Coffee Table
Recycle a bedroom door into a coffee table with storage.
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Decorate on a budget by turning a door into a coffee table. For an easy painted finish choose a primecote (pre-primed) door. For a natural-finish table, select a door in a timber you like. Doors vary is size so measure the actual thickness of the frame of the door before buying 19 x 27mm timber. If you can’t get 19 x 27mm timber, buy 19 x 42mm and trim it down. The finished table measures 820 x 820 x 500mm (see Diagram 1).
What you'll need
- Circular saw
- Utility knife
- Electric plane
- Combination square
- Measuring tape
- Clamps x 6
- Screwdriver
- Shifters x 2
- Drill and drill bit set
- Chisel 25mm
- Router
- Sawhorses x 2
- Builder’s square
- Sander
STEP 1
Cut the components
Cut the door using a circular saw guided by a straight edge. You will need two pieces 820 x 820mm, one piece 820 x 195mm and two pieces 392 x 195mm (see Diagram 2). Cut the 27 x 19mm pine braces into six pieces 780mm long. Plane one end to a chisel point to make skidding them inside the door easier.
STEP 2
Remove the honeycomb
Cut away the internal honeycomb of the door to a depth of about 25mm. Apply yellow glue to the edges of the braces and slide into the door. Put one piece in the centre and one at either edge to align with the screws of the leg plate. Repeat for the top and bottom of the table.
STEP 3
Fixing the leg plates
Attach leg plates to the base corners, aligning the plate so the mounting hole is 35mm from the edge of the table. Fill the open edges of both the top and bottom of the table by gluing and tapping in a piece of pine. Clamp with G-clamps.
TIP:If the piece is pushed in too far, partially screw in a small screw and use pliers to pull back up to position.
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