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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot as a part of The Home Depot’s ProSpective Campaign. THD provided the Dremel tools used in this project.
Steph has been using the same coffee table/bench since her college days. We bought the faux leather clad bench for her dorm room from Target back in the day. It held up so well that when she moved to her home four years ago it moved with her to serve as her coffee table. It was starting to look a little ragged so she really needed to retire it but didn’t want to give up the storage it provided.
She came up with an idea to make a coffee table starting with a bookcase. She had specific requirements for it including portability (it needed to be on wheels) and it needed to have covered storage. 
We started with a basic bookcase for the shell.
The backside of the bookcase is now going to be the bottom. We secured the backing with glue and brad nails. We also reinforced the interior of each cube space with a square of plywood. With this square in place we could securely attach wheels to the bottom.
The aluminum trim was sanded to give it a brushed look.
The aluminum trim was cut to length with the Dremel Saw-Max.
The Dremel Rotary Tool with grinding tip was used to clean up the sharp edges.
We wanted the metal to lay flat on top so we marked where we needed to cut out the corner.
We put a cutting wheel on the rotary tool to finish up the corner cut. These tools really come in handy for small cuts and work great for a variety of applications.
The side corner pieces were glued into place as well. Hot glue was used to help hold the piece in place while the contact cement dried.
We found the Husky Ratcheting Tie-Downs to be the perfect tool to "clamp" the side corners in place while they dried.
We then used the Multi-max to finish getting the correct size hole for the handle to sit in.
The handles were screwed into place on the top of the table. Inside the table top we covered the backside of the handles with felt.
Two hinges were added to each side.
We really liked the way the table came together. The recessed handles were a late addition to the plan and are perfect as they keep the top clear allowing feet and stuff to be put on the top! Steph frequently needs to be able to move her coffee table out of the way so the addition of wheels makes this easy. The large interior allows for lots of storage of electronics, pillows and blankets and the large surface is a great play space for the nephews and niece!
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4 Comments
Shirley
8/2/2018 05:27:59 pm
Love the project and trying to pin. Unfortunately your pin isn’t working.☺️
Steph
8/2/2018 08:23:34 pm
Hi Shirley- glad you like the project! You can find the pin here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/568860996675959748/
Debra
8/2/2018 11:53:01 pm
That table looks incredible. I had to laugh when I saw the antique iron used as a weight. I use mine like that all the time.
Steph
8/3/2018 09:57:35 am
Haha that's awesome! We use it all the time too :) Leave a Reply. |
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