Easy Round Accent Table

Don’t you love an easy DIY project that looks cute? I needed a small round table for display at my last market, and couldn’t find what I was looking for. After a little wandering the home improvement store for a while I found the perfect items to make a small round accent table for under $30.

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Supplies: 18″ wood pine round, 4- 2 ft dowel rods for legs, pencil, 2″ screws, wood glue, drill, safety goggles, painter’s tape, spray paint (we used Rustoleum in Blush Pink)

Assemble The Supplies

The best part of using a pre-cut wood round  for the table top is that you don’t need a big circular saw or router. It’s already the perfect circle cut to size! They also had larger sizes. I know Home Depot has wood rounds as well, but they didn’t have as many size choices on width. Mark the underside of the wood round with a pencil for leg placement. They need to be evenly placed from each other near the outside edge. Make sure there is about 1/2 inch between the edge of the table and dowel rod. Also, 18″ is about the smallest round I would do, otherwise the table might be too easily tipped over.

Cut The Large Dowel Rods To Size

After putting on my safety googles, I cut my dowel rods in half to make 4 legs ( I used a hand saw and miter box). No circular saw or power tools needed here! If you don’t have any saws, at Home Depot they will cut them for you.

I marked the enter of each dowel with a pencil for my drill point.

Pre-Drill the Holes

I then pre-drilled holes in both the top of the table and the top of the legs.This will help to keep the wood from cracking and ensure proper placement, which can be a challenge when screwing in the legs from the top. I then added wood glue to the hole prior to attaching to the top to stabilize the screw even more.

Screw In The Legs

Having a helper hold the dowel rod so it didn’t shift, the top was screwed into each dowel rod leg to make sure the screw went in straight in the dowel rod. I repeated the same for each table leg. It helped to attach the legs opposite of each other for balance instead of legs next to each other.  Add glue before adding the screws and make  sure the screws are screwed in slightly below the surface, this way wood putty can hide them. I used a drill but they could be hand screwed in with a screw driver if needed.

Wood Putty Over The Screw Heads

I let the glue dry and wood puttied over the screw heads. I made it as smooth as possible so there was minimal sanding. Obviously I was painting the top so they wouldn’t really show. This might not work so well if you are going to use stain instead.

 

Paint The Round Table

Once the wood putty was dry, I sanded the surface smooth (make sure to wear a mask and protective eyewear) and it was ready to paint! I decided to make it a color blocked table and I wanted the legs to have a little natural wood showing at the bottom. I painted this table with a color blacked base years ago and it really updated it!

I thought pink would be a fun color. If pink isn’t your jam, then leave the wood natural, stain the wood legs or find another fun color!

I think it’s so cute and perfect for display. This would also be nice for a small space or a plant stand. This isn’t meant to take a lot of weight which is why it’s better as an accent table. It looked so cute in my display and added the perfect boho touch!

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