Large Coffee Table
With new sofas in our living room we realized quickly that we were going to need a bigger coffee table. After looking at a bunch of different styles we settled on this fairly simple look with a tusked tenon. The best part about this project was that we could size it for exactly what we needed and we could build it for about $100!
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Time to Complete
1 Wknd
Estimated Cost
$100-150
Skill Level
Intermediate
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Tools
- Drill/Driver
- Circular Saw
- Jointer (optional)
- Planer (optional)
- Biscuit Joiner (optional)
- Clamps
- Jigsaw
- Chisel
- Tape Measure
- Pencil
- Safety Glasses
- Hearing Protection
Materials
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Dimensions
This tutorial will walk you through how to build an oversized coffee table for about $100!
Total Time: 2 days
Rough Cuts
Glue Ups
Cutting the Tenon
Cutting Out Legs and Top
Cutting Out Holes for Pins
Fit Check / Finishing / Table Top Clips
We finish all the parts using a mixture of Minwax Pickled Oak and a touch of Varathane Briarsmoke to darken it up a bit.
Final Assembly
Honestly, we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. It fits perfectly and the look and style is ideal for our living room. If you end up building one like it we would love to see a photo of it in the comments. Next project is a side table for between the sofas! Stay tuned.
Thanks for the plan! This is perfect for a recent conversation I just had with my wife about building a living room coffee table, as we have let our sons use our original table for their downstairs playroom (it’s the perfect height for children). Will be using different shades of lighter to medium stains to stagger the shades of the pieces. Would you recommend cutting tenons and mortises from top of legs into table top? All the way through or recessed? I’ve had some bad luck with tenons cut into pine 2×6’s, they snapped off (you know, pine….). I wanted to get some more long-term rigidity/lock out of the whole thing instead of just 6 table mount plates (I’ve got two boys, referenced earlier). Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Thats a good question. Honestly I think the table top mounting plates or figure eight clips work really well. Just upgrade the screws where you can. The tenons into the top could be cool or you could just glue it with a couple dowel pins.
Thanks for the advice! Will be trying after the holidays (my workbench is now a staging and gift wrapping station….sigh…). Happy Holidays!
When will you make a pool table? 😀
Haha I don’t know about making one but have been toying with the idea of taking an old one and re-doing it to make it more modern.