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Picnic Table with Benches
Picnic Table with Benches
Rather than tangling chairs around teetering folding tables in your backyard, devote an afternoon to building this beauty. Follow the step-by-step instructions in our How to Build a Picnic Table with Attached Benches tutorial.
You can also watch our How to Build a Picnic Table video, where TOH TV general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor work on a similar project.
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Build a Live-Edge Table
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Create a Hypertufa Table
Create a Hypertufa Table
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
For an outdoor table that can withstand the harshest of winters and the stickiest of fingers, opt for hypertufa. Hypertufa is a mixture combines cement with peat moss and perlite for a final product that weighs less than concrete and won’t require sealing.
For the full step-by-step guide, see How to Make a Hypertufa Table.
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Upcycle a Cabinet Door Into a Table
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Most Requested: Trestle Table
Most Requested: Trestle Table
Photo by Wendell T. Webber
This solid wood table is made from corbels and staircase parts. It may look like an intimidating job, but all you really need is a helper to assist in maneuvering heavy materials.
Personalize after building with satin latex paint and a coat of waterborne polyurethane. See How to Make a Trestle Table for TOH general contractor Tom Silva's tutorial.
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Salvaged Beams and Pipe
Salvaged Beams and Pipe
Attach three beams to gas pipe legs for a communal dining table that's full of industrial style. You can get beams at a reuse center or vintage lumber dealer.
See the full step-by-step guide and complete lists at How to Build a Table from Salvaged Beams.
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Display Coffee Table
Display Coffee Table
This custom tabletop doubles as a shadowbox. Check out How to Build a Display Coffee Table for a video and step-by-step guide to creating this unique storage feature.
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Blend Metal and Wood
Blend Metal and Wood
Hairpin metal legs give this table a modern look. This project will take an afternoon to build.
Visit How to Build a Hairpin-Leg Coffee Table for a step-by-step guide and complete lists of tools and materials.
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Use Stair Parts to Build a Table
Use Stair Parts to Build a Table
Spice up (and organize) your front entry with a small table that anchors to the wall, taking up just enough space to give your wallet and keys a permanent home. Complete this $70 project after visiting How to Build a Table from Stair Parts for the full tutorial.
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Convertible Dining/Poker Table
Convertible Dining/Poker Table
Removing a sturdy wooden cover reveals a legitimate poker table, complete with poker-chip holders!
Finish the project in a weekend’s time, after you check out our How to Build a Poker Table tutorial.
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Dress a Simple Table with Trim
Dress a Simple Table with Trim
Arrange stock molding into a pattern, then cut and attach to a table to amp up style. You can stain or paint the enhanced piece for a finished look. Visit How to Trim Out a Plain Table for the full step-by-step guide.
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Build a Shaker Table with Tommy