18 Stylish DIY Coffee Tables Suitable for Any Space

These DIY coffee tables will add style and functionality to your living room, family room, outdoor area, or any other space in your home that needs one. There are plenty of designs available so you can choose a coffee table that's perfect for your home.

Most of these DIY coffee table ideas are suitable for both beginners and advanced builders. There are simple styles with clean lines that take only a few hours to put together, or more complicated ones that have features like drawers and special finishes for the top.

Read on to gain inspiration from 18 stylish DIY coffee tables.

Mix Styles

If you have more of an eclectic style, do what Cherished Bliss has done and mix a few different styles to create your DIY coffee table. This one mixes industrial and farmhouse styles by simply using different types of stains and paint to get the look.

Bring the Outside In

Twelve on Main has created a coffee table that is truly unique. You'll need to get your hands on a few tree stumps, but after that, this table is effortless to put together. You can lay out the stumps however best works for your area and have a lot of fun styling the coffee table with books, candles, or other decor accents.

Take On an Easy Build

Here's a coffee table that a beginner can build in just a few hours. This DIY modern round coffee table with a geometric base will fit into just about any space in your home. Charleston Crafted even shows you how a glass top can be added to get a whole different look.

Feature Some Plants

This DIY coffee table has room in the center for a small terrarium so you can feature your favorite indoor plants. Over at A Beautiful Mess, you can go through the building process so you can create one too. The top and terrarium sit upon hairpin legs, making it sophisticated and easy to finish.

Build an X-Base

Woodshop Diaries has gone traditional with an X-base for this coffee table. It's a short and wide table that gives you plenty of tabletop space. This type of table can be used with any size sofa, but can also be an excellent choice to use with a sectional.

Go Round and Modern

Show off your favorite wood like The Merrythought did by building this round coffee table using maple. The wood gives it a slight rustic feel while the shape makes it modern.

Faux a Terrazzo Top

Go trendy with your DIY coffee table like Sugar & Cloth did. The top is faux terrazzo, getting inspiration from beautiful terrazzo tile. The coffee table is made out of a wooden rectangle and pre-made table legs which makes it really quick and easy to assemble.

Use Unique Materials

Oh Oh Deco has put together some unique materials like terracotta planters to create a small round coffee table that can also be used as a DIY end table. You could also group together a few of them for a look that you won't see anywhere else. It's the perfect beginner project that you'll want to check out.

Include Truss Sides

Here's a traditional DIY coffee table that has a rectangular top and truss sides to give it some interest. There's a bottom shelf that's the perfect place for baskets and bins that you can use for storage. Tylynn M gives you all the details so you can build your own.

Recycle a Pallet

You can save money on lumber by using recycled pallets for your furniture projects, and this includes coffee tables. Sugar & Cloth has done this beautifully with this beginner-friendly project. You'll get a rustic coffee table that you can even make mobile by adding casters.

Personalize the Top

Personalize your DIY coffee table by adding photos and keepsakes to the top. Everything is sealed with an epoxy resin that repairs coffee tables that need a little care. A Beautiful Mess walks you through the process so you can create your own personalized coffee table.

Add Clean Lines

Houseful of Handmade has built a coffee table that's the perfect height to sit by a sofa. It has a clean, modern look that's easy to vacuum under and the lack of shelving keeps it tidy. Framing boards are used for the top and the legs are painted black to give it an industrial feel.

Use Hairpin Legs

Sitting the top of a coffee table on hairpin legs can create a beautiful mid-century piece of furniture. Delia Creates used a pine wood round that can be picked up at the local hardware store and attached to the legs.

Organize With Pullouts

Ursula Carmona of Home Made By Carmona has built the ultimate DIY coffee table that has a ton of pullouts that can be used for storing craft supplies or small games. It's quite the build and will take an intermediate or advanced woodworker to make it a reality.

Go for Affordable Wood

Using just plywood, The Merrythought has assembled this coffee table that looks modern and clean. This easy build will take you no time to put together.

Recycle an Antique Dresser

Here's a DIY coffee table that has upcycled an antique dresser. Funky Junk Interiors added a top to make it complete. There are plenty of drawers for storage so you can tuck everything neatly away.

Create Drawers

If you're looking to get shelving and drawers from your DIY coffee table, Addicted2DIY has the perfect plan for you. This step-by-step project will show you how to bring this coffee table to live, so you can display your favorite decor items and store away any trinkets.

Go for a Unique Shape

Remodelaholic has created a DIY coffee table that can be used inside or out as a DIY outdoor table. Its unique legs and octagon top make this different from all the other plans.

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