If you want your shelf to match look for a piece of wood with a similar grain pattern.
Adding a shelf to a coffee table.
Lay painted wood planks on the bottom of a frame to create a bonus shelf and bring vibrant color to your room.
Here s an easy way to bring new life to your old coffee table.
Extend the height of a metal table with pvc pipe.
This coffee table has two spacious drawers along with an open shelving space for storage.
Cut the pvc pipe into 4 equal pieces measuring the same height you want to add to your table.
Add a traditional touch to your living space with the brooklyn max lexington rustic pine wood coffee table.
You ll need good looking birch logs but the result is a striking table and conversation piece.
This coffee table has two spacious drawers along with an open shelving space for storage.
Step 1 select your wood.
Adding wheels is a good idea because this wooden table design will be hard to move without them.
And as peter turner demonstrates it can be incorporated neatly into a night table a hall table or a coffee table.
Your coffee table is the anchor of your living room making a design statement and serving as a visual focal point.
Remote controls magazines knick knacks mail if it s in your hand when you sit down on the couch chances are it ends up on the coffee table and cluttered is a design statement no one wants to make.
It s also one of the most clutter prone surfaces in your house.
First look for a piece of wood that will match your end table.
A shelf adds a layer of storage and immediately makes a table more useful.
There are a few things that can trip you up when designing a shelf most notably wood movement.
Buy pvc pipe that has a diameter of 2 inches 5 1 cm from your local hardware store.