DIY Farmhouse Coffee Table Plans
Join us as we show you how to build an easy DIY farmhouse coffee table with easy to follow coffee table plans. Our living room finally looks complete with the new DIY coffee table that my husband just built.
Servings 1
Cost 5
Equipment
Ingredients
- Douglas Fir lumber
- 1– 2×2 8′ length board
- 1- 2×6 8′ or stud length board
- 4– 2x4s 8′ or stud length boards
- 1– 4×4 post at least 6′ length
- 2– 1×4 boards
- Sandpaper
- Wood glue
- Stainable Wood Filler
- Stain
- Matte Polycrylic
- Scrap fabric such as a drop cloth, for applying the stain
- Paint brush to apply Polycrylic
Instructions
- Make all the cuts from the Tryde cofee table plans on Ana White. I recommend having the Home Depot or Lowe’s workers do this when you are still at the store. (Ana White does recommend holding off on cutting the tabletop pieces until the very end, after measuring the assembled table.
- We like to sand all the pieces, with coarse sand paper, prior to assembling, although this step isn’t mentioned in the original plans.
- Assemble the coffee table according to the plans on Ana White. You can also watch us do this in the video above.
- Fill in the screw holes with stainable wood filler. (Alternatively, you could use white wood filler, if you plan to paint your coffee table.
- To sand the table, first go over the piece with coarse sand paper. Next, go over it again with a finer grit sand paper.
- Apply the stain. We applied Minwax Weathered Oak with some drop cloth scraps.
- Finish the table with Matte Polycrylic.
Video
Notes
- You can get the wood pre-cut at many local home improvement stores when you purchase the wood there. Bring your dimensions and have it cut to size.
- This coffee table plans work with a variety of wood. You can use pine, Douglas fir, poplar, or a more hardwood. Pine and Douglas fir are the most affordable option.
- Have all of your materials ready before starting a project to save time.
- Use whatever stain color you like, or you can even layer them to get the desired effect you would like.