for this table was disassembled pallets. Naturally, you can use new boards. There is only one condition - they must be dry. You can buy dry ones (this costs more) or buy regular ones, put them somewhere in ventilated stacks and keep them for at least 4 months, or better yet, six months. In general, any furniture, including, is made from dry wood.

We are assembling a table for the street - to put it in a gazebo, so we will not glue the boards of the tabletop, but will fasten them from below, using planks. This is a very simple country table and very cheap.

Having disassembled the pallets, we get boards with individual colors and patterns. Having worked a little magic, rearranging them several dozen times in different ways, we achieve the required result. It turns out to be quite a nice tabletop.

Take the side parts of the pallet. We use them for the table frame. We first sand them with coarse sandpaper, then fine sand them to the required smoothness (grain 120 and 220).

We take the planks that remained unused and use them to fasten the tabletop. We place them in the place where the joints of the boards are located. We use two screws to fasten each board with a joint, and one for a solid one.

From the treated sidewalls and two boards (also sanded) we assemble the table frame. We fasten its parts with self-tapping screws at the end (two for each joint). The frame can be glued or also “planted” on self-tapping screws. Only they are long. For each, we pre-drill holes with a drill whose diameter is slightly smaller than the diameter of the screws.

We turn the assembled tabletop over and sand it. The procedure is the same - first use sandpaper with coarse grains, then with fine grains.

Next is installing the legs. We select four boards of the same size, check their length, and adjust if necessary. Then - sanding again. This is easier than sanding the legs that are already screwed on. We screw the sanded boards to the frame. These will be the legs. For each there are two self-tapping screws, fixed diagonally (look at the photo). For greater stability, we install jumpers at the bottom. You can leave about 10 cm from the floor to the lintels. We connect everything with self-tapping screws, so that the boards do not crack, we pre-drill holes.

After removing the dust, varnish again. In theory, the varnish should lie flat, but it depends on the wood, so another sanding/painting cycle may be needed. As a result, we get this homemade country table.

If you don’t like mismatched boards and traces of old nails, you can make the same design into boards. This table can be rectangular, or square. All sizes are arbitrary - please see the space available.

Country table made from leftover boards

This DIY garden table is assembled from leftover boards different breeds and sizes. Pine boards 25 mm thick and 50 mm wide were used for the tabletop frame, and 15*50 mm leftovers for the legs. We make the frame according to the dimensions you need. This table will stand on the veranda, which is small in width. So let's make it narrow - 60 cm, and length 140 cm. The height of the legs is 80 cm (everyone in the family is tall).

Immediately cut off two long boards 140 cm each. To make the tabletop width 60 cm, subtract twice the thickness of the board used - this is 5 cm. Short bars should be 60 cm - 5 cm = 55 cm. Fold the frame, taking care of the right angles, twist it with screws. We check whether the bars are folded correctly - we measure the diagonals, they should be the same.

We cut the boards into four 80 cm boards and attach them from the inside to the assembled frame. You can use 4 screws for each leg.

At approximately the middle of the height of the legs we attach the crossbars. This is a frame for a shelf. The shelf can be used for its intended purpose, and it also increases the rigidity of the structure. We fasten strictly at right angles, checking with a large square.

We put the frame on the floor and check whether it wobbles or not. If everything is done correctly, it should stand rigidly. Next, take sandpaper or a sander and sand.

Let's start assembling the tabletop. What remained from the finishing work were boards of different types of wood, some painted with stain. We alternate boards of different colors.

We fasten the tabletop boards with finishing nails, carefully finishing them off with a hammer. You can secure it to the shelf with regular nails or self-tapping screws. Then we smooth it out with a sander. Final stage- painting. Very unlucky with the choice of varnish. Bought too dark appearance didn't like it. I'll have to sand it again and paint it a different color.

Wooden table with glued top

This design features L-shaped legs. They are assembled from boards of the same thickness. In this case 20 mm. In order for them to hold well, 5 self-tapping screws are needed. We pre-drill holes with a drill with a diameter 1-2 mm smaller than the diameter of the screws. Then, using a drill of a larger diameter, we drill recesses for the caps. Diameter can be matched to furniture plugs suitable color or make them from a wooden rod. Another option is to use wood putty, to which you add wood dust that remains after sanding. After drying and sanding, the marks will be difficult to find.

When assembling the legs, you must ensure that the angle is exactly 90°. You can choose timber as a pattern. First, coat the joint of the two parts of the leg with wood glue, then install the screws in the following sequence: first the two outer ones, then the middle one, and only then the other two. After the glue has dried, we sand the legs, varnish them and dry them.

It's time to make the tabletop. We assemble it from boards of the same thickness. We select the size as needed. You can use fragments of different widths. It is only important that everything looks organic, and that the sides of the boards are smooth and fit together without gaps.

We coat the sides of the boards selected for the tabletop with glue, lay them on a flat surface (some kind of table) and tighten them with clamps. In this case, we got by with one, but preferably at least three. We tighten it so that there are no gaps in the resulting shield. Leave it for a day. Having removed the clamps, we get an almost finished tabletop. It still needs to be trimmed - to align the edges, and then sand it. You can trim with a jigsaw or a regular handsaw. It's difficult to get a straight line using an angle grinder, but you can try. After sanding we get a beautiful tabletop.

Using the same technique, you can make an oval or round tabletop. You just need to draw the appropriate line and trim the glued boards along it.

To make the table look more attractive, we will make a frame. We take a thin strip, sand it with sandpaper and fasten it around the perimeter of the tabletop. You can also use finishing nails. Only we also first coat the planks with wood glue, and then with nails.

After the glue has dried, we sand the joint again with sandpaper.

Now you can attach the table legs. We assemble a table frame from four boards (there is no photo, but you can do it as in the previous paragraph). We attach it to the back side of the tabletop with glue, then install furniture confirmations through the tabletop. A preliminary hole with an extension for the cap is drilled for the confirmations. The holes for fasteners are masked in the same way as on the legs.

We attach the legs to the fixed frame. We place them inside the frame. You can attach it with regular self-tapping screws. That's it, we made a table for the garden with our own hands.

How to make a garden table from wood with benches

For this table we used 38*89 mm boards (we unraveled them ourselves), but you can take standard sizes. A difference of millimeters will not greatly affect the results. In the photo below you can see what should happen.

To connect the parts, 16 cm long studs with washers and nuts (24 pieces) were used. All other connections are made with nails 80 mm long.

The parts are installed in place, a through hole is drilled with a drill. A stud is installed in it, washers are put on both sides and the nuts are tightened. Everything is tightened with a wrench. Why is this option convenient? For the winter you can disassemble it and take it to a barn or garage.

Making seats

We cut the boards according to the drawing required size. Everything is needed in double quantities - for two seats. We sand the boards, pay special attention to the ends.

The short sections that we use to fasten the three boards of the seat along the edges are cut at an angle of 45°. First, we assemble the structure that is attached to the seat from below. We take a board about 160 cm long, and attach two short boards sawn at an angle to the end of it. You need to attach it so that this board is in the middle.

Then we attach the legs to the resulting structure (you can use nails). Then we add more boards cut at an angle and tighten everything with studs and bolts.

We attach the seat boards to the resulting structure. Since this is an outdoor table, there is no need to knock them together closely. Leave a gap between two adjacent ones of at least 5 mm. We nail it to the supports (which have been sawn down), two for each board.

We fasten the finished seats using four boards 160 cm long. We fasten each leg with hairpins (if you walk, you can put two hairpins, installing them diagonally or one above the other).

Assembling the table

The table is assembled according to a different principle. Please note that for the tabletop, the transverse boards along the edges are cut at 52°. We attach them at such a distance that the legs fit in. 2 nails for each board. You can use finishing ones, with small heads, or you can drive them deep and then mask the holes with putty.

Now we need to assemble the cross legs. We take two boards, cross them so that the distance between their ends is 64.5 cm. We outline the intersection with a pencil. At this point you will need to remove the wood to half the thickness of the board.

We make the same notch on the second board. If you fold them, they turn out to be in the same plane. We connect with four nails.

We make the second table leg in the same way. We are not assembling the table yet.

Installing the table

Now you need to attach the legs to the structure on which the benches are installed. We place them at an equal distance from the benches and fasten them with pins.

Now we install the tabletop. We also fasten it with pins. The last stage is painting. Here everyone does as he pleases.

Variations on a theme

According to this drawing, you can make separate benches and a table for a summer house or garden. The design is reliable and simple to implement.

DIY garden table: drawings

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