Hey guys! I am LOVING my latest knock off piece! I fell in love with the inspiration piece in a popular home decor catalog and had to have something like it!! I enlisted the help of our sweet and talented friend, Ana White, on this project and boy did she deliver!
Ahhhh I am so in LOVE and I LOVE the legs, they just make the table! Don’t let them intimidate you though, I didn’t make them 😉 An awesome company, Osborne Wood Products designed them for me based on Ana’s plans! This table is unbelievably easy to build and I was able to do so for under $200!! I’ll show you how I did it!
I started with four of these GORGEOUS legs from Osborne, you may have seen a sneak peak picture of them on our Instagram 🙂 They are custom legs BUT they are offering them to our readers for the price of a stock leg making them half-off, Heck yah!!! Click the box below to purchase the legs!
First step is to attach the sides of the table to the legs. This is super easy, I just drilled pocket holes in the boards with my Kreg Jig.
Here’s a picture of the sides of the table and where I drilled my pocket holes!
I used Gorilla Glue wood glue and my Ryboi 18V Lithium Drill to attach the boards to the legs.
Well, that was EASY! On to the bottom shelf!
I used my Ryobi Jigsaw to cut notches out of my Purebond Plywood so that it will fit between the table legs. We always use Purebond Plywood where we can because it is gorgeous, formaldehyde-free and it’s made with wood from sustainable forests. You can learn more about why we have taken the Purebond Pledge HERE!
After I cut the notches out, I used my Kreg Jig to drill pocket holes on all four sides.
To attach it to the bottom apron, I just laid the table on it’s side and worked my way around, making sure to keep the plywood flush with the top of the boards, as I went.
Once the bottom was attached, it was time to build the planked top. You can see that I circled where I drilled all of my pocket holes.
Finally, it was time to attach the top. The pocket holes that I drilled in the side pieces made this part so easy and I don’t have any nail holes to cover!
Whoop! Time to stain 🙂
I applied one coat of Rust-Oleum Dark Walnut stain with a foam brush. I let it sit for 5 minutes and then wiped the stain with a clean cloth. Don’t wipe the stain away, the purpose of wiping is to blend the stain so that it is even all over the piece.
And, because this is a coffee table and it will see lots of ware and tear, I applied two coats of Rust-Oleum Polyurethane in Matte finish.
That was it!
Thanks to Ana’s plans and Osborne’s gorgeous legs, I have a beautiful, DIY, square coffee table for under $200!!!! It’s so much fun to decorate with the large base at the bottom! I’m going to be busy year-round with this beauty 😉
I hope you love this coffee table as much as I do! Go check out all of the wood working products that Osborne has to offer! I was so inspired to build different pieces of furniture just looking through their selections!!
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Ashley
I am searching high and low for a leather sofa or sectional, where is yours from/brand?
The legs are $32.50 each; however, the shipping is $14.95 PER leg, which seems kinda high. So after adding $60 to the cost, you are looking at about $190 for the four legs. So I guess the total cost is more like $300 as opposed to $200. It’s absolutely gorgeous and still much cheaper than what Restoration Hardware wants for this style. I admit I’ll pay the $60 shipping for the legs since they are beautiful
Didn’t consider the shipping. But, I think $260 for the table still beats paying retail 😉
I just purchased the legs in knotty pine and it was about $130 including shipping. Theyes came in yesterday and I can’t wait to build my new coffee table!
Hi! This is so nice, but the legs are showing $32.53 plus $14.92 shipping each. That’s $47.45 per leg, totalling $189.80 before tax! Is this right??
I guess so. I didn’t think to include shipping.
hello where did you get the rug and is there a coupon code for the legs its 189 with shipping …seems like a lot
It is a lot for shipping but I do thing the cost of the table is still great compared to retail 🙂
Another project that is blowing me away! Amazing!!
Did you build the entire table with pine? Or another species?
Just pine 🙂
Where do you get such amazing wood?!? it is gorgeous. All the wood at menards is so awful but i have no idea where else to go.
The table that this one was inspired by is $600 plus shipping and tax. If you want to purchase that table go for it;)
I agree…my husband is in the process of building this table because we refuse to pay over $600 for it from Pottery Barn. He has already built one of your tables and we LOVE it!!! Thank you so much. He is now telling all of his friends what an amazing site it is!!
I have seen a similar table in pottery barn for the same price as the legs used to make one on your own… if your not a very talented diyer it would seem easier to just buy it already made…. I am all for diy when it cuts costs… not when I would be paying more to do it my self.. beautiful table though… you did a very good job!!!
The legs are $30 a piece making a total of $120. Please show me where you can find a Pottery Barn table similar to this one for $120 😉
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/shanti-carved-wood-rectangular-coffee-table/?pkey=ccoffee-tables&cm_src=coffee-tables||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_–_- Sorry $199.00… $79.00 more than the cost of the legs, my mistake.
I was not in any way trying to be rude or saying I could have done better because I would never be able to pull your beautiful table off on my own,,, I just happened to be looking for a table on pottery barn earlier that morning… I am sorry if I offended you.
No offense take at all. This is a DIY website and we knock-off expensive furniture at a fraction of the cost. We are novice (we just started building 4 years ago) and we like to encourage our readers to start building as well:)
Above you stated to click on the box below to order the legs at half price. Where is the link at? I am not able to find it and would love to purchase the legs at half price.
You can get a nice set of bath towels at PB for $120, definitely not a coffee table.
Love your table! What are the dimensions and what type of wood did you use?
Hi Ladies!
I just wanted to send you a little note to say just how much I love your tutorials! You are two extremely talented women & are doing just what you were meant to do by sharing all these wonderful projects with us. Always know that the work you do is appreciated by many. Have a wonderful day!!
Sarah 🙂
I love this. Do you mind sharing where the sofa is from? It is SO nice!
Would you please update box for coffee table legs discount. Is not working.
The legs are showing $50 each, is this with the discount?
The legs are 200$ for 4 but it said under 200$ to make the table . What is the price for 4 legs! Thank you!
Hi!! I see the legs cost $87 each.. how did ur total come under $200?
I am very interested in trying this
Thank you!!
I love this little table! One of my favorites! What is the measurements for everything? I would love to make a table of the same size!
Thank you!
I am so excited. I just ordered my legs. I see a new table in my living room shortly.
I am definitely adding this to the list of things to build this winter! Where did you get the rug?? I love that too!
Thank you! World Market 🙂
What kind of wood is this made out of?
Hello, I was really looking forward to building this gorgeous coffee table, its what I’ve had pictures for my French country living room. However, with just the legs it will cost nearly $360- something i cant afford nor would forgive myself for spending that on just legs. How were you able to build this for under $200?? Looking forward to your reply, thank you!
As a cost effective alternative for the legs I repurposed an old maple bed frame. The turned posts on the bed frame were almost identical to the $209 legs . Paid $10 at a garage sale for bed frame .
Love this table!! Do you use wood conditioner before you stain or just apply the stain to the bare wood?