Table and Desk Plans

Tables and desks are among the most functional and interesting projects to undertake. We offer several plans to inspire your own table and desk creations.

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  How to Build a Mission-Style Coffee Table in the Arts and Crafts Tradition

  This Mission-Style Coffee Table, built in the tradition of Arts and Crafts Design, is a perfect centerpiece for any living room and easy to build.

  
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  Occasional Table Project

  This end table project starts with some clever woodworking techniques born from boatbuilding and ends with an attractive occasional table.

  
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  Glass Top Coffee Table Project

  Thanks to an intricate lattice-work base and classic woodworking techniques, this glass-topped coffee table makes a perfect display piece.

  
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  How to Build a Modern Wenge Wood Country Table

  In an update of a classic plan, Woodworker’s Journal editor Rob Johnstone turns a classic country table into a modern woodworking showpiece.

  
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  Envelope Card Table Project

  Perfect for family card and board games, this envelope card table has a drawer to store your games and folds up into an attractive end table when you’re done.

  
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  How to Build a Maple Wood Shaker-Style End Table

  This table plan is based off an original table build in the 1850s, updated by Woodworker’s Journal editor Rob Johnstone and including some beautifully designed maple wood.

  
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  Pine Kitchen Table and Bench Project for Small Spaces

  For a small space or kitchen, you want a table that doesn’t take up a lot of room and is easy to store, this complex bench and table set fits the bill perfectly.

  
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  Convertible Coffee Table and Folding Bed Project

  Similar to the modern-style IKEA furniture, this project takes a standard folding bed-style project and gives it new life as a part-time coffee table.

  
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  Classic Shaker-Style Drop-Leaf Table Project

  This classic drop leaf shaker-style table was based on a plan written 20 years ago, but redesigned with modern flare and highly figured maple wood.

  
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  Building a Mahogany Greene and Greene Bedside Table

  Finishing off the bedroom set originally started by Mike McGlynn, Sandor Nagyszalanczy crafts a beautiful mahogany bedside table in the Greene and Greene style.

  
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  Building an Elegant Bubinga and Ash Wood Sideboard Table

  Woodworking expert Frank Grant gets his hands on a unique piece of bubinga hardwood and uses it to create a stunning sideboard table project.