Category: Custom Hairpin Leg Furniture

Some of you may have used a cable reel for a table at some point…maybe in college? You were probably excited to put that behind you and get a ‘real coffee table’. You may rethink that when you have a look at Virginia’s cable reel hairpin leg coffee table.

Virginia took something pretty ordinary and made an amazing piece of DIY furniture with it! Built with two overlapping layers of wood for durability, cable reels can take anything you dish them in your home, and Virginia finished the top to make it smooth, attractive and ready for use inside your home. If you’re looking for a round tabletop, this is perfect – no cutting required. The markings left on the reel from its previous life add a unique look and transcends the expectation your family and guests may have of a coffee table.

Last but not least are the hairpin legs. Virginia’s cable reel has a nice pair of hairpin legs supporting it that have been painted yellow for added color. All of our metal legs can of course be painted or left just as they arrive–whichever you prefer.

Virginia’s tabletop has been sanded and finished with polycrilic. You can follow suit with your tabletop or leave it unfinished depending on how you want your finished product to look. We’re proud to add Virginia’s table to the blog…if you’re looking for DIY furniture inspiration, check out all of our hairpin leg styles and past DIY projects. All our modern metal table legs are made to order right here in the USA, and we know you’ll be as happy as Virginia when you’re done.

Sometimes simple is best! Here is a great hairpin leg coffee table Grant made. If you haven’t built a piece of DIY furniture yet, there is a special pride in sitting around a coffee table you made…we’re sure Grant has that feeling these days!

We often say all it takes to make a beautiful DIY table is a tabletop and a set of hairpin legs. That maxim is proved true time and time again when customers share their creations with us. We’re glad we can help people make their own custom furniture.

Grant chose to use our original hairpin legs for his coffee table. These modern metal legs have simple lines and classic style. We like to say they go with anything! But we do offer different styles of metal legs as well. Our twist hairpin leg, for example, is just that – literally a twist on the original hairpin leg. We also offer the 3 rod hairpin leg which, as the name suggests ads a third rod to the original hairpin leg for additional stability.

But don’t be fooled, our original hairpin leg is plenty strong to hold up Grant’s table–or pretty much any table–they are made of 3/8-inch steel rod after all. You can also order them in ½-inch steel rod if you’d like. The list goes on and on, but we’ll let you check out all the styles for yourself. Suffice it to say we’re confident you’ll find the perfect set for your next DIY table.

Thanks for sharing the photos Grant…the table turned out great!

We love to see what great creations folks come up with for their hairpin leg projects. Here is a great entertainment console made by Raulo. This piece is made using dark wood and utilizes a classic hairpin leg style. The natural materials of the wood and metal console nicely offset the modern materials of the entertainment items themselves.

With the option of wall-mounted televisions, the console can offer even more options whether it is holding up the television itself or other just the associated devices like a cable box, DVR or stereo. This entertainment console would look good in any setting from a modern home to a classically designed home – or against wood or brick as it is here – this piece will offer style to any setting. If you live in the LA area, and want to see more from Raulo, head over to his Yelp profile and see the newest designs.

One of the best qualities of hairpin legs is that they go anywhere. They are great for any type of furniture: entertainment consoles, end tables, coffee tables, desks, and the list goes on. So if it’s time to upgrade your entertainment console or any other piece of furniture in your place, imagine how great a DIY furniture project will look…and if you can dream it up, we have custom metal legs to help you finish your project.

Every set of hairpin legs we create are made to order right here in Colorado so you know you’re getting hand made quality, and a set of legs made just for your project. We’d love to see what you come up with so send us a pic of your creation when it’s ready!

Bent metal hairpin legs come in many different shapes and sizes. There are–of course–the standard bent metal hairpin leg that we call ‘the classic’ hairpin leg, but there are other types as well. The 3 rod hairpin leg is one such variation. Just as the name suggests, there is a third support added to these hairpin legs to give added support as well as another style option. This beautiful table is a great example of the 3 rod hairpin legs on a final piece. The tabletop has been made with different colored woods which nicely displays the color and highlights the wood as well as the design layout.

Notice the subtle design features that make this table so nice. The tabletop is made of a neutral wood color that has its own color variations. Then a lighter colored wood has been added perpendicular to the direction of the rest of the wood which brings both color and directional contrast. The tabletop has been framed in a dark wood which adds yet another layer of contrast. This framing has been screwed in and instead of leaving the screws exposed, the builder decided to create a more finished look of plugging the screws. The plugs could have been made from the same dark wood of the framing but a light wood was chosen to again add contrast and highlight the plugs themselves.

In addition to the well thought out tabletop, the placement of the hairpin legs was very intentional as well. Attaching metal legs in the outer corners of the tabletop often works well. In this instance the legs are attached back from the corners a bit on opposite sides of the table. This will allow for more leg access room to those sitting at the ends of the table. This piece was nicely done and a great way to use the three rod hairpin legs. Making a tabletop for your hairpin legs can be an elaborate project like this or something as easy as repurposing some wood already have around the house or barn. Either way, our hairpin legs, three rod or otherwise, will serve you well. Happy building!

One of the table styles we’ve seen more of lately are entryway tables using hairpin legs and we can see why! Besides your own butler, there’s nothing quite as hospitable as walking into your own home and having a welcoming entryway table ready to hold everything you have in your arms and pockets. An entryway table is typically tall and narrow…built to help with entering and leaving the house, as well as providing a good way to organize some of your belongings. Entryway tables can fit into smaller spaces while maintaining a useful height for unloading your arms or providing a place for outgoing items to stay temporarily.

A well placed table lamp is a common finishing touch…something to leave on when you’re coming and going after sunset. So think about what would work best for you, come up with the tabletop you’ll look forward to seeing each time you enter and leave your house, and we’ll provide the legs to match! We offer hairpin legs all the way up to 30” so you can get the height you want for any table project.

The entryway table featured in today’s post was made by Brendan in Seattle. He combined a lovely piece of cedar—which is native to the Pacific Northwest—with some tall hairpin table legs for a wonderful finished piece. Get in touch with Brendan if you like the look of his tables and want to commission a finished piece.

For those of you who are DIY minded, mark a spot in your entryway with masking tape to decide if you’d like a table there to come home to. If you like the idea, get in touch and we can help you with the best metal table legs for the job.