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DIY Coffee Table with Storage (Farmhouse Style)

Build a farmhouse style DIY coffee table with storage underneath! This wood coffee table is gorgeous. It’s so sturdy and works perfectly with rustic or industrial decor.

Skills Required: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate.

You’ll need to be able to use a miter saw, table saw, Kreg Jig, and drill with various bits. You’ll be doing some gluing and screwing and lots of measuring.

Tools and Hardware

Ryobi Compound Miter Saw with Laser Ryobi Table Saw Ryobi Belt Sander Ryobi Router with bits (optional, see Step 15) Ryobi Drill with bits, also a 3/4″ countersink bit Kreg Jig R3 Jr.

Step 1

Take a 4” x 4” x 8′ piece of wood and, using a miter saw, cut it into four (4) pieces 16 ½” long. These will be your legs.

Step 2

Take a 2” x 4” x 8′ piece of wood and, using a miter saw, cut it into four (4) pieces 18” long. These will be your short side support pieces.

Step 3

Take two (2) 2” x 4” x 8′ pieces of wood and, using a miter saw, cut them into four (4) pieces 39” long. These will be your long side support pieces

Step 4

For this step, you’re going to keep the pieces the same length and rip some width off using a table saw. You’re going to use the table saw to cut all eight pieces from steps 2 and 3 to a 2″ x 2 3/4″ width (maintaining the length).

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