Buying new expensive furniture is a financially expensive option. As an alternative for those who love exclusive and unusual interior details, a hand-made method is suitable.
Minimal experience with tools, imagination and creative thinking are all that is needed.
You can start with the manufacture of a coffee table, for which a variety of unusual and improvised materials are used.
The finished product will decorate and diversify any room, living room or nursery. Often, unusual furniture is installed in country houses and on summer verandas, where it emphasizes the style and brings the desired atmosphere.
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Tools and materials
The basis of the future table is the material from which it is planned to make the countertop. There are many options for imagination, we will consider them below.
In addition, the following tools will be required to work:
- hammer;
- scissors;
- pliers;
- fasteners (nails, screws, etc.);
- joiner's table with a set of knives (if any) or a hacksaw.
Work on the carpentry table requires additional skills. If they are, then you can use a chisel, a cutter and a planer. When working with a tree with their help, you will be able to perform finer work.
With the help of a sharp cutter or a set of special knives, it is possible to masterfully decorate a coffee table.
It is necessary to stock up on additional materials, such as:
- glue;
- varnish;
- sandpaper;
- paint (preferably in the form of a spray);
- primer;
- decor (fabric, multi-colored plastic, lace, glass details, etc.).
Conventional newspapers, wallpapers, cardboard or litter made of polyethylene will help keep clean and tidy in the work area.
Wooden coffee table
The most common material in the manufacture of furniture designs is wood. Even if you select it as the basis, the creator has several options.
The product can be made from:
- pallets;
- whole stump;
- logs.
A beautiful and practical coffee table made of pallets is carried out in several stages:
- At the first stage, it is necessary to determine the dimensions of the future table, and perform marking on pallets.
- Cut out the core of the pan. It is important to consider that the outside should be smooth and the back should be embossed.
- Treat the legs with a primer and allow them to dry.
- Paint the countertops on all sides. Tinting can be done in several layers. In this case, each layer needs to be treated with a fine-grained sandpaper.
- After all the parts have dried, fasten the elements with metal fasteners: nails, screws, etc.
Making a whole stump table yourself is even easier. The difficulty lies in choosing a piece of wood that is suitable in size and shape. From the point of view of aesthetics, a pine, birch or poplar stump is suitable for such a table. The choice should be stopped on an even and wide specimen with unusual rings.
You can apply the material in different ways depending on the size of the table:
- low with thin legs made of metal;
- middle, where the base of the stump serves as a support;
- low on wheels.
As conceived by the artist, the stump can be subjected to minimal changes, limiting itself to painting or varnishing. To give a classic look to the product will help grinding and installing wheels.
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Another option for lovers of natural style, a coffee or coffee table made of logs. Its manufacture is not significantly different from previous options.
The appearance of the finished product almost entirely depends on the appearance of the prepared wooden log house. Options may vary in width and expressiveness of the ring pattern.
First you need to process the logs with a piece of skin. To preserve the most natural look, leave the bark on the sides and bottom. Legs from metal or from an old table will give a more rigorous image. If desired, supports can also be made of wood.
Making a coffee table out of wood is not a difficult task. Such a product brings a certain share of pristine and natural comfort to the home environment.
Particleboard coffee table
Exclusive furniture based on particleboard is a cost-effective option for those who want to work on the product on their own. In this photo of the coffee table it can be seen that such furniture is in no way inferior to a wooden product.
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You need to start work by developing a drawing of the future table. Ready patterns of the base and legs are applied to the chipboard sheet and circled with a pencil, and then scratched along the contour with a nail.
Thus, you need to cut two countertops, one of which will be the surface of the table, and the other - the bottom shelf. You need to attach flanges to them, and fasten the wheels with bolts.
It is preferable to use rubber wheels because of their reliability. To diversify the appearance will allow a glass shelf between the countertop and the base. Varnishing will protect the item from premature destruction.
You can make such a table yourself from old unnecessary furniture. Decor elements will help to renew and breathe new life into the old interior element.
There are many interesting options for coffee tables from: glass, a radiator, windows and books, an entrance door, a cabinet or drawers from a chest of drawers, a suitcase, a reel (cable), etc. Anyone who has imagination and sense of style can come up with additional options.
Dressing
The decor of the coffee table is the final and very important stage of work. Any ideas that fit into the interior of the room are suitable here.
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Consider the most correct and harmonious options:
A table of pallets, stumps or logs will be adorned with a carved drawing. The countertop may not be made of solid glass, but of many glued pieces.
The use of fabric in the decor should be neat. For this purpose, material with a sparse pile is suitable. Use your old coat as a base and fasten with small nails and rivets.
Vintage notes will add lace and fringed ribbons, fixed around the perimeter of the item. It seems as if a tablecloth is covered on a coffee table.
A recent fashion trend has been the use of twine and coarse hemp rope. Securing it is quite simple. It is necessary to grease the surface of the table with glue, and tightly wrap the base and legs of the table.
The decor in the form of a mosaic looks bright and unusual. Additional luster will give surface varnish.
Decorating using decoupage technique. This type of decor allows you to apply any image to the surface of the countertops. This will require special napkins for decoupage. The quality of the result depends on the availability of the necessary technical skills.
In any decoration, it is important to consider the practicality of the finished coffee table and its stability. For this, use additional fasteners, stain treatment and varnishing.
Putting ideas into practice is not difficult if you approach the process with wisdom, imagination and great enthusiasm.
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