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Outdoor Rustic Modern Coffee Table

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I needed a coffee table for our backyard so I decided to go with a rustic modern design.
Half inch plywood was used as the base of the table and some 1x4" boards cut at a 45 degree angle was used on top to give that chevron pattern. I used different color minwax stains and randomly stained the boards (mixing and matching some stains as well) to give it that rustic look. For a midcentury modern touch, I decided to use some metal hairpin legs. I sealed it off with some glossy spar urethane. It turned out looking great in our backyard.

The size of the table is 4'x 2' and about 17" tall.
Feel free to ask me any questions :)

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  • This looks great! Loving the colors and modern touch with the legs. Awesome project!
    By RYOBI Nation, on June 2, 2016
  • Where did you get the legs? Any measurements?
    By chrisking2ster, on June 3, 2016
  • The legs are from Amazon and are 16 inches tall
    By terse, on June 5, 2016
  • Looks great! What did you use for the edges and how did you attach? How did you attach the 1'x 4' to plywood. Do you have any step by step directions. Thank you very much!
    By Babe13, on June 6, 2016
  • looks awesome! love the rustic modern look, will build something like this soon
    By RLEE, on June 6, 2016
  • Babe13, the 1x4 boards are glued on and clamped. Edging was just some 1x2 boards mitered and attached with glue/brad nails.
    By terse, on June 12, 2016
  • OMG, this looks amazing!
    By jimmychowder, on June 13, 2016
  • Loving the mixed wood stains and hairpin legs!
    By Jackien7, on June 13, 2016
  • wow, the mixed wood!!!
    By susieyoo, on June 13, 2016
  • Great eye for color and proportions. Hairpin legs are great! I've been looking for a table just like this.
    By cactus123, on June 13, 2016
  • wow this table is amazing! Loving the different stains.
    By carolynv, on June 13, 2016
  • Love your work!
    By Dianette, on June 13, 2016
  • Please share how you did the chevron stain. Thanks!
    By jimmychowder, on June 14, 2016
  • This is amazing! Your piece seriously belongs in any high end furniture store! Love love love!!
    By shoogirl23, on June 14, 2016
  • WOW!!! This looks so amazing!! I love it!!!!
    By imdianaim, on June 14, 2016
  • i wish i had this in my own home!!!!
    By lhan723, on June 14, 2016
  • Was it made from a 1000-year-old tree on the side of Mount Olympus. Struck by lightning, and carved by monks using the horn of a unicorn?
    By Ryon Hunt, on June 15, 2016
    • It has to be the monks carving with the horn of a unicorn. There's no other way. No normal Ryobi tool would be able to build this.
      By jimmychowder, on June 16, 2016
    • Curious to see if he plans on voting to 1000 again
      By Ryon Hunt, on June 17, 2016
  • Woah this is awesome. It looks professionally done!!!
    By robrobertrob, on June 29, 2016
  • Love the Chevron pattern on your table - Amazing!! I would love to do a big Kitchen table with this pattern.
    By rchampine, on December 6, 2016

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Outdoor Rustic Modern Coffee Table

by terse
Jun 02, 2016

I needed a coffee table for our backyard so I decided to go with a rustic modern design. Half inch plywood was used as the base of the table and some 1x4" boards cut at a 45 degree angle was used on top to give that chevron pattern. I used different color minwax stains and randomly stained the boards (mixing and matching some stains as well) to give it that rustic look. For a midcentury modern touch, I decided to use some metal hairpin legs. I sealed it off with some glossy spar urethane. It turned out looking great in our backyard. The size of the table is 4'x 2' and about 17" tall. Feel free to ask me any questions :)