38 DIY Coffee Tables to Spruce up Your Place ...

DIY coffee tables may sound like a challenging project but if you're up for testing your carpentry skills they are very satisfying. But in my quest for some cool DIY coffee tables, I hope I've found a mix of simple, not so simple and downright complicated to tempt you into making a unique and useful piece of furniture for your home.

1 Metal Tub Coffee Table

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DIY coffee tables can work in outside spaces too.

2 How to Make a Coffee Table from Four Modular Crates

Via 10 Creative DIY Coffee Tables
I love coffee tables that incorporate storage!

3 Paint Job

Via Mint Coffee Table with Gold ...
A paint job can give a thrift store or yard sale find a new lease of life.

4 Pallet Coffee Table

Via DIY Aqua Pallet Coffee Table ...
Ya gotta love the uses for old pallets.

5 Painted Folding out Coffee Table

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If you want a big project, this is for you.

6 DIY Rustic Wood Table

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You can make this for about $25!

7 DIY Coffee Table for under $50

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Less than $50 for a table that looks great.

8 DIY Table

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I like the use of the column legs. Gives it a classic feel.

9 Rustic End Table

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DIY coffee tables for all rooms and all settings ... and all sizes.

10 How to Turn an Old Chest into a Coffee Table

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I bet this idea has you scouring for an old chest you can make into a coffee table.

11 Coffee Table Turned Ottoman

Via Thrift Store Coffee Table -turned- ...
Ok so this is the other way round - a coffee table recycled into a seat - I love it!

12 Coffee Table/ Storage Ottoman from Wooden Crates

Via DIY Storage Ottoman - The ...
Putting it on wheels is a great idea.

13 How to Make a Wooden Pallet Coffee Table

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This idea uses leftover brewed coffee to stain the wood.

14 Old Picture Frame Secured on Top of Coffee Table

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What a clever idea and it looks super too.

15 How to Make a Rubik's Cube Coffee Table

Via How to make a rubik's ...
A great place to store your games but I also noticed that the bowls on the top of the table are made from melted vinyl records. Brilliant retro projects!

16 Turn Some Plumbing Supplies and a Couple of Old Planks into a Great Rustic Industrial Style Coffee Table

Via DIY Coffee Table Projects | ...
I'm not a fan of the industrial look but this table is not too bad.

17 Reclaimed Wood Coffee Table

Via 12 Gorgeous DIY Coffee Tables
Maybe your taste runs to the more chunky furniture.

18 From Bookshelf to Coffee Table

Via Bookcase turned Yard Stick Coffee ...
Now you know what to do with that bookcase that's got a bit rickety.

19 Old Barn Door American Flag Coffee Table

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Nothing wrong with a bit of patriotism.

20 DIY Rustic Coffee Table with Storage

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Make with the baskets or without.

21 Window Made into Coffee Table

Via Reclaimed Window Coffee Table with ...
I have to do this. Just need to find a window.

22 DIY Coffee Table Aquarium

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This has to be the BEST DIY coffee table ever - like ever EVER.

23 DIY Old Door Coffee Table

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Well if you can make a coffee table from an old window, why not an old door.

24 Old Coffee Table plus Bright Colored Paint plus Chalkboard Paint =

Via Please, Write on the Table! ...
cute chalkboard table for a kids' room!

25 Half Barrel Coffee Table

Via Make Your Own DIY Coffee ...
All sorts of things can be made into a coffee table.

26 DIY Coffee Table Project

Via Wishlists from the Pros
Fancy lattice and a sheet of plywood on top. Add wheels and cushion on top for an ottoman

27 DIY Coffee Table from Old Wire Basket

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How good is this?

28 Barrel and Glass Table

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Home Depot has 18″ whiskey barrels for $30 and Bed Bath & Beyond has 20″ glass table toppers for $8.99. This is a great idea ...

29 Coffee Table with Pull-out Storage

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Ideal if you like hidden storage.

30 Stump Table

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Oh ... I ... love... it...

31 Build a Lift-top Coffee Table

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Think your DIY skills are up to it?

32 Cut Log Table

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That's rather interesting.

33 DIY round Coffee Table

Via DIY Round Coffee Table -
If you've got space for it, turn a dining room table into a coffee table.

34 Stump Table

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A big stump would make a wonderful coffee table for the living room Now that's a statement piece!

35 DIY Coffee Tables

Via DIY 3-in-1 Coffee Table
You might like the idea of simple cubes that can also be used for storing all sorts of stuff.

36 Tire Table

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Make a feature table for your patio.

37 DIY Coffee Table from Vinyl Records

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I couldn't bear to do this to my beloved LPs.

38 Vintage Luggage Table

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Recycling vintage suitcases is so trendy right now.

I'm wondering now whether any of these have tempted you to add carpentry to your portfolio of DIY/crafting skills?