Console table: how to make it yourself?

The concept of a console table appeared during the reign of Louis XIV. In those distant times, these interior items were very popular, and they are no less in demand today. Console tables have a variety of design options, but they have one thing in common: console, which means narrow. Such furniture is very convenient to use in small rooms, it does not take up much space and is not far from the wall.

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Such different tables
How to Make a Console Table with Your Own Hands from an Old Table
Steps to Building a Console Table
Let's decorate
Video: DIY Making a Console Table
Photo gallery of console tables in various rooms and styles:

Such different tables

Decorative console decorated with carvings

We will not discuss the variations of console table models, because there are countless of them. Let's talk about the scope of application of this interior item. The furniture looks great in hallways and living rooms, acting as an alternative to a buffet.

Console table for the hallway — A console table in the hallway has both decorative and practical significance.

In the living room console — In the living room, consoles replace tables placed next to sofas

You can turn this furniture into something like a mini bar, or place framed photos on it. An original idea is to use a console table in a boudoir or for storing cosmetics.

Console in the bedroom — Modern console table in bedroom

In the hallway, keep your keys on the table, put a candlestick or a picture on it. And in the bedroom space, you can put a DVD player or a TV on the console.

Wrought Iron Console Table — Forged console table for figurines in a modern interior

If you have your own office, store cigars or beautiful figurines on the table. And in the children's room, put toys, markers or boxes with construction sets on this piece of furniture.

White console table with drawers for various small items

Children's console — Console with drawers for children's room

We will tell you how to create a console table with your own hands - it is a simple, exciting activity, it will help you save a lot. To do this, you will need to buy some tools and stock up on accuracy and patience.

How to Make a Console Table with Your Own Hands from an Old Table

Sawing the table — We cut the table into two parts lengthwise

You can use an ordinary old table that has served its time to create your masterpiece.

Old table	Main detail
Saw	Cut off the required part
Sandpaper	Clean it up
Dye	Paint it

We fix metal corners — We fix the metal corners on the back side - in the center and at the edges

Gluing the fabric — We glue the fabric to the tabletop to create an original console

We receive the original console — We attach it to the wall and get an original console for the hallway

Cut the required part from the table and process it. The photo shows examples of such creations. If you want to create a masterpiece "from scratch", read on for a step-by-step guide to action.

Bedside table on two legs — A bedside table on two legs from a sawn table is made in a similar way

Two consoles from one table — Console under the TV in the bedroom and a nightstand in the hallway from one table

Steps to Building a Console Table

Step 1. Make or buy legs. The console table has beautiful legs. You probably don’t have a suitable machine for turning curved balusters for the legs: no problem. Visit a hardware store: you will find a variety of table leg models, and choose the right part.

Large and massive legs — Large and massive wooden legs for a console machine

Step 2. Cut the board. To create the top and bottom of the table, use a three-meter board, ten centimeters thick, 20 wide. Cut the board with a saw. You will need four boards, each 150 centimeters long. Cut the pieces with a saw.

We cut the board to make the top and bottom of the table.

The table will require four planks, each ten centimeters thick and 145 centimeters long. You will place them vertically, attaching them to the previously cut planks. Four squares will be placed at the edges, as you will see in the picture.

4 boards for the top and bottom of the console table, 150 cm long

Additional elements — Additional four boards 10 cm wide and 145 cm long for vertical installation and 4 squares 10 cm each side

Step 3. Connecting work. Take square parts that are ten centimeters wide and place a board one hundred and forty-five centimeters long on their end part. Screw the structure together using screws. In the same way, repeating your actions, make the lower and upper blanks for the future table.

Connecting square elements — We connect square elements and boards 145 cm long, make two blanks for the upper and lower parts of the table

Step 4. Don't forget about the legs. Take the legs you bought in advance and screw them to a board that is one hundred and fifty centimeters long. Before doing this, don't forget to mark the places where you plan to install the legs. Close the holes with plugs.

We screw on the legs — We screw the legs to the points where they are placed

Step 5. Make the top of the table. Step back two and a half centimeters from the edge and place the blank structure created earlier. Grease both sides with wood glue. Place a board on the blank, you will get something like a rectangular pie.

Forming the upper part — We form the top of the table using our blanks

We screw the boards — We put the board on top of the workpiece again and screw it in place.

Step 6. The bottom of the table. Since our table will have the same top and bottom, we will need to repeat step 5, applied to the manufacture of the bottom of the future table. When you have completed all the work, you will have a real masterpiece, which should be cleaned with sandpaper.

We receive a ready-made console table — We repeat the same procedure with the lower part and get a ready console table.

Let's decorate

Finished painted table in the living room interior

We recommend simply painting the resulting table. There is a wide range of different wood varnishes available now. For example, apply a walnut-colored coating to the table and use Vaseline to lubricate the structure after the paint dries. Apply the last layer of gray paint (when this coating dries, sand the end elements). As a result, you will get a shabby table with beautiful legs. Such a work of art will perfectly suit any living room or hallway. As you understand, making a table is very simple.