Learn how to make a contemporary coffee table with this inexpensive DIY. All you need are plastic buckets, trim, MDF, and your choice of finishes.

One such table was made by YouTuber Geneva Vanderzeil (@GenevaVanderzeil) with three travertine pavers glued together to form a T shape. The third is balanced (and also glued, of course) on the top.

She made it from MDF from eBay and a two Ikea table tops Credit: Instagram/@ishkashoe/ She had wanted a black round table which had wooden rods around the central base, so set out to achieve the look.