A coffee table with his hands: the nuances of manufacturing in fotoprimerah

It would seem that what may surprise modern man coffee table? Long-forgotten subject interior in many apartments is not found. Modern man likes to play, bearing in mind that for a table often cumbersome stammer, and there, lying around here newspapers and unsolved puzzles. What now? It turns out that coffee tables not only lost its relevance, but also became the subject of an ultra-modern decor, craftsmen make masterpieces of their own hands. And yes, there are even annual exhibitions devoted to just this kind of furniture.

General guidelines for the production of coffee tables

But what it is today, a survivor of more than one generation of Russians modern coffee table. The answer is not so simple. The only thing that sometimes combines this name - a phenomenon collectively regarding a certain type of furniture with very clear objectives. With the rest of the - problem.

Sometimes it seems that the person is slightly mad and drags home trash. But no... This is also a work of art furniture.

It would seem that in this chaos there is a rational grain. But no! It turns out that each of these samples must meet both aesthetic standards and comply with certain functionality.

Indeed, for manufactured goods, there are a list of rules and specifications. For example, they must be stable and safe. Form - "perfect, providing ease of use." A material should be simple and environmentally friendly. In fact, the coffee table - one of the simplest designs. With this, looking for some surprisingly simple and elegant masterpieces, you can not argue.

Simple but elegant! Another recommendation, which they say furniture makers - coffee table should be assembled and disassembled. More complex models can have the drawers, for example, that such. And even if some of them are not standard slightly, but this table accurately drew the attention of visitors.

Another requirement - the accuracy and purity of the assembly and fitting elements. Here questions arise again. And if the table is almost not subjected to treatment. How to be in this case?

You'd be surprised, but everyone came out from the factory table has a long history of creating. From a simple sketch to a whole pile of papers. All items must be unified. That is why in the Soviet times the factory tables create a dull impression.

And it's great that today is enough art workshops, videos, and other ways to share information and knowledge, to try to spy some really interesting projects to develop here these small works of art.

The main thing is what is important to remember, coffee table really should be stable and safe. Even so, as in the photo.

How to prepare their own hands dimensional drawings for a coffee table

Drawings - the most important part of the work on his own project table. It is important to choose a middle ground between functionality and originality. As a basis we can take ready-made drawings, and a huge number of them today, and in the course of work to upgrade it. Variants of schemes that may come in handy while working.

And here is how seemingly ordinary at first glance, the table can be turned into a small garden. The main thing in advance to imagine what will be your table, and the solution will arise by itself.

Tip! To build your own drawing prepare a sheet of paper, a pencil and a tape measure. Inch need to measure the area of ​​the space where you plan to put your creation. Based on these data, prepare the drawing.

A schematic drawing is the foundation for further work on the creation of furniture. The drawing will help to choose the right foundation for the design, calculate the load on the frame, to prepare the required number of parts, screws or clamps, as well as supports or legs on wheels. Do not forget that in the drawings, but the size of other materials, the thickness of the countertop is indicated.

What materials can make a coffee table

Coffee table often made of one or two kinds of materials. Usually this wood and metal and glass. However, there are hundreds of solutions to imagine what could be and what to look for coffee table your dreams.

Here the most important thing is to think in advance all the elements. Sometimes with each of them will have to work separately. Plastic, glass, metal, epoxy - all this can be an important part of your art object.

tabletop

As countertops can act as simple construction, for example, the conventional board or treated glass and complex composite elements. Some of them will have to be collected separately. For example, here is a creation of wood countertops will require great skill and many hours of work.

Legs for a coffee table

To select the table legs, should start from the style of the whole structure. Legs and feet should be in harmony with the rest of the table. If it is a wooden snag, then its the right thing to cut perfectly straight and strengthened on a base if necessary. If you intend to glass topThen the best one will be shod foot.

Important! The legs should be strong. The main thing that they were able to withstand not only the weight of the countertop, but also those things that will be on it.

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The easiest option - to use a ready-made legs of old furniture. Sometimes the design feature of the table does not imply any legs at all.

Plus these designs is that they can be easy to disassemble and reassemble.

Making your own hands a coffee table made of wood

Let us consider in more detail some variants of self-production of coffee table. If you're a fan of movies about pirates, then we wish you all the treasures to be... drum. It is possible even without the rum.

Table in country style of wooden barrels

There are several ways by which you can create a spectacular theme table from the barrel. The first of these - just to saw her in half.

High table in the rustic

A similar effect can be achieved using the whole barrel, setting it upright and covered with a table-top or tempered glass. It turns out quite stable bar table. To this you can add a set of furniture.

Making your own hands a coffee table made of particleboard

Manufacture from table Particleboard - a good deal, if you are a furniture manufacturer. Most often, after such works are cropping, which can be put to use.

Illustration	Description of the action
	First of all, prepare the crop Particleboard and tools for the job.
	Measure out the space fasteners on each side of the workpiece.
	We drilled the necessary holes and begin to build the structure. Nothing complicated.
	drilled holes for mounting shelves.
	Mark up the mounting space. Putting the base.
	fasten on screws countertop.
	Hide unsightly part of a new layer of particle board. This will add weight and stability of our designs.
	Reinforced walls also The fastening screws.
	Fasten the base and fasten the legs on wheels.
	And our coffee table is ready!

It remains to add that as the main materials used in crop left over after assembly kitchen units. As a countertop slab made, carved in situ cleaning. A warping become the part on the spot where established hob.

How to make a coffee table out of chipboard

To produce a simple table must purchase sheets plywood Chipboard. For work, we need fretsaw. In general, the process works like the previous statement with the only difference being that in the case of chipboard Prices are fixed at the corners.

Tip! If you do not have a jigsaw, then work on the saw cut can spend in the store. To do this, just to name the size of workpieces.

The shelves can be mounted on SCREW. To tighten them beforehand to drill holes are drilled 4.5 mm. If you have questions about how best to make a coffee table, you can explore this instructional video.

Doing their own hands a table of glass

Table glass will make your living room light and airy. Very often resorted to such a reception in small rooms, so that this piece of furniture does not clutter the space. In some cases, it may be painted countertops.

Particular attention should be paid to the quality of glass fixture. For this there are special locking system to prevent spoilage.

Making your own hands the coffee table out of scrap materials

Despite the abundance of ready-made solutions, in our country a favorite pastime has always been considered the use of unnecessary things for solutions quite mundane tasks. Some craftsmen are divided into ways of using unexpected materials to create furniture.

Table of tires

Especially popular are the products of the tires - it is convenient to install and country houses verandas. Here are some options for a custom-made furniture.

Some artists manage to hide the presence of a knockdown things with the help of simple but highly effective techniques.

Table-suitcase

Very often, as a basis for a coffee table using a conventional suitcase.

The main task - to ensure reliable fastening to the ground. By itself, this table will vary considerable functionality.

These tables require little or no additional treatment, and fixing to the ground is very versatile. They can be mounted on a wooden base, tighten the straps to the metal frame.

How to make their own hands a coffee table with additional elements

And now let us consider the procedure a simple table assembly of pallets. This master class is fairly simple to implement and does not require special skills.

Trolley on wheels

So, we shall understand today as make a simple table Rolling out of old wooden crates out of vegetables or pallets.

Illustration	Description of the action
	Traditionally, prepare tools and materials needed for the job.
	We begin to build the base for the spread of the four boards in parallel, perpendicular to fasten their segments boards.
	Holds together all the elements of nails.
	Fasten the connecting elements forming the frame pallet.
	Fastening the upper part of our pallets. Now it's time to move on to decorating.
	For coloring, you can choose any color that is close to the desired range.
	Leather or suede element for preparing a fastener. The material should be dense enough to not tear.
	Pletom pigtail. And fixes it on the screws.
	That's what got our coffee table.

Table with drawers

The design of drawers is considered one of the most difficult to execute newcomers. Look closely at how various options can be retractable systems.

For a proper understanding of the mechanisms most correct look at their work in the assembly process.

If you want to create an unusual coffee table with drawers, check out this video.

Restoration of their own hands with a coffee table photo examples

If you still have old coffee tableNot in a hurry to part with it. Quite possibly, he will serve you faithfully for many years.

But so can look like a coffee table, if the designer conjured over it.

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No matter from what is elements and materials of your coffee table will be assembled. Most importantly, it will be a unique and unrepeatable piece of furniture in their own way to change it. Your task - as the life of the coffee table can be extended for longer and to give knowledge about such useful items interior on the new generation. Probably they ever, as adults, will find somewhere in the attic or in the corner of the coffee table, do not hasten to throw it out, and will give him another life. If you have experience in restoration and build coffee tables, or you remember what they were in your childhood, share their memories with other readers of our magazine.