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How to Make a Glowing Coffee Table from a Recycled Drum

How to Make a Glowing Coffee Table from a Recycled Drum
This project really is one of my favorites. It didn't take a lot of time or money and looks great. The table looks like it was custom made by a professional, but really only requires some simple electrical work. It is the perfect size coffee table for the space.

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We had an extra, cheap drum laying around and didn't mind if it got messed up so I thought I would play around with it.  At first I thought we would throw a coat of paint on it, top it with the glass from an old patio set we had, and call it good.  My plans changed after I tore into it.

I have included a picture a picture of a drum almost identical to the one we started with.
 
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Step 1Remove all the hard ware

Remove all the hard ware
Planning on a quick coat of paint I started removing all of the hardware.  To remove these top bolts you can use a drum wing key or a just a pair of strong hands.

Since my wife wasn't around busy I used a wing key.

There were a lot of screws. Whenever I am taking something apart that has lots of pieces, I like to put screws back in the hardware so I don't lose them or get the pieces mixed up.


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5 comments
Feb 6, 2012. 1:32 AMVinsu says:
Creative and decorative, very good job!
Jan 18, 2012. 4:03 PMjkoznek says:
Adding those lights that emulate candle lights would look really cool in there. That or lights that change color gradually
Jan 17, 2012. 11:19 AMCarleyy says:
Really great, i love how this turned out!!
Jan 16, 2012. 11:57 AMjessyratfink says:
Yay! I'm so excited you broke it down into steps. Such a gorgeous project. :)

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