I needed a modern coffee table to finish off the sitting area of the living room, but nothing on the market really seemed to work.  So, I built my own table from an acrylic oval, a carved wood bead and various Woodsies shapes.

I first glued four small round Woodsies onto the bottom of the large oval shape.  These would serve as the feet for the table, since my mockups didn't look right sitting flat on the floor.

I then glued the wood bead in the center of the large oval and topped it with another circle to cover the bead hole and to add some additional height.  I chose a carved wood bead to add some texture to the table.

I then painted the whole structure with Bittersweet Chocolate paint by Americana, followed by a coat of satin varnish by Delta Ceramcoat.

The acrylic oval came from a set by Tim Holtz called Fragments.  Unfortunately, most of the shapes are small pieces but there was one large oval and one large circle.  These acrylic sets also come in squares and rectangles.

The oval's edges had imperfections from the manufacturing process, so I used 1/8" wide peel and stick lead line material by Plaid (used for making simulated stained glass).  It looks like a wrought iron edge along the glass.

I used Aleene's clear gel adhesive to attach the acrylic top to the base.  It turned out exactly as I had hoped.  :D

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You can see the adhesive through the acrylic, but who ever has a coffee table without anything on it?  :D

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The table finishes off the space well but the acrylic top allows the beautiful rug to show through (currently a paper printout of Parasols by Thomas Paul).

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