Making A Coffee Table Into A Bench

Rustic tile coffee table.

Making a coffee table into a bench.

Make a mobile outdoor coffee table from wooden crates. What a cute idea for your porch if you need an eating area in a natural surrounding. Turn a coffee table into an upholstered bench okay here it is. Sit on this to decide how much to cut off of the bench legs.

To bring this excellent idea into life you should make two benches which you can transform into the picnic table when needed. Diy picnic table bench. Learn how to upcycle an inexpensive coffee table into a luxe upholstered bench with leather strap details. Except my table has a scalloped pretty edge so i plan to make a long cushion for the top of it and just attach it with ties at the corners since i don t want to hide that edge with upholstery.

Attach your legs into the existing bench to make sure everything fits properly. An old metal coffee table is given a rustic hacienda look with tile and wood. Thanks for the great tutorial it turned out great. Once you have the bench assembled place your layers of plywood foam and batting on top.

Unfortunately it is not an easy project for novices. The entire project took about 4 hours with a few breaks in between and it s simple enough for one person to do alone. Instead of buying a brand new bench seat or attempting to make one from scratch give an old coffee table a second life and diy a great new design element. The coffee table height with the added cushion is too tall for a bench so the legs will need to be cut shorter.