| I don't know about you but I hate shopping for furniture. | | | | you've got yourself a great piece of furniture. |
| There's so much junk out there on the market today | | | | Building a coffee table is easy too. These are some of |
| and I can never find exactly what I want. I've tried | | | | the simpler pieces of furniture in your house and they |
| going to every Bed Bath and Beyond in my | | | | don't require many materials. I once built one out of an |
| neighborhood, I've been to Furniture City and City | | | | old lobster trap I found in an antique store. I purchased |
| Furniture, Bob's and Joe's furniture stores and all sorts | | | | the lobster trap, bought a thin slab of glass that fit on |
| of other major department stores. I've scoured the | | | | top of it, and viola: a one of a kind lobster trap glass |
| known universe of furniture to find particular pieces | | | | coffee table for my living room with hardly any work! |
| and I've even tried researching online to find a particular | | | | You can use the same principles when building your |
| table. There is an abundance of furniture but it | | | | own coffee table too. You don't necessarily have to |
| becomes problematic when I'm trying to sift through it | | | | build it entirely out of wood. If you go into an antique |
| all. Sadly, when I'm looking for a unique one of a kind | | | | store (or maybe you have an antique yourself) and |
| piece I can't seem to find one out there. | | | | you find something that is about the right size for a |
| If you have the same problem, let me offer a solution: | | | | coffee table and would support having a piece of |
| build your own. I've built a few pieces in my day and I | | | | glass sit on top of it without wobbling uncontrollably, |
| have to tell you that it is one of the most rewarding | | | | you can build a table out of that. |
| feelings to build a piece of furniture of your own. They | | | | Custom fitted pieces are some of the most interesting |
| aren't even that difficult to put together, some times | | | | pieces out there. I've seen some really wicked coffee |
| you don't even need wood! There are so many styles | | | | table designs that people have built over the years out |
| out there that you can really get creative when trying | | | | of just the most random stuff imaginable. One guy |
| to build one yourself. As long as it functions as a place | | | | used four lamps and a slab of glass to build a coffee |
| to put hot and cold beverages in front of the sofa so | | | | table in his reading room. It is just that simple and you |
| that you can sit comfortably and have a nice drink, | | | | can use your imagination. |