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DIY Hairpin Leg Table Anyone Can Create

Do you want to create your own DIY hairpin leg table but you’re worried it will be too hard? Let me show you how easy it is!

Are you looking for a table with an “industrial and minimal” look? Or maybe you are looking for a really easy way to create your own DIY table. This is definitely the easiest DIY furniture piece I’ve ever created. I love the look the hairpin table legs give my new desk. I can’t wait to share how easy the DIY hairpin leg desk and my new office space was to create. Seriously, anyone can make this!

If you’ve been thinking about building your own hairpin leg coffee table or even a larger hairpin leg dining table, you’ll be happy to know it’s an easy DIY project that doesn’t require a ton of tools.

The first things you’ll need are:

solid tabletop
your choice of DIY hairpin legs
and some basic supplies like screws, a drill, and wood finish.

How to build a hairpin leg table

The first step is preparing your tabletop—give it a good sanding and wipe away any dust so it’s ready for finishing. Once your surface is prepped, apply your first coat of stain or sealant. This not only protects the wood but also brings out its natural beauty. While that dries, you can mark out where your legs will go. The easiest way is normally by drilling pocket holes, but it isn’t necessary here. Drilling small pilot holes are a good idea before attaching the legs and will prevent the wood from splitting. Line up the legs, mark the screw holes, and then secure them in place.

The final steps are all about finishing touches. Add another coat of stain or sealant if needed, tighten all screws, and flip the table upright. The best part is standing back and seeing how quickly your project came together.

I’ve always wanted my own dedicated “office space.” Rather than hanging out and blogging on the kitchen bar or the dining room table, I wanted my own DIY office table (even thought it would be in the living room).

I can’t weld or bend metal, so I was pumped when I figured out how easy it was to create this DIY table with hairpin table legs.

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Speaking of hairpin legs, the lovely folks at Crates and Pallet were generous enough to supply me with a set of their own 28″ black steel 2 rod hairpin legs.

The hairpin legs were super affordable and easy to install.

Speaking of easy to install, don’t leave without checking out more awesome DIY table legs here.

Materials for your DIY hairpin leg table

Hairpin legs– the legs come in all sizes. I’ve chosen 28″ because that is a good height for a table.
Wood slab
Wood screws
Drill

For the wood slab, I had a wood table top that was previously used for THIS table. Do you remember my very controversial casket carrier turned table? Here’s a picture below of what it used to look like.

vintage casket carrier repurposed to a dining room table

As much as my husband was thrilled with this table (NOT), he asked me to please refrain from bringing it in our new home when we moved. I can’t imagine why 🙂

The dimensions of the old table top were a little big for the size I wanted my DIY office desk to be. We used a radial saw and ripped the wood slab to make it 22″ deep. We kept the length at 6′.

Next was the easy part.