Coffee table upgrade!

Step 3 Now that you've broken it, what is the plan?

Time to make some choices..

Hinge the table top from one side? - I chose not to. You'd either have to remove everything off the top or tip everything off. Also, in my case I had design issues with the routed edging at the top making any kind of simple hinges difficult.

Mount the top on a slide? - That could work.. some kind of drawer rails.
Would probably require a commercial kit, but could look cool. Hmm.. not as good as my other idea.

What about splitting it in half and hinging both halves? Or having both halve slide open?
I considered it..

What about a cantilever hinge? Yeah, I think I like that best..
Cantilever (like the hinges on the toolboxes below) means the top will be flat while it is closed/open and while it is opening.

Okay.. now what about storage options?
I had considered storage bins on either side of the existing drawer.
After looking at how the cantilever hinges would work I realised there wouldn't be much room for storage bins in the side.. I also figured that bins wouldn't be so practical.

So I took some measurements and considered a tray above the drawer.. I went with this option.