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No home is complete without a beautiful and trendy coffee table. There are many sizes and styles, shapes and functions. But such a prominent, frequently-used piece of furniture deserves to be a little unique. Here are our 33 favorite antique DIY coffee table ideas. Each of these coffee tables will complement your home’s luxurious, modern, or urban interior.
A coffee table with casters adds a rustic and updated style to your living room space. Coffee table ideas with casters are easy on the pocket and give you a classy surface to entertain your guests. All you need are some pine boards for an opulent wooden top and your choice of casters. You can finish the coffee table by polishing and painting it or simply sand it for a traditional and rustic appeal.
Black Frame and Casters with Sanded Wood Top
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Rustic Plank Top and Wagon Casters
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Amazing Wheeled Tree Trunk Table with Built-in Fire Pit
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Stained Board and Caster Coffee Table with Shelf
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Old window panes are excellent tops for your tables. Give your table a unique refurbished look by incorporating other home elements. Complete the effect by having your window open into a storage compartment inside your table.
Window Pane and Rail Legs
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Shallow Storage Table with Window Pane Top
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Rustic Window Pane Coffee Table
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Reclaimed Outdoor Window Tables and Display Cases
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Elegant Window Pane Display Table
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Enhance your home’s luxurious and lavish appeal with a cushion-top coffee table. They are easy to construct and will your apartment or house a chic and modern look. Use printed or velvet upholstery and embellish the edges of the table with silver or antique push pins to complete the vintage effect.
Uniquely Shaped Cushion Top with Metal Stand
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Black and White Cushion with Black Wood Legs
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Modern White Cushion with Slat Wood Undershelving
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Stylish Coffee Table/Ottoman
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Elegant Cushioned Ottoman DIY Coffee Tables
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Round Cushioned Ottoman with Optional Wood Tray Coffee Table
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Coffee tables in the form of wooden logs or reclaimed wood planks provide a look of refined ruggedness, or rustic modernity. Use the wooden logs as the surface or the legs. Craft tops with old pallets or doors.
Polished Tree Trunk Table
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Wooden Wheel and Plank Spinning Bookshelf Table
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Painted and Polished Tree Trunk Sections
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Split Tree Trunk with Metal Bracket Legs
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Large Tree Trunk Section with Attention-arresting Split
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If you love to travel and want an economical, trendy storage table, use a suitcase! Vintage and leather suitcases work well. Also look for large, patterned suitcases that complement your décor. The vintage or personalized style along with trouble-free construction make these tables one of the best options for beginning DIY-ers. In most cases, just drill holes in the bottom and bolt on legs, and you’re done!
Striking Blue Suitcase Table
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Painted Suitcase Table
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Vintage Leather with Glass Top
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A well-constructed coffee table makes an impressive centerpiece for any room. Its presence enhances the entire setting. If sleek isn’t your style, then the tables showcased below are just the option for you. These storage coffee tables are easy to make and look great for their unique simplicity. Construct them using wine bottle crates or empty chicken crates. Make them as large or as small as you like and enjoy the ample storage they provide.
Painted Wine Crate Table
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Crate Table with Added Drawers and Wood Top
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Large Crate Table with Outfacing Displays and Center Storage
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Black Painted Chicken Crate Base with Polished Wood Top
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Classy Wood Chicken Crate on Casters with Glass Top
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Chicken Crate on Refurbished Legs and with Wood Plank Tray Top
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Painted Square Crate Coffee Table
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Just as suitcases make excellent storage tables, so do old trunks. Refinish it for a contemporary look or leave it as is for the vintage feel.
Contemporary Metal Storage Trunk
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Worn Leather Trunk
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Stylish Storage Trunk Table
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From windowpane to chicken crates to suitcases to tree trunks, we hope one of these ideas has caught your attention. And with so many options, you’re sure to have the skills and tools at hand to create your own new coffee table. So get started and then enjoy a cup of coffee with your friends and family and show off your handiwork. You’ll enjoy the trendy, antique, or classy appeal, especially knowing that you made it.
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