Furniture

Floating Top Sofa Table

With the clean lines of this floating top console/sofa table, you can add any kind of top you would like.

Difficulty: Beginner
Time: 1.8–3.5 hours
Cost: $$

About this build

With the clean lines of this floating top console/sofa table, you can add any kind of top you would like. Construct a top out of wood, concrete, or even a live edge slab to create a custom look. Plan can be adapted for custom milled hardwood or off the shelf lumber.

Tools

Essential

Circular Saw
Drill / Driver
Impact Driver
Miter Saw
Random Orbit Sander
Table Saw

Optional / nice to have

Bar / Pipe Clamps
Combination Square
Tape Measure

Materials

Item	Qty
Board, 2x12 96"	2 board
Live edge slab or other material, 1-1/2" x 14" 72"	1 board
Hardwood dowel, 1-3/8" 12"	1 board
1/4" x 4" lag screws	4 each
1/4" washers	4 each

Overall cost: $$. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L
Floating top	1	1 1/2" × 14" × 72"
Console top	1	1 1/2" × 11 1/4" × 50"
Side panels	2	1 1/2" × 11 1/4" × 27 1/2"

What to buy

Buy 3 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 14"

1 board

1 1/2" × 11 1/4"

2 boards

50"27 1/2"
27 1/2"

Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →

Start building →

Instructions

1Cut Boards to Size
Join boards to create 11-1/4" wide panels, or use off-the-shelf 2 x 12 lumber. Cut one panel 50" in length and two 27-1/2" in length.
2Connect Panels
- Align the top of the longer panel with one edge of each shorter panel.
- Measure 3/4" from edge, pre-drill and countersink four holes.
- Add glue to connecting faces and drive 4" wood screws. Cover holes with plugs and cut flush.
3Add Risers
- Cut four- 2" long, pieces of 1-3/8" wood dowel.
- Mark the center and drill a hole through each dowel piece using a 1/4" drill bit. On the top of the console base, measure 4" from the end and 2" from each long side and make a mark. Using a 1/4" drill bit, drill a hole through each mark. On the underside, countersink each hole 3/8" deep with a 3/4" forstner bit.
- Insert 4"- 1/4" lag screw with washer through each hole on underside of console and through a wood dowel riser.
4Attach Top
- Cut a 1-1/2" x 14" x 72" floating top from desired material.
- Center the floating top on risers. Drive lag screws, securing the top to the base. Pre-drilling may be necessary to avoid splitting.
5Finish
Sand entire piece and finish however you desire. Visit PneumaticAddict.com for finishing tips and ideas