| Do you hate the flimsy quality of most furniture you | | | | completely out of what. Although this is the most |
| find in stores? Yes, it annoys me too. Recently my | | | | common building material, and probably the cheapest, |
| wife and I went shopping for a new coffee table. I | | | | that you will find at your local hardware store. But |
| couldn't fathom the thought of spending several | | | | there are a few other places you can go to look for |
| hundred dollars on such a slapped together piece of | | | | materials to build your coffee table with. |
| junk! | | | | For one, you can head to an antique store and see |
| So I set out to build my own coffee table. Building a | | | | what they have in their that might be the same size |
| coffee table is easier than you might think. Especially | | | | as a coffee table. You can easily repurpose this item |
| if you consider yourself a do-it-yourselfer. What | | | | cannot top, such as a glass top, turn it into your ideal |
| makes building a coffee table so much easier than | | | | living room focal point. This might take a little bit |
| other pieces of furniture that doesn't require a lot of | | | | creativity, but if you don't fancy yourself a |
| materials to make. In fact you can even use recycled | | | | do-it-yourselfer, this is easier than building a table out |
| materials possibly found in your home. Just make | | | | of wood. |
| sure to get yourself a good set of coffee table | | | | However, if you do intend to build your own then it |
| plans. | | | | is best that you find a guide or set of plans to show |
| A coffee table doesn't necessarily have to be made | | | | you step-by-step how to complete this project. |