DIY Round Farmhouse Coffee Table

We removed the top.  See how the boards are attached?

We saved all of the pieces to re-attach it.

We removed two of the legs and used the chop saw to cut it. This required hubby to turn it over a few times to get it cut all the way through.

It wasn’t perfect but it worked. It’s was a bit uneven so I used my palm sander around the edges to get it level.

I put that aside and got to stripping the top.

I stained the top with a color that was too light and ended up going over it with dark walnut to make it darker but it was still not what I wanted. I sanded it down a bit and went back over it with Honey.

For the bottom and around the “skirt”, I decided to go with a distressed black. I sanded it down with the palm sander to get some of the shine off. I used the same Behr black paint and primer in one in a satin finish that I used on our  dining room hutch. Then roughed up the lines here and there with a 120 sand paper to let some of the wood show through. Then I went over it with the a little stain.  Rustic, farmhouse goodness.

We put it back together exactly how it was originally attached with the bolts. Here she is in her new home. I LOVE it!

I think the round shape helps with the flow a bit better as we are walking from the stairs into the family room. Unfortunately, now I notice how much we really need a rug. 

A bit time consuming but not hard.