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.

Step 1: 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.

Comments

[Vinsu]

Creative and decorative, very good job!

[jkoznek]

Adding those lights that emulate candle lights would look really cool in there. That or lights that change color gradually

[timpaslay]

I think either option would look slick.

[Carleyy]

Really great, i love how this turned out!!

[jessyratfink]

Yay! I'm so excited you broke it down into steps. Such a gorgeous project. :)