Coffee table with his hands

Coffee tables made by a piece of comfort in the living room.They are different: glass, wood, transformers.The main thing is that they fit into the overall interior room.You can make a coffee table, and with his hands, so he will come much cheaper than the store and exactly the way you want.

Round coffee table

Coffee table, not accustomed to the rectangular and round- one of the most common.It can easily build your own.You will need these materials and tools:

• plywood;
• screws;
• screwdriver:
• hacksaw;
• jigsaw;
• level;
• hammer;
• drill with a paddle.

Before to make a coffee table, it is necessary to saw a few parts using a jigsaw and a hacksaw on wood.You should have:

• table legs;
• worktop;
• drive connection;
• strap - 2 pcs.

1. First you need to saw lumber into four parts, so the legs are obtained.Bruce is necessary to take the standard of 3.05 meters, while the legs will go to 0, 76 m.
2. legs grind and varnishing.Polishing should be done three times, because the small splinters will puff up from under the nail, if you go sander once.
3. of plywood, which is 2 cm thick, cut it out disc.It will serve as a link between the legs and the table top.From the same plywood plank and cut it out.
4. confirmee attach straps to the legs.They also attach the legs to the disk.On each leg to do the four attachment points.
5. of birch plywood tabletop cut it out.Its thickness is 3.5 cm. The thicker the plywood coffee table in the above price.
6. Attach the countertop to the strips.
7. All items treat stain with alcohol based.
8. table lacquering.

What coffee tables of this type built with their own hands can be seen in the photo.

Coffee table convertible

In small apartments will look good coffee table-transformer.To produce its own need:

1. Choose the mechanism by which the table is decomposed.It is of two kinds: with gas lift springs.The latter mechanism has simple structure, and if broken, can his house and fix it.Springs when folding table is not visible.
2. Draw drawing the coffee table.The virtual world offers a variety of programs, which can be graphically next table.If you do not have the skills to use a computer, then you can resort to the tried method of pencil and paper sheet.If only you had before his eyes the layout, where the dimensions of the table and the details.
3. Select the appropriate material.Experts advise to use sheets of chipboard with a thickness of 2.2 cm. This thickness can withstand exactly the mechanism.Next, decide the color of the material, pick to your taste and suitable design.
4. Saw tree on the table details, you can do it yourself or bring them to the nearest workshop.There you can make and edging.
5. Try all items to the folding mechanism, you must make sure that the whole structure is going.
6. Fasten four boards, which will serve as the frame of the table, they are attached confirmee.If a tree dark, it is not much of pencil marks, use a marker that is easily erased.As a result, you get a box without a bottom and a lid.
7. Make-holes for fastening the folding mechanism, the bolts drowned, treat fosnera drill holes and attach the mechanism to the frame.If the connection point to be visible, do not worry, they will disappear and then the legs.The more bolts, the more reliable design.
8. legs need to make two boards, the corners of which are mounted at right angles to each other.
9. for fixing the legs to do on the frame layout of the holes.Drill and metal plugs to connect the legs and frame.
10. Assemble the countertop, for this pick reliable joints.Then put the two parts facing each other, make a mark on each side end, where you drill the holes for fixing hinges.Secure all parts.
11. You must stay a little board that will last backup for the decomposition of the table.It must be attached to the mechanism, and then to the top.

Glass coffee table

coffee table made of glass nicely fits in almost any interior.For its production better use of frosted glass, which does not remain fingerprints.Also on this glass has a protective film, which does not impact the furniture will crumble.Together with glass harmonious look chromed metal legs, they can be purchased in the store, the height of the legs approximately 0.5 m Width countertop glass coffee table should be 0.6 m and 1.20 m length of the form -.. Strictly rectangular.

1. Make markup before the glass by cutting, for that place it on a flat surface, measure and mark with a pencil again recheck all dimensions and then start cutting out the glass.
2. Dip the glass cutter in vegetable oil, apply to the line marking and walk along the instrument line.On the glass should remain a small recess.
3. Put the glass on the table so that the piece that you do not need to be on weight.Prostuchite near the line of cut fingers and press down on the piece of glass, you shall break it exactly in the sequence.
4. Likewise, cut glass cutter and the other side of the tabletop.And then you can proceed to the processing of sharp edges.
5. Wear gloves, grab a file and walk them on the edges of countertops, eliminating nicks and bumps.
6. Take grinders and polish all aspects of diamond nozzles.They can remove all sharp ends.Working with the grinder, use very little power.You must leave rounded edges.
7. Completes the process of grinding treatment with sandpaper, it will make a safe edge.
8. trimmed edges of the felt, rewind it on the felt circle.It should be a thin layer of tightly pressed to the edges of the countertop.This material protects the glass.Felt can be replaced by a paste for glass processing, it has a transparent color.Before applying it is necessary to degrease the edge of the table top, after drying paste it almost negligible on the table.

Now you need to attach the legs to the table top:

1. Flip countertop face down on the floor.
2. Mark the place where the legs will be, departing from the sides of 8 cm, and the angle from the point to - 13 cm, the layout done on all 4 sides.
3. Drill a hole in the leg at the top of the base, there will be attached sucker.The same is done with the rest of the legs.
4. Apply to sucker carpenter's glue and insert them into the hole and press down well.
5. legs and glass combine suction and press each well.You can optionally apply carpenter's glue, but suckers and without will hold the glass firmly.If you use an adhesive, it you need just a droplet, because there is a lot to look ugly.
6. Turn the table so he would have to stand.Walk with a rubber mallet to places glass joints and legs, put on top load.Leave in this position for two days.And then just wipe with a cloth and the table can be used.Interesting examples of glass coffee tables can be viewed in the photo.

Making coffee table

special unique table gives the decor.It may be different, it all depends on the imagination and preferences of the author.

• decorated with shells - such coffee tables look very romantic.Shells are glued to the table, from top to make the frame and covered with glass.Very popular are the frame of bamboo, but experts do not advise to do it yourself, because the tables are not very practical.It is difficult to pick up the bamboo of the same thickness, and the corners will gather dust, clean it hard, and it looks not very aesthetically pleasing.Besides bamboo rounded, and such materials are difficult to attach to the glass.Therefore it is best to take a conventional baseboard, you can choose to store the tone, configuration and size.Is glued to the glass plinth need silicone adhesive for aquariums, you can buy it at the pet store;

• mirrored table - will any decor.Mirror decorate coffee tables made of wood.The basis of the table should be primed not water-based.Then paint it silverfish, because it was this amazing paint harmonizes with the mirror.But if you are a master table at a certain interior, choose the tone that you want.Once the paint is dry, glue the mirror can make it stick plates countertop or on foot;

• decoupage - more recently decorated in a decoupage was considered almost bad taste, but every day this technology develops, more and more pictures, and already many are beginning to be confused with decoupage art painting.First you need to sand the countertop, then leveled, repaired the cracks, as in the restoration of the table.Blot chalk, which mix the varnish on the furniture, on the density of the primer should be like sour cream.Next, it is necessary to apply image and open the top with clear lacquer in several layers.Each layer must be dry;

• art painting - for such decor need to be taken only by those who have drawing skills.First you need to prime the basis of a self-made coffee table.Then use any technique of painting on wood;
• craquelure - after patterning paint when it is still not completely dry, the top covered with a layer of varnish Krakow.Once dry, it cracks and the furniture looks old-fashioned.After breaking the seal pattern need customary lacquer, otherwise cracks in the dust falls.