Storage Dining Table

Build each leg by nailing a 1x2 and a 1x3 together into an L-shaped section, using glue. The L profile gives you two clean faces at each corner for the aprons and shelves to land on. Make all four identical.

Fasten the two plywood shelves to the legs, nailing through the outsides of the legs into the edges of the shelves. The shelves set the base's square footprint, so check they sit level and the legs stay parallel.

Attach the inner apron pieces to the 1x2 faces of the legs with 1-1/4" nails, and nail through the 1x3 legs into the end edges of the apron. Repeat around all four sides. This inner apron is the structural ring and the layer the tabletop will screw into later.

Add the outer 1x3 apron pieces as the finished face, keeping top edges flush. Then trim the shelf edges with the 1x2 shelf-trim pieces. These layers hide the plywood edges and give the base a solid, furniture-grade front.

Center the base upside down on the underside of the round top and predrill through the inner apron into the top with 2" screws — go slow and watch your depth so you don't drill through the top surface. Sand and finish the base and top together for a consistent look.

Mount the surface-mount leg plates to the bottom of the base and thread the bun feet in. If your feet didn't come with hanger bolts, skip the plates and instead screw up through the bottom shelf into each foot with a long, predrilled screw so the foot doesn't split.