A colorful and budget friendly DIY Mid Century Side Table. This baby is easy to make, inexpensive and the perfect addition to your home.
I really wasn’t messing around when I told you I was currently obsessed with all things mid century.
If someone doesn’t stop to intervene soon, I might start making pet furniture with tapered wooden legs and watch the Brady Bunch before bed every night while sipping tea out of a starburst cup.
I’ve already made my Mid Century Stand Planters!
At least, if I get that desperate, I’ll have this DIY Mid Century Side Table to house my remote and iPhone (for incessant photo taking that will obviously commence, of course).
Who makes a cat bed with tapered legs and then fails to pimp it all over the internet with iPhone photos? Not me!
Speaking of which (about the mid century vibes, not the cats), we just spent the weekend in Austin for a friend’s wedding and visited some of the cutest places.
That city knows how to design to draw crowds! I’ve never been so willing to wait 45 minutes for brunch in my life, partly from the smell of french toast.
But mostly because I was running around like a moth to a flame trying to perform a serious iPhone-ography photo shoot in the middle of this place.
Anyways, more on that later this week because for now, we DIY!
Materials Needed To Make A DIY Mid Century Side Table
Cake pan — Ours is 16″x 2″. You can use a deeper or wider pan for a larger end table. Just be sure it’s heavy so that the end table isn’t wobbly from being too light!
Round wooden circle — Ours has a 18″ diameter. It can be larger or smaller for different sized table, but must be at least 2″ larger than the pan.
Angle leg plates
#10-24×3/8in. round head screws with nuts
Wood stain — We used American Walnut.
Foam brush
Pen
Montana Gold spray paint in Shrimp Pastel — Or any other color of your choice for the cake pan/storage base color
Optional: Gold spray paint — Or any color of your choice for the feet of the legs
Mid Century Modern Side Table DIY | How To Make A DIY Mid Century Side Table
1 — First, prep the wooden top and legs by staining the unfinished wood the color of your choice with wood stain and a foam brush.
2 — Optional: Once the stain is dry on the legs, tape off the wood to spray paint the feet gold.
3 — While that’s drying, place the cake pan upside down. Lay the angle plates where you want the legs to be positioned and mark with a pen.
We made the mistake of putting the legs too close together originally. (Hence, the extra screw holes!) This mistake made the end table seem unsteady.
So be sure they’re far enough towards the edges of the table so that it isn’t rickety and unstable when it’s built.
Use the drill and 11/64″ drill bit to drill holes for each of the four corners on every plate.
4 — Attach the plates to the pan with the nut and bolts in all corners.
The reason for the flat bolts instead of screws is so that there are no sharp edges when the storage pan is being used.
5 — Once the plates are attached, spray paint the entire pan and plates the color of your choice. And let dry completely.
6 — Once it’s dry, screw the tapered legs into the the plates, and flip it upside down. The top of the end table will just rest on the storage.
The inside storage is just big enough for remotes, magazines, or notebooks and pens with the 2″ height.
However, you can use a different sized pan for depth or width if you’d like!
Just be sure to adjust the placement or the table legs to be far enough apart so that they hold the weight of the top evenly.
More Easy Home Decor DIY’s
This is definitely a simple enough project for a last minute weekend DIY on a rainy day. And they’re plenty budget friendly for one on each side.
I even love the idea of painting them different colors for a punch of color in a space!
Think this is a project you’ll be making for your mid century love affair?!
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DIY Mid Century Modern Side Table
Equipment
- Drill and 11/64″ drill bit
- Pen
- Foam brush
Materials
- 1 cake pan Ours is 16" × 2″. You can use a deeper or wider pan for a larger end table. Just be sure it’s heavy so that the end table isn’t wobbly from being too light!
- 1 round wooden circle Ours has a 18" diameter. It can be larger or smaller for different sized table, but must be at least 2″ larger than the pan.
- 3 wooden taper round legs Ours are 16" tall.
- 3 angle leg plates
- 12 #10-24×3/8in. round head screws with nuts
- Wood stain
- Spray paint For the cake pan/storage base color
- Gold spray paint Optional: For the feet of the legs
Notes
Instructions
- Prep the wooden top and legs by staining the unfinished wood the color of your choice with wood stain and a foam brush.
- Optional: Once the stain is dry on the legs, tape off the wood to spray paint the feet gold.
- While that’s drying, place the cake pan upside down. Lay the angle plates where you want the legs to be positioned and mark with a pen.Be sure they’re far enough towards the edges of the table so that it isn’t rickety and unstable when it’s built.Use the drill and 11/64″ drill bit to drill holes for each of the four corners on every plate.
- Attach the plates to the pan with the nut and bolts in all corners.The reason for the flat bolts instead of screws is so that there are no sharp edges when the storage pan is being used.
- Once the plates are attached, spray paint the entire pan and plates the color of your choice. And let dry completely.
- Once it’s dry, screw the tapered legs into the the plates, and flip it upside down. The top of the end table will just rest on the storage.
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This is AMAZING!!! 💕. I can’t wait to make it – thanks SO much for Sharing!!!
You’re welcome, Janine! XOXO
I really love the colors you used for this table. But, the best part is the hidden compartment! Fantastic.
Hey girl! Thank you a lot for your idea! Based on that, I made similar one, with a pizza board, a cake pan (painted yellow) and drumsticks. It turned out great and now I’m very proud of it!
That’s so wonderful to hear, Susanna! Glad you like it! xo
I found this DIY project the other day and I’m obsessed! I bought all the supplies – will be building soon! :)
So glad you like the DIY table, Sarah! xo
Hi there! Where did you find your 16″ cake pan? I canT find one at kroger, walmart, pr target and was wondering whEre yoU found yours.
Hi Peggy! We are pretty much Amazon addicts and always try to find our supplies there :) http://rstyle.me/n/b72pwsnjn6
This is awesome! How tall is the entire side table? Just trying to plan my own version of this and want to get the height right for my couch. Thanks!
Hi Linda! I would say the table is about 19/20″ tall!
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I’m always looking for things to build but only have a power drill. I love how resourceful and creative you are with your beautiful creations!
Thank you so much, Stephanie! Really glad you liked the DIY & found it to be helpful!
Amazing idea! I am definitely trying this.
Glad you like the DIY, Brittany!
So glad to have you here! Thanks for the kind words :)
I just wanted to say thanks for posting this project- awesome idea! I actually made this and just wanted to give people a little more information on measurements which would have made this project easier and a little less time consuming. When placing the metal plates on the back of the plate the width between each one is about 9 1/4″ and 1 1/2″ from the outside in. (you can draw lines in pencil across the pan to help determine the spacing of the legs) I found these measurements to give a pretty sturdy table. Hope this helps!
Thanks, Daniela!
I know this post is over a year old, but I’m really curious how you measured where each top plate would go? How did you space them evenly on the bottom of the pan?
Measure and mark with a piece of thread and a pencil if you want to be sure of the exact center all the way around :)
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This is gorgeous. Love the simplicity of design and the pretty pink enhances gold color feet. Thankyou.
Where did you find the rounded hardwood top? Besides buying a circular cutting board, I’m not sure where I might find this. Thanks! New homeowner and decorating with mid-century modern furniture. This is the exact side table I’ve been looking for!!
Love this! May I ask where that gorgeous eye print cushion is from???
It’s from Urban Outfitters!
incredibly clever! love the pop of pink, and the hidden storage. this is very inspiring!
One idea for keeping the top on. Trace the edge of the cake pan on the bottom of the wooden top and carve out a small indent just on the inside of the tracing so the pan rests inside the lip.
Genius! I need a few side tables, and these look like just the thing!
Amazing! I have the same obsession and will deffinitely be doing this soon!! Love everything about it!
This is simply stunning. I would love to make something like this. <3 I seems completely do-able.
I've actually been looking for those round wooden circles for a separate project and couldn't find them, so thanks for the link!
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Florence Henderson participated in NPR’s Wait, Wait! Don’t Tell Me this past weekend. Brady Bunch is in the ether. Great table! Can’t wait to try it out.
haha, awesome!
This is super cute <3
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Love this DIY, will certainly be trying it out. That pink/peach color is EXACTLY what I’m looking for to redo an amazing, yet terribly shiny, metal mcm chair! Could you share the brand/color?!
It’s made by Montana Gold and is called Shrimp Pastel! – http://bit.ly/1Dxdoi4
Shut the front door! You made that with a cake pan? Pure genius, and a place to stash the remotes is always a bonus. Love this project!
What brand and colour of spray paint did you use? I absolutely love this. Almost as much as the planters posted previously!!
It’s made by Montana Gold and is called Shrimp Pastel! – http://bit.ly/1Dxdoi4
Thanks!
They’re really amazing.
Adorable!! Love the colors too!!
Wow this table is awesome! I love how it looks good and it’s functional.
you’re killing it (and me!) with these tapered table DIYs
Love the table, and the colour you chose for the tray!
Did you think about having a dowel or something for the top to spin on (but be attached to the bottom)? I love the idea but can only imagine my dog running in to it and having the top go flying.
That would be awesome! I don’t know that I’m that handy yet, but I’ll keep it in mind for future projects, thank you for your feedback! :)
Can I ask you what color you spray painted the cake pan? I love it!!
It’s made by Montana Gold and is called Shrimp Pastel! – http://bit.ly/1Dxdoi4
This is beyond clever. I absolutely love this side table! And the extra storage is perfect!!
This is amazing! I cannot believe it’s DIY!
I adore this! If only you had more time (ha ha, right?) to make these so anyone who fails at DIY could buy them!! I may give it a try this weekend though. xo
This came out amazing! Love it.
Did you get your sofa legs from somewhere in particular, or just a DIY store?