Rustic Repurposed Wood Coffee Table from Fence Boards

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Create a rustic repurposed wood coffee table from fence boards with these DIY instructions and step by step photographs. Perfect for a warm, inviting natural home!

A living room with a wooden floor

Rustic Repurposed Wood Coffee Table 

Written by my husband Tim:  

So, in the process of a couple remodeling projects and the replacement of various pieces of junk furniture, the evil magnetic pull of Pinterest influenced my bride to ask for a more rustic, home-made coffee table for the den.  

The original plan was to salvage an old window sash and convert it into a window table similar to this one.  

I think that’s still the long-term goal, but for now, I decided to see what I could whip-up from materials in the back yard.  My intent was to spend nothing as little as possible with the most effective result – you know, high yield, low investment.  

A few years ago I had removed an old fence and saved the slats…for “someday.”  Well, someday finally came and those dirty old fence slats are now this very brilliantly crafted,cool little table!

 
A wooden bench sitting on top of a hard wood floor

There were no plans – just getting from “a” to “c” with elbow-grease at “b”.  

A man standing on top of a wooden table, with Inviting Natural

I knew I just needed a simple box frame, slats with a lot of character for the top, and legs.  

A man cooking food on a table, with Wood and Fence

The rest was easy.  I cut all the pieces for the entire table, lightly sanded all the surfaces of each piece, and assembled, 

Table and Wood

 

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some large furniture clamps, wood glue, and finish nails.

A wooden table

I anticipated that the trickiest part of the whole project would be getting all four legs exactly the same length, especially using old and slightly warped wood.  I was right.  But, after some grinding and finish sanding, it leveled just fine.

A wooden table

I decided not to apply any kind of stain or polyurethane, since this was for inside use and the color/character was just what we were looking for.  

A living room filled with furniture and vase of flowers on a wooden table

It looks great in the room, opens up the space we desperately needed around the couch, and didn’t require one single trip to the local home improvement store.

A wooden table

Cost:

Old fence slats – 0
Wood glue/nails – 0 (already had both)
Total time – 3 hours
End Result – priceless!

I may have discovered a new hubby hobby…YIKES!

A wooden bench

 
 
 
 
 
An apple sitting on top of a wooden table
 

You can see more of our favorites in our 13 DIY rustic home decor projects including our own DIY window table and a fence board kitchen backsplash.

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  1. Pingback: Den Makeover
  2. We love the table Tim!! 🙂 It is just beautiful! I think we all want to place a table order with Tim! We appreciate you linking up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday! It was great having you and we hope you’ll be back next week!! -The Sisters

  3. I love that you kept it simple instead of going for an “artsy” look. Wood is beautiful and needs no help to give us pleasure. Thank you for the inspiration – now – going to the neighbors to scrounge/reclaim some fence boards!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

  4. Very nice table Tim and great tutorial. Marty must be so proud of you and you can be proud too. I am inspired to make my garden table/bench now.
    Will follow your blog for more inspirations.
    Blessings,
    Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures.

  5. Awesome table, your hubby did a terrific job on the table. I love it. I love the rustic look. Thanks for sharing. I from the Saturday showcase. Hope you have a wonderful day.

  6. Aren’t husbands the best?! Mine just finished helping me on a huge project! Anyway, that table looks beautiful. Coming to you from the blog hop and I hope your weekend is getting off to a great start.

  7. This is fantastic!! We took down a wooden fence and have piles of wood pickets left over. I’ve used them for many projects – I think a small table for my patio will be next. Thanks for sharing.

    Tammy

  8. Love this!! We took down a wood fence and have piles of pickets that we kept. I’ve used them for many projects – I think a table for my patio may be next. Thanks for sharing.

    Tammy

  9. It’s great! You are doing a fantastic job with all these diy projects. Keep it up! Thank you for joining us at Cap Creations. Have a nice weekend.

  10. Love, love this table. I’ve been wanting/needing some extra tables outdoors for plants to sit on and have been wondering what to do. We have a ton of extra wood laying around from varies projects. After seeing yours, now I know what to do.
    Thanks a million!! Just saved me $$ on purchasing new little tables.