Moroccan Side Table | Pottery Barn Knock-Off
Quick answer: This Moroccan side table is a Pottery Barn knockoff built from half a sheet of ¾″ plywood — the signature quatrefoil pattern is cut with a jig saw (or scroll saw) using our free printable cutout template. Free tutorial below; the printable plans are $5.
When Jamie spotted the Pottery Barn original, the math didn’t take long: their price, or half a sheet of plywood and a weekend. The pattern looks intimidating, but it’s just a repeated template cut — trace, drill the corners with a Forstner bit, cut the lines with a jig saw, and sand. The cutout template is a free download, and it’s reusable for the whole build.
Moroccan Side Table Plans
The complete printable PDF — full cut list, dimensioned diagrams, and every assembly step for the quatrefoil panels.
Tools & materials
Dimensions
Cut list
The build, step by step
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Every dimension, the full cut list, and the printable diagrams for each step are in the plans above.
Finishing
Gloss white, multiple thin coats — the closer you get to the original’s lacquered look, the better the pattern reads.
Moroccan Side Table Plans
The complete printable PDF — full cut list, dimensioned diagrams, and every assembly step for the quatrefoil panels.
Questions? Comments?
As always, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to comment below — and don’t forget to post pictures of your finished builds in the comments! ENJOY!
I love the table – it’s a beauty. But I have a tool question for you. It looks like you may have the same miter saw that I recently purchased at the Blue home improvement store. I’m wondering if you have any tips for aligning the darn laser cutting guide. I’d like it to line up with the blade so I can center it on a pencil line and just cut. Thank you, any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you Riann! Unfortunately my laser doesn’t even work anymore so sorry but I can’t offer you any advice there. And when mine did work it was already aligned so I never had to tweak it.
Thank you. I’ll keep using the vertical 2×4 scrap stop screwed into the top of my workbench til I can figure out how to align that laser 🙂
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