Aesthetically Pleasing Gaming Coffee Table

After completing my TV Ledge, AV Equipment Shelves, and Media Shelves... I needed one last piece of furniture to complete my living room entertainment extravaganza.  I needed somewhere to store all video game accessories like controller, headsets, etc.

We had this pretty cool looking coffee table that we liked.  We also had end tables that matched it.  After doing some calculations I figured out a way to use the table and fulfill my gaming needs.

While you might not have the same table, you could fairly easily reproduce what I have done here from scratch.

Step 1: Tools and Materials

Tools:
Pencil
Tape Measure
Dremel
Hair Dryer
Iron
Towel
Flat head screw driver
Miter Saw
3" C-Clamp
Drill
Bar Clamps
Table Saw
Sawhorses
Kreg Pocket Screw Jig Kit
Square Driver Bit
Sanding block
Metal Chop Saw
Grinding wheel

Materials:
Paper (for design and sketching)
Glass Hinges and Pulls
Masking Tape
2' x 4' x 1/2" MDF Board (For cubbies)
2' x 4' x 3/4" MDF Board (For new base)
150 Grit Sandpaper
1 1/2" Coarse Pocket Screws
Glass Frosting Spray Paint

Comments

[cdclark02]

 OMG!!!  Totally rocking awesome!!!  I love this and am going to run to Value Village to get a table so I can make my own.  It's ideas like this that make this site so great.

[porcupinemamma]

craineum :0) LOL thinking exactly the same thing as cdclark-but find V.Village is getting way too pricey.  Try The Goodwill on a 50% off day and there are often good finds

[cdclark02]

 Nice, but in my area the V. Village is the more reasonably priced.  Plus I only get it if it is the half off tag of the week, or the 99 cent tag color on Mondays.  Plus I am partial to them because ours benefits the ARC and my daughter gets services through the ARC.  So I figure I am giving back what we receive.  :>)

[porcupinemamma]

We don't seem to get the sales you get at V.V. Here in Ontario part of the profits go to Diabetis resurch. what is the ARC?

[Tobita]

It's a biblical artifact that has successfully been used by a certain Dr. Jones to get rid of Nazis.

[bigjeff5]

That's the ARK.

The ARC is a charity/community service group for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

[craineum]

Its comments like this that keep me coming back to post more stuff ;)

[Iridium7]

 This instructable was made for me wasn't it? I really need a new way to store my controllers.

[trailleadr]

I thought it was made for me and my numerous old game systems.
All kidding aside, this is really awesome.  Very aesthetically pleasing!

[headphoned]

 This is a great solution and beautiful, but a huge letdown for me! I read "gaming table" and thought it might be boardgames! Oh well. Great work!

[porcupinemamma]

Oh good craineum!  You have marvelous ideas.  Can't wait :0)!!

[NightGod]

That is a LOT of pocket screws. I built an arcade cabinet out of MDF and it's rock solid sturdy with screws every 10-12 inches. Not that what you did was wrong, just pointing out that it's a bit of an overbuild for something that's only going to be holding a couple dozen pounds worth of plastic controllers.

[craineum]

Yeah, I realized that after the fact (first time I worked with Pocket screws).  I also tend to over build a little anyways.  My little ones like to climb all over this thing so it can't hurt ;)

[ChrysN]

Nice, what a great way to hide away the clutter.

[wenpherd]

This is a very nice piece of handiwork.

[seamster]

This is cool!  Your past few projects have all been really nice.  Keep it up!

[craineum]

Thanks!  Will do... Think I got a real winner of an idea for the holiday contest :)  I'm such a tease.

[Doctor What]

What a lovely table!  I've been needing a coffeetable to store my gaming gear...  I might just use something like this.

[flataffect]

That's great! Looks clean and everything is in it's place. Suddenly I feel less clever for using the plastic storage bin that slides under my coffee table.

[craineum]

This was my solution before I was married ;)

[Mandrew]

Thumbs up, I have a cedar chest with a pneumatic lid that stores all my classic and modern remotes, plus D&D and other stuff, however yours is much better.

[craineum]

I was thinking of adding pneumatic lift to my lid.  I just used what I had, and I am happy with the results.  I am sure yours fits the bill as well :)

[jeff-o]

That's a really cool idea!

[russm313]

Very nice, Great idea!