Bedside table: 75 photo ideas for creating your own hands

Bedside table adorns the living of many people, that is considered a popular and practical piece of furniture. This is the central object of the room: one of the first catches the eye, often interest the guests and encourages them to talk threads.

Usually placed on the table newspapers, magazines, books, frames with pictures, a vase with fruit or candy. It also serves as a haven for the lovely gatherings over a cup of coffee or tea, so he has a second name - the coffee table.

If you can not buy a designer coffee table that will fit the style or serve accent in the room, and the desire to have an element does not fade in your living room, you can create your hands. It will be much cheaper for Finance, will not cause any difficulties during manufacture and will be a unique object in the apartment. This idea has a bunch of advantages, it will be pleasant for this table:

• spending time with friends;
• drinking tea or coffee with the guests;
• to show off in front of others with your skills and design capabilities.

The apartment is filled with warmth and comfort, because it will be part of the soul of its inhabitants.

Varieties of coffee tables

Since the specific definitions of the coffee table is not, and it demands only one thing - the height of 40-50 cm. Other parameters may be absolutely any width, length, shape and finish depending on the wishes.

Coffee tables are different design depending on the destination and the materials from which are manufactured items.

type of construction	Scope
Miniature dining table	Able to simulate a complete place to eat in the living room while watching TV or meeting with the guests.
Furniture	Designed for storage of books, magazines and other things for recreation. It can serve as a bedside table and lamp post on itself.
Transformer	It changes the shape, size and height, combines coffee and dining table.
matrioshka	The product includes several elements of the same style but different sizes and shapes. It is used to create unusual stages.
decorative table	On the other it is distinguished by unique exterior design design. Is the emphasis on creating interesting and extraordinary interior.

The abundance of materials for the creation of tables gives the opportunity to make an object that fits the style of the rest of the interior components. To do this, carry out all sorts of manipulation to finally get the perfect product.

natural wood	Tables made of natural material, so they are environmentally friendly and very expensive. Nature of the material makes it possible to give any form of product and make suitable for many styles (country, retro, classic, loft, minimalism).
Glass	It feels great in any style of interior. Glass coffee table visually looks weightless, so it does not load space. It gives vent to imagination and implementation of any design decisions.

Also coffee tables are made of metal tubes, combining several materials: glass, wood or metal, and other options. Decorated in different ways: painted with special paints, just painted, create a pattern or design on the most wooden base or attached glass figurines, wood or metal.

The idea of ​​coffee tables with their hands different complexity

It can be anything from create an unusual piece of furniture, the main necessary tool that will help in this - it is a fantasy. However, there are both simple and complex variants of the tables, all of which are listed below with a detailed plan of their production.

Table of the boxes

The construction of the table of the whole boxes allows in a short time to make an original piece of furniture. He will delight the household and guests will appreciate the true creation.

For its production need:

• 4 wooden box;
• sandpaper;
• lacquer;
• roller;
• brush;
• PVA glue;
• plywood;
• 4 wheels;
• screws;
• drill;
• screwdriver.

The process of creating the table consists of the following steps.

1. It is necessary to clean crates sandpaper and lacquered surfaces for the preservation of the external damage.
   

   We clean the surface of the boxes and varnished

2. At the end faces of the boxes makes a hole using a drill. Thereafter Chopik fixed attachment points and the ends of all elements connected between themselves.
   

   Connect four boxes each other

3. Veneer width of 1 cm is sized just finished elements of the crates. Also lacquer processed using a roller. For this based on attached wheels and then the boxes themselves at the expense of self-tapping screws.

In the free space can be placed magazines, books, figurines. In the middle of the table in the place of the recess will put a pot or vase with flowers. The advantage of this coffee table is its mobility - it can move to any part of the room or apartment.

Coffee table from pallets

Coffee table made out of pallets, the most financially beneficial, ingenious and original version of furniture that can be suitable for many interior styles.

To create a version of the product will be useful:

• 3 pallet;
• 1 cm thick glass in the form of pallets;
• furniture wheels;
• drill;
• drill;
• screws
• brushes;
• paint or varnish;
• primer.

Production stage occurs in a certain way.

1. The pallets are ground before handling special attachment for drills to make them clean and smooth. Once processed primer for disinfection.
   

   Grind pallets and process primer

2. Next, the surface treated with lacquer or trays colored paint. Must be carefully paint over all possible places.
   

   Stained table in the selected color

3. In order to fasten the elements together, it should be noted places for screws. After the drill bore holes for fasteners. The screws are screwed into the timber and sealed trays. The wheels are attached in this manner.
   

   Place individual elements mounts

Classy mobile coffee table is ready! Now you can put on top of the glass and deepening to fill with books, newspapers, magazines, wine bottles and miniature pots with flowers.

Table of logs or firewood

Coffee table will look good in a rustic style. Suitable for both interior garden, country house or city apartment. This item will cheer up all the inhabitants of the home and visitors. Manufacturing does not require any special knowledge or effort.

Need some tools and materials:

• wooden blocks of the same size (about 30 units);
• basis for the bars (or plywood board of 1 cm width);
• wooden slats;
• legs or castors (4 pcs.);
• Putty (suitable for wood color);
• screwdriver;
• glue;
• primer;
• lacquer.

The process of creating a table of several stages.

1. It is necessary to pre-process all components of the natural primer table. Following going to the foundation for a log of all put together, forming a square or rectangle (depending on the wishes and preliminary calculations). They bear plywood and using the screwdriver holds its every billet, it is also used adhesive for extra grip.
   

   Compound grounds coffee table

2. Next to the sides of the finished crosslinked bars attached wooden slats to better fasten the product. Once mounted wheels or legs.
   

   Attach the side bars

3. The final stage is the plaster with which closed up all the empty spaces. Also dried ready piece of furniture you need to wipe, to create a perfectly smooth surface. Optionally, you can varnish.
   

   Close up empty spaces and create a smooth surface

Before you decide you need to make a table to think in advance how it will be used, whether to move or stay in one fixed location. The product will be an original supplement for interior design country style of Provence, or Scandinavia.

Table out of a suitcase for travel

This idea of ​​a coffee table will give a second life to old shabby suitcase. Create an extraordinary decor element for living excellent. You will need:

• furniture legs (wood or metal);
• plywood;
• screws;
• screwdriver.

At the bottom of the suitcase should make holes for the legs. Inside the suitcase is embedded plywood and drilled screwdriver, then attach the legs.

And to create a strong internal side table suitcase can glue a thin veneer. Left an empty space allows to hide all the necessary things: magazines, books, writing materials.

Option is ideal for interiors in retro style or classic. To create the necessary atmosphere ready table can be supplemented with stickers, stamps and other small items.

Decorating coffee tables in various ways

Independent decoration and restoration of antique furniture is gaining popularity with each passing year, so there are many ways and ideas. They will create an original, unique piece of nondescript and shabby table. Coffee table decor with your own hands can be made using a variety of materials for decoration, such as:

• the cloth;
• wallpaper;
• mirrors;
• glass elements for a mosaic;
• shells;
• Tree branches.

To restore an old table, you can:

• paint the surface of the paint to create interesting images, designs or patterns;
  

  Painted coffee table with his hands

• okleit family photographs and treated with lacquer for preservation;
  

  Coffee table, photo paper pasted with images

• paste over the surface of the article in small fragments mirror using liquid nails;
  

  Mirror mosaic to decorate furniture

• obtyanut dense tissue;
  

  A small coffee table, leather-covered

• put pieces of a mosaic to create a pattern or even a portrait.
  

  Beautiful coffee table with mosaic

Due to the abundance of information on the production and decoration of coffee tables, as well as the imagination of designers and inhabitants of the house, you can make any variant.

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