One day as I looked around my new living room I was trying to decide what changes I wanted to make. We had moved into our house about a year before that and I was slowly getting around to making changes in order to turn it into MY house. Those changes had to happen between all the chaos and activity that is typical for a family of six with many hobbies and events coming up each week, so needless to say, things were happening slowly. As I sat there I knew that first I wanted to build a new coffee table. I wanted to build something unique that I hadn’t seen before, and that’s how Hazel’s Turned Leg Coffee Table came to be.
(This post is sponsored by Osborne Wood Products, they kindly sent me the table legs which are made with awesome quality! It also contains affiliate links which means if you buy through those links I get a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks for your support! If you have any questions about this, please see my Disclosures page.)
I thought up a rough plan in my head, and talked to my contact at Osborne Wood Products to see if they would partner up with me on this project. They said yes and sent me some amazing turned coffee table legs. I immediately started to work on it, but then…life just happened. My kids were let out of school for the summer and we became really busy. Then I started having some health issues and just didn’t make any progress. I lost a little enthusiasm for this project for a short time because of all the roadblocks. That is, until I decided to just keep it simple and not try to add it fancy hardware or “a unique shelf” like I had originally thought. I finished it up last week and I truly couldn’t be happier! It looks different from anything I’ve seen elsewhere and I love, love, love it. Here’s the full photo tutorial to build it.
There are also free plans with all my measurements to go along with this tutorial! You can get those HERE!
Building Hazel’s Turned Leg Coffee Table:
Supplies:
- 8 – Osborne Wood Coffee Table Legs – Part #1389
- 4 – 4x 5/4″ x 8 ft Pine Boards
- Glue Edged table top board (found mine at Menards.)
- Router
- Router Bits – RoundOver 3/8″ and 3/16″ (I have this set and it works great for beginners.)
- Orbital Sander
and 220 grit sandpaper
- Wood Glue
- 3″ Screws
- Drill
- Large Clamps
- Wood Stain – I used Briarsmoke
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- Polyacrylic
- WhitePaint – I used Behr Pure White
Prepping the pieces:
First, I cut the leg pieces to length and used a router to round off the top edges. I did this to eight pieces, four a bit longer than the other four. (Exact measurements are in the FREE PLANS.)
If you didn’t already know, routing is very messy! This isn’t even a good photo of the mess.
Edges of leg bases are all rounded over just on the top corners.
Staining and Assembling Leg Sections:
Next, put together the leg sections. For each side use four of the Osborne Wood Products Part #1389 Coffee Table Legs, and make the top and bottom straight sections completely symmetrical, as shown below. I ended up adding a longer board on top that is symmetrical to the long board on the base, which the photo does not show. Overall you have two horizontal boards on each end of the legs, just make sure if you did rounded edges that they are facing each other.
Once you’re happy with the leg design, take it all apart again and stain! TIP: This can be done after the table is assembled but it is much easier to do when the pieces are separate. I ended up staining the entire thing in Briarsmoke. It’s a gorgeous color. (In the end I painted the legs all white in the end, but that’s simply because it was too dark for my living room, which you will understand when you see the After photos.) I guess decide what your finish will be and at least finish the bench legs. It really is hard to get a paint brush between them after they are assembled. Not impossible, but not fun.
(ignore the tiny dust. oops.)
Once the stain is all dry (I always wait a day) you’re going to assemble the leg sections. Always dry fit first, make sure everything will go together as you want it to before you add glue and screws. For this table it’s also especially important to space the legs evenly and mark where you want them.
Glue and clamp the first horizontal board on each end of the legs. I use a generous amount of Titebond 3 and then leave the clamps on overnight.
Pre-drill a countersink hole into each end of each bench leg.
The glue is very strong, but this screw will just add even more support.
Use the same gluing and clamping process for the longer board on each end. When that’s done, you’ll have to large and somewhat heavy leg sections.
Figure out the dimensions, or how far apart your want your leg sections to be. This will be determined by the size of your space and the size of your tabletop.
Tabletop:
With that determined, cut your table top to size, use the router to make a 1/8″ rounded edge. This is the board I bought for the top.
If you don’t have a table saw, this is how I cut my large boards. I measure where I want the cut, then clamp a straight edge to use as a guide. You measure the distance from your blade to the edge of the circular saw base, then clamp it that distance away from your line so your saw blade will follow the line.
Use a 1/8″ roundover router bit around the bottom of the tabletop, and a 3/8″ bit along the top edges of the table.
Now stain your top!
I just love Brairsmoke wood stain. And look at the shine on that rounded edge! Totally worth it.
Final Assembly of Leg Sections and Tabletop:
Now place your tabletop upside down on a work surface, line up your leg sections, measure where you want them to go and clamp them in place.
Pre-drill countersink holes, then glue your leg sections down and add screws in between each leg. To countersink them I just use a large drill bit because I don’t have a special countersink bit. Doing this can be risky if you drill too far, but if you’re careful it works. Be sure you are using screws that are just the right size so they don’t punch out the bottom (which is actually the top of the table.)
Alright, your leg sections are attached!
Measure the distance between the legs and cut boards to that length, these will be your support boards.
Drill pocket holes into each end of these support boards. Then attach to each leg sections using pocket hole screws.
Now pre-drill countersunk holes again to attach the support boards to the tabletop. Glue and attach. You will want to use short screws this time!
Now your table is all assembled! Flip it over and love it! Use polycrylic on the top for a nice smooth and shiny finish.
Finished!
Okay, if you’re like me you’ll get it into your living room and decide that it needs to have white legs instead of stained brown legs. So then you’ll paint them and love it even more! But it looks great either way, so do what works for your space!
What do you think? Do you like the design? Did you check out the FREE plans? Please comment!
~~Sheri
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I always like rare and original thingd like these table making .
This is so amazing ,and totally new idea you explain .
Thank you so much for this
Am turn my broke table into new design coffee table its look so cool ,my friend also like it .
But you also share unique idea about this furniture .
Thank you so much for sharing it .
Such a creative idea. I love this table! Great job!
Wow! That’s amazing work. You are really a hardworking person I can say! And your coffee table and other works are totally fabulous ! keep it up!
This wonderful post is a EXTRA feature on the December You’re the STAR blog hop: go to God’s Growing Garden dot com
Thanks
Angie
Thank you, Angie! Totally made my day!
That’s beautiful! Thank you for sharing it with us over at the Homestead Blog Hop! We hope to see you again next week!
Thank you Ann!
Thank you so much for sharing on the Whisk It Wednesday Link Party. Make sure you stop by tomorrow and join us again! Hope that you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Carrie @ Carrie’s Home Cooking
Thank you Carrie! Hope you have a wonderful holiday as well!
I love your new table! 🙂 Thanks for sharing it at Sew It Cook It Craft It. You’re one of my features today!
Wow, thank you so much! Made my day!
Yowsa this table is perfection. I am so impressed that you do this yourself. Your work is beautiful. I really like the absolutely complete tutorial it makes it seem achievable. Love it all, but especially how nice the grain turned out on the top.
Thank you so much Leanna! You made my day!
Wow that is a fabulous coffee table – love the legs
Thank you Amber!
This looks absolutely amazing! I love it – great job! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
Thank you!
Wow! That’s an impressive coffee table. Definitely a statement piece. Adding to my Pinterest queue! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Thank you so much!
It’s a lovely table, you did a wonderful job. I especially love the contrast between the dark wood top and the white legs. Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!
Thank you!
So unique. I love it! Thanks for sharing with SYC. I’m sure it’s not intentional, but there’s no link back to the party.
hugs,
Jann
Thank you. I’ll get that added to my list today. https://hazelandgolddesigns.com/2017/11/08/favorite-link-parties/ (I just started link parties and am updating this list. sorry for the delay.)
I love it!! You are very talented!!
Thank you so much!
Great makeover. Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home.
I built this actually, but thanks! 😉 It was a fun build.
Wow. That turned out gorgeous. Love that there is room underneath for storage! Would love for you to stop by DIYHSH and link up to More the Merrier Monday.
Jamie
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Thanks Jamie!
your table looks amazing and unique, well done!
#MMBC
Thank you Anne!
This table is such a cool design. I love the turned table legs. I have pinned it. Not sure I have the woodworking chops to build it but a girl can dream!
You could do it!
Beautiful colour and finish, how clever you are. I like the handy storage baskets underneath too #MMBC
Thank you Fiona! They are perfect baskets for holding blankets.
I love how your coffee table turned out! Those legs!!! The stain on the top equals perfect combo!! Great tutorial!
Thank you for sharing your awesome project with us over at Waste Not Wednesday!
Thank you Sam!
Ok wow. I am typically not a fan of coffee tables but this one…oh boy is it ever awesome. I LOVE IT!!!! This really does inspire me. You go girl. I am so glad I found your awesome blog at #MMBH today. I will be pinning this to share asap!
Thank you so much!
What a beautiful job and thanks for showing us how to do it. Great to have you link up with us at #BloggersPitStop and I’ve pinned and shared. Have a great week!
Thank you Sue!
Fab job well done Thank you for linking to #Thatfridaylinky please come back next week
Thank you Nige!
How beautiful Sheri. The white legs against the darker table top really look lovely and make the table seem “lighter or airier”. Not sure if that’s the right word but it works for me
Thanks Michelle! I actually hadn’t planned to paint it white, but when I realized how heavy it looked it was the perfect solution and I really love it! I agree with you, and appreciate your comment so much!
I love this! It is gorgeous!
Thank you, Joy!
Thanks for sharing with us at the To Grandma’s house we go link party, I’ll be featuring you tomorrow morning when the new party starts!
Thank you so much for the feature! Totally made my day!
Wow! What a beautiful table! So unique. I love the contrast of the white with the darker finish. Great job!
xx
Neelam
Wow, thank you so much Neelam!
The table turned out great! I love the design. Wonderful job!
Thank you so much!
Love this design!
Thank you Jessica! Truly appreciate all your support!
This table is so pretty. It’s very unique, too, which I love. I love things that are original. You really did a great job with this!
Thank you so much Leslie!