Coffee table is actually a loose term to describe the furniture in front of your couch in the living room, right? You probably use it for, say, to have something to rest your feet upon when watching television, put your food, or maybe even something to put your laptop on when working in the living room. Some people even say that the item you’ll see least often on their coffee table is actually coffee. None of that today, though. Here’s the problem when you use your coffee table for food and work: you hunch over the small coffee table. This is the reason why the lift top coffee table had been developed, and we’re going to guide you in making this project to make your life easier.
Note: The measurements are guidelines, and therefore you can adjust them to your preferred table size as per your liking. Note that the thickness may vary depending on the standards for the material you decide to use.
Materials Needed:
* Oak is good for show tables. (But it can be made of plywood or medium-density fiberboard.)
• Long side – 16×40 in (2pcs.)
• Short side – 16×24 in (2pcs.)
• Top – 28×44 in (1pc.)
* Panel thickness: for this size of coffee table, ¾ inch thickness is enough.
* Hardwood
* Timber and plywood (for drawers)
* Wood glue
* Rustic wood stain and varnish
* Sand paper
* Bolts, nyloc nuts, bullet head nails, screws
* Drawer handle and drawer slides
* Corner straps
Tools:
* Screwdriver
* Miter Saw
* Hammer
* Tape Measure
Instructions:
* Main Body
– Determine the measurement of your desired drawer opening
– Cut the hole and make sure it’s in the exact middle before joining the four panels that are to be the main body of the coffee table.
– Use miter saw if you want to join the panels cleaner.
* Hinge
– Using the hardwood, measure the part of the hinge that will be connected to the main body of the table and make sure that the length is equal to the gap of the lower side.
– The part of the hinge that will hold the table top itself should have less of the measurement than the former.
– Use nyloc nuts for the mechanism.
* Table top
– Create wood support according to the size of the main body and attach it to the table, this would to prop the shelf up.
– When making the tray shelf, make sure to use house joints or butt joints.
– Attach the tray shelf and support to the main table accordingly with wire nails.
– Measuring the main boy of the table, give an excess of at least two inches per side for you to have hold when lifting the table up.
* Drawers
– Measure the dimensions according to the size of the table’s main body. Consider leaving space for routed edges.
– Butt join two pieces of the long side of your wood, as in this case 16×40 in.
– Fasten the ledges to the main body.
– Provide the same size of wood for the top edge to make a stopper that would prevent the drawer from tipping.
* Assembly
– Stain and varnish them with your desired finish and you can use sand paper to age and beat your table for a rustic design.
– Install the hinge, table top, drawer handle, and then the corner strap.
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