How to Make a Bottle Cap Coffee Table

Bottle caps are a great way to take an old coffee table and make it look funky and interesting. You don't need to sand, varnish, paint or restore it. Simply covering it with a layer of colorful bottle caps will give it a new look. Scatter them at random for a casual, chaotic look, or arrange them in artful geometric patterns. Leave the bottle caps loose until you decide on the perfect pattern, then glue them down.

Things You'll Need

• Bottle caps
• Hot glue sticks
• Hot glue gun
• Coffee table

Instructions

1. Collect a variety of bottle caps. If you want your bottle cap coffee table to have geometric patterns, you want to use 2 to 4 different styles. If you want a chaotic, multicolored look, get as many different kinds as you can find.

2. Make a boundary of bottle caps around the top of the coffee table. Carefully arrange them until you are happy with their position.

3. Use glue to attach them to the coffee table. A hot glue gun will allow you to attach them without moving them, but many different kinds of glue will work.

4. Arrange the other bottle caps inside the boundary. Try making stripes, diamonds and other geometric shapes. You can use the table without the bottle caps fastened down, so feel free to experiment for a while.

5. Glue the other bottle caps down. Drop a dab of hot glue near the edge of each bottle cap.

6. Once the glue has cooled, check to make sure every bottle cap is attached. Shake the table to see whether any of the caps rattle. Glue down the stragglers.

Tips & Warnings

• Add bottle caps on to the sides and legs of the table for extra decoration.

• Don't use too much glue on the inside of the border. It can make the table turn out bumpy.

Resources

• Bottle Cap Crafts