DIY Round Farmhouse Coffee Table
Did you ever shop for something but just couldn’t seem to find exactly what you wanted? I’ve been working with a client to redecorate her family room and have been searching high and low for a round, painted coffee table. It just so happens that I have really wanted one for our house, too. I love our old one but it’s time for a change. Weeks have gone by and I can’t seem to find anything that is the right size and color for either space. So what’s a girl to do?? DIY, of course. I figured, I would try it for my house and see what happens. I’m so excited to share this DIY round farmhouse coffee table with you today!
Now these tables you can find all over Craigslist. The old orange-y dining tables with kind of a cool base. I happened to pick this one up for $20.
I really like the shape of the base and the fact that it has the “skirt” around the top.
Fun fact: the average coffee table is about 16-18 inches. The one we have in our family room now is 19 and it seems to fit well with the new sectional so we’ll stick with that height. The way the top attaches to the base is through 2 different levels of boards which in total measures 4 inches so we only need the actual base itself to be 15 inches.
We removed the top. See how the boards are attached?
We saved all of the pieces to re-attach it.
We removed two of the legs and used the chop saw to cut it. This required hubby to turn it over a few times to get it cut all the way through.
It wasn’t perfect but it worked. It’s was a bit uneven so I used the palm sander around the edges to get it level.
I put that aside and got to stripping the top.
After a good sanding…
So major blogging error, I forgot to take a picture of the staining process. I stained the top with a color that was too light and ended up going over it with dark walnut to make it darker but it was still not what I wanted. I sanded it down a bit and went back over it with Honey. I like it but may warm it up a bit with a touch of red as some point. We’ll see.
For the bottom and around the “skirt”, I decided to go with a distressed black. I sanded it down with the palm sander to get some of the shine off. I used the same Behr black paint and primer in one in a satin finish that I used on our hutch in our dining room. Then roughed up the lines here and there with a 120 sand paper to let some of the wood show through. Then I went over it with the a little stain. Rustic, farmhouse goodness.
We put it back together exactly how it was originally attached with the bolts. Here she is in her new home. I LOVE it!
I think the round shape helps with the flow a bit better as we are walking from the stairs into the family room. Unfortunately, now I notice how much we really need a rug. 🙂
A bit time consuming but not hard. I think I’ll be making one for my client. 🙂
Have you transformed a piece of furniture into something completely new? I’d love to hear about it.
Happy DIY’ing!
Col
I have a table like this that I tried to cut down but it ended up still being too tall and very unlevel. I like the suggestion about removing 2 of the legs! I should make cutting easier. My question is how did you re-attach the top? If I cut mine down any more, I lose the diameter needed to put the top back on.
Hi Mary! There is a flat board that attaches to the pedestal and then to the braces on the underside of table top. So the board is in between the top and bottom and it expands the width of the diameter. I hope that helps!
So happy to see this project I have been waiting to do this to my kitchen table for 3 years. I have three leaves and will refinish those also. Never know when you will need a bigger coffee table. Than you for the inspiration!
Hi Lonnie! I’m so glad you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by!
How was the base attached to the rectangular board? I can see how the rectangular board was attached to the table top, but I cannot figure out how the round base top was attached to the board. The wood seems to narrow to put screws in. Do you have a picture as to how you did this?
Hi Linda! Take a look at the 4th and 5th picture in the post and you can see that the base is attached to the board with 4 large screws. There is a gap between where the base is attached to the board and the board is attached to the top to allow for the length of the screws. I hope that helps. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hi there,
Love the round coffee table. What is the dimensions on the top? I am definitely considering this DIY project.
Thanks,
Nicole Dammann
Hi Nicole! Thanks very much! It is 42″. Enjoy your project!