Learning how to build your own coffee table is fun and can probably be the most rewarding project.
What better way to entertain your friend or guest in a table that you've built yourself! Based on experience, I didn't have a hard time constructing and with a good plan, I'm sure you can easily build your own coffee table as well.
But before you get all excited in building your own coffee table, you just need to get down these basics first.
MEASUREMENT You have to decide on the exact measurement of the table you have in mind.
How big and how high do you want your table? One of the best thing in building your own table is that you can easily customize it to suit the look and size of your living room.
TOOLS You'll hardly need power tools to build your own table.
You'll only be needing some basic hand tools which you probably have already in your house.
I remember using a drill but you can just as easily use a screwdriver with bit instead.
MATERIALS Choosing the materials to use in building a coffee table is your personal choice.
Some would like glass for their table top while others, me included, likes to use wood for their coffee table.
If you are going to choose wood, you have to decide beforehand if you are going to use some finishing or paint.
Some wood look best as it it while some wood needs to be painted or have applied finishing.
TABLE DESIGN You can easily customize your table design but for basic table plan, I still rely on a good and easy to follow instruction to build a coffee table.
This way, I don't overlook some things right into the building process.
Personally, I've used a very good and workable plan complete with pictures and instructions that you can easily follow.
I've used this resource for my other woodworking projects as well as it has an extensive catalog of plans.