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DIY Accent Table Tutorial

DIY Accent Table Tutorial

This DIY accent table is super easy and cute to make.  I have been working on updating our living space and am beyond excited to share the entire reveal with you soon.  I am absolutely thrilled with the way that this DIY accent table turned out!  Today I am sharing the entire DIY Accent Table tutorial with you…

DIY Accent Table Tutorial

It is the perfect sofa table for our space.  Be sure to check out the rest of the living room with this turquoise gallery wall home tour or our rustic woodland dining room.

DIY Accent Table Tutorial

The entire project only cost $12!  Seriously.  $12 #forthewin!
Target has an awesome home decor section.  I love just about everything this season!  It would all look absolutely fabulous in our home.  So when I saw this black wire accent table at Target for $99 I was determined to knock it off.  

 Here’s how to create your own DIY Accent Table:

DIY Accent Table Tutorial

Target also sells wire umbrella/laundry baskets for $12 – $20.  I purchased a white one and just flipped it upside down to create a table base.  Easy peasy right?
 

Next I went to Home Depot to see if they could possibly cut a circle of wood for me?  Pretty please?!?  Alas they only offer straight cuts in store but the sales associate said that he had just put a set of cable spool ends in the dumpster, would they work?  Um, YEAH!!  
 
So I took home two circles of plywood about 19.5″ in diameter for FREE.  You can find these at most home supply stores, just go in and ask if they have any lying around.
 

I wanted a thicker look to the table top so I glued the two cable spool ends together using no more nails adhesive.  I lined up the holes in each piece of wood for a unified look before glueing.
 

This is one of the pieces that had some numbers and letters stained into the wood.  I wanted to work with that vintage feel so I added “Circa 1999” and “Kelo” (the first few letters in the name of the city where we live) with black acrylic paint.

After the paint dried I sanded the entire surface smooth using my hand sander.
 

About the stain…

I chose to stain the entire table top with a slightly red tinged stain to complement the Mid Century Danish Antique that I had found a few weeks ago.  After the stain was set I covered it with a few coats of polyacrylic sealer.  Finally I fastened the top to the wire basket using jute (strung through the holes) and all purpose glue (like E6000) underneath.
 

Here you can see where the holes were lined up and where the jute was fastened.
 

DIY Accent Table Tutorial

We love the hole in the centre because it’s perfect for putting your cup into and acts like a cup holder.  Dude, so cool!

Take a look at our finished DIY accent table from every single angle of the living room…

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Did you use this DIY Accent Table Tutorial?  I would love to see the finished project, please share! Thanks so much for stopping by.

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  3. Rachel Rardon

    Best moment ever: “I have some spool ends that I just put in the dumpster, will those work?!” Love it! 🙂 What are the chances of you asking that specific guy, that specific question, right after he had thrown them in the dumpster. So awesome!

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  7. Katja @ Shift Ctrl ART

    Absolutely fantastic project. I love the words you added before sanding and that stain is so perfect with the white. What a great end table!!

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  10. Nici @ Posed Perfection

    Heather, this is such a great knock-off project! I’d love for you to link it up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop this week. It opens up at 8pm Central on Wednesday night. Hope to see you there!
    Blessings,
    Nici

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  13. Elizabeth

    Do you know what the basket you used was called? I have been searching their website and can’t find anything similar. I would love to replicate this- what a genius idea!

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  14. Erin

    This is brilliant! And I love that the top was free. I agree that Target has great stuff but not always great prices. I’m cheap like that. 🙂

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  15. Anam (Delicious and DIY)

    The accent table looks super cute. I want a table like this for my lounge too and after looking at this project i must get it at once 🙂

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  19. Jamie Koenig

    OHH that table turned out really well. Make me one! What a unique way to use a waste bin and target has such great things. I would love for you to come link this up to our Wednesday party.

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  20. Mandy Beyeler

    Thanks so much for linking up your awesome project to Take-A-_Look Tuesday – and look, I featured it today!
    –Mandy, SugarBeeCrafts.com

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  25. Chelsea @ Making Home Base

    This is awesome, Heather! So funny, I picked up a very similar laundry basket (on clearance for $9) yesterday with plans to do the same thing! I headed stray to Lowes and could a circle top (one of the pre-cut circle tray type boards) but it was pricey at $19. I am going to have to run in tomorrow and see if they have any cable spools. Thanks so much for sharing! I just love it 🙂

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    • Heather Painchaud

      NO way! Great minds think alike *wink* let me know when you finish it I would LOVE to see it! xo

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  26. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy

    Gorgeous! Thanks for linking up at the Create Link Inspire party! You were featured today!

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  27. Katie Adams

    Thanks for linking to Create Link Inspire at The Crafty Blog Stalker. You have been featured and pinned! Thank you for sharing.
    –Katie, TheCraftyBlogStalker.com

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  29. the cape on the corner

    awesome diy. how dare they charge 99 bucks when they sell the same exact shaped base for so much less.

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  32. Andrea @ Decorating Cents

    Awesome job. I like yours better. The holes and little imperfections make it so original!

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  41. jaim

    It doesn’t seem that Target offers these wire baskets any longer. Has anyone completed this project recently and found a good basket? Thanks!

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  42. MikeL

    Nice accent table. The paint and poly and brushes, liquid nails and the caulk gun alone will run well in excess of $24 unless you just happen to have all that lying around too. Realistically, triple or quadruple the cost of this project. Basically, you need to have most of this already lying around.

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  44. Dani

    Hi!

    I realize I’m Commenting about a post from a couple of years ago. ? I love this and am going to create a couple of this wonderful end tables. I also would love to know the brand of your couch? Strange question? That’s me. But I love the shape, depth and color/design of the fabric.

    Thank you!!

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