When graphic designer Amy fell in love with a coffee table from Restoration Hardware, she assumed that love would remain unrequited; the $1000 price tag just didn't fit her budget or her vision for her home. She just couldn't stop thinking about the table though, and eventually she and her husband successfully replicated it for only $150!
The hardest part of the project was finding inexpensive vintage wheels, but time and dedication paid off when Amy found the wheels she needed at a local flea market and on Etsy. Then it was just a matter of building the cart out of decking wood from a big box store. As you can see above, Amy spent a lot of time and elbow grease aging that wood to make it look like a vintage find. The end result is a wonderful DIY factory cart table for a fraction of the cost of the inspiration piece.
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Wow, this is one of the best DIY project I've ever seen!
Nicely done! You did such a great job aging the wood. I'll be working on a similar feat for some faux beams I'm installing so I will definitely be using this for inspiration.
Too bad I dislike the wagon-wheel trend though :(
Nice job! Your husband could open an Etsy shop.
I have mixed feelings about "aging" wood, though. My sister paid a bundle for custom kitchen cabinetry constructed from high-grade, clear wood. Then she paid someone to come in and beat it up with chains and awls (wormholes in kitchen cabinets?). It seemed so disrespectful of the material, and of the craftsmanship. It also looks ridiculous.
It looks like pressure treated wood, Is that pressure treated wood for decks? What kind of chemicals are used in those? Is that safe for indoors use?
Although I also have mixed feelings about faux-aging wood -- if it's a nice piece, seriously, just let it age! -- this coffee table is a well-done example, adding character where before there was none. Nice work!
One of the best DIYs I've seen on here in a long time. Great attention to detail. While I won't be making this for my living room, it looks terrific.
I love this DIY. I have been eyeing up that table from Restoration Hardware for a long time. Your table looks amazing :)
Wow! Amazing results! Good job!
Fantastic job! My parents have a similar table made by Mennonites and yes it ran them a hell of a lot more, so kudos to a great DIY!
I so RESPECT what a wonderful job you did!!! Good for you!! How creative to just MAKE what you want for yourself ...and not pay such insane prices..it looks great and you both made it yourselves ..for your own home..love that.
nice job...
however, my first thought was also pressure-treated wood based solely on the green color, then i read "decking wood". i hope this isn't the case as even modern PT is not for indoor use and when in close contact to the living space could actually be quite toxic.
Nice!!
I thought for sure it was going to say they made theirs with a pallet.
I have a friend who has the real deal. The heaviest & most awkward piece of furniture she owns! Because it moves in a circle, doesn't roll easily at all. And it weighs a ton! Looks great- until she wants to move it. Hope this replica isn't as heavy & awkward to move!
I have the material and have just been waiting for a long weekend to make this coffee table by Dan Faires from HGTV. Here is the video with very easy instructions also:
http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2011/01/31/danmade-reclaimed-wood-coffee-table/
my step dad made one from a coffin gurney he scavenged from a funeral home that closed down. it looks & works great