Build a Home Theatre Bar Height Table in an Afternoon

I decided to add a bar height table in the back of my Home Theatre that I built in my basement. This table was intended to double as an area to eat while watching the game on the Big Screen, or an extra row of seating in the back of the home theatre, just behind a couch situated on a riser.

This is an easy build ; it can be accomplished in a couple of hours with 2 people.

Supplies

1 - Acacia - Live Edge Countertop - 25.5" x 78"

8 - Medium Flange 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings

4 - Single Socket Tee 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings

2 - 90 Degree Two Socket Tee 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings.

1 ¼ “ Aluminum Pipe pre-Cut from the metal dealer in the following lengths:

(4 legs @ 37 “ , 2 cross braces @ 70 “, and 2 side braces@ 16”)

1” Curtain rod 72”

3 curtain ceiling braces

2 Curtain Rod Ends

Step 1: Assembly of the Base

This is a two person job, so get another person and this will be very easy.

· Attach 4 Medium Flange 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings to the bottom of the tabletop (4 screws each) ; I attached these with the midpoint 3” from the back of the bar table for the back legs

· 2 Back Legs: Attach 2 90 Degree Two Socket Tee 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings at 8 ½” from the bottom of the leg

· 2 Front Legs: Attach 2 Single Socket Tee 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings at 8 ½” from the bottom of the leg

· Attach the 2 remaining Single Socket Tee 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings in the middle of the 16” Side braces

· Attach the front legs to the back legs with the 16” Side braces (the Single Socket Tee 1-1/4" should face inward, in the same direction as the opening of the 90 Degree Two Socket Tee on the back leg)

· Attach both sets of legs with the 70” Cross Braces, the back into the 90 Degree Two Socket Tees and the middle (footrest) into the Single Socket Tees on the 16” side braces

· Attach the remaining 4 Medium Flange 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fitting to the bottom of the legs; these are used as feet.

· Attach the table base you just built to the 4 Medium Flange 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fittings on the bottom of the tabletop; loosen and tighten the clamps as required to get them to fit (this is why you require the second person)

· Flip the entire table over, get a level and loosen, adjust and tighten the feet as the floor might not be perfectly level.

· I had originally planned on screwing the Medium Flange 1-1/4" Diameter Pipe Fitting used as feet to the floor, but this step was not necessary as the table is very stable.

Step 2: Installing the Bar Rail

This step is optional, but was necessary for me. The first time I sat down to enjoy my new bar table while watching a hockey game on the Big Screen and having a snack, my 2 small dogs jumped up on the couch on the riser, onto the back of the couch , and then onto my new bar table trying to get at my nachos...I was not impressed! I couldn`t use this table for the primary reason that I built it, and it was really only used doing work on my laptop with the game in the background.

I came up with the idea of using the excess curtain rod that I had purchased and not used for another build (a towel caddy on wheels that fits under a floating vanity). I bought the curtain rod at a drapery store as they carry longer lengths of curtain rod, as opposed to the extending rods. The ceiling braces also have hidden screws that are not noticeable.

I installed a 72” length of 1” curtain rod on 3 curtain ceiling braces. This was installed with the midpoint 3” from the back of the bar table to line up with the back legs of the table base.

Step 3: Enjoy

Cook up some great food and enjoy while watching the game on the Big Screen!

This worked out great, the bar rail is a natural barrier for my dogs. They jump up onto the back of the couch, but stop at the Bar Rail, and give me their paw and beg for food!