Turn your table onto its side and place the pvc pieces over each foot then stand it up carefully.
Adding a shelf to a coffee table.
Later you can use wood stain or paint to match the color of the shelf to the table more closely.
Your coffee table is the anchor of your living room making a design statement and serving as a visual focal point.
And as peter turner demonstrates it can be incorporated neatly into a night table a hall table or a coffee table.
Lay painted wood planks on the bottom of a frame to create a bonus shelf and bring vibrant color to your room.
Adding wheels is a good idea because this wooden table design will be hard to move without them.
A shelf adds a layer of storage and immediately makes a table more useful.
Remote controls magazines knick knacks mail if it s in your hand when you sit down on the couch chances are it ends up on the coffee table and cluttered is a design statement no one wants to make.
Here s an easy way to bring new life to your old coffee table.
Step 1 select your wood.
There are a few things that can trip you up when designing a shelf most notably wood movement.
For a homemade coffee table with an outdoorsy look check out this birch log coffee table.
Cut the pvc pipe into 4 equal pieces measuring the same height you want to add to your table.
If you want your shelf to match look for a piece of wood with a similar grain pattern.
This coffee table has two spacious drawers along with an open shelving space for storage.
It s also one of the most clutter prone surfaces in your house.
Add a traditional touch to your living space with the brooklyn max lexington rustic pine wood coffee table.
Buy pvc pipe that has a diameter of 2 inches 5 1 cm from your local hardware store.
Extend the height of a metal table with pvc pipe.