Coffee Table to Bench Makeover

I got this coffee table almost 2 years ago with the idea of turning it into an ottoman and never got around to it.

Then I started to makeover my sunroom and decided I needed a bench and thought I’d use the coffee table!

Here is how I did it.

Total Cost:
$30 for CoffeeTable from Offer Up
$6.50 for Chalked Spray paint
Wooden Board for Top: $17.00
FREE Gel Stain (from past projects)
FREE Brackets (from past projects)
FREE Caulk (from past projects)

I started with this coffee table I got on offer up. It was pretty heavy!  The legs and trim were wood but the top had a worn top so I decided to remove the top completely.

That was easier said than done- it was glued pretty heavily so I removed the legs and then used a crowbar and hammer to remove the top nearly in one piece.

I unscrewed all the corner pieces that held the legs to the side pieces and cute the sides down to fit the piece of poplar wood I got for the top.

Then I reattached the shortened pieces to the corner brackets and attached the legs.

I stained the top with a gel stain.

I used this Coffee Gel Stain and LOVE it. I think it turned out lovely.

First I cleaned everything and then used a paintable caulk to seal all the edges where the trim butted up to the legs.

For the legs and trim I used a chalk spray paint.  I LOVE how it came out.

I used brackets to attach the top to the sides.

I adore how it came out and for just around $50 compared to similar ones selling for $127+ online!

I went for a super nice piece of board for the top but the cost could be dropped significantly with a less expensive piece of wood.