{"id":18161,"date":"2018-10-02T15:14:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/?p=18161"},"modified":"2018-10-02T15:14:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:14:30","slug":"how-to-build-a-wine-cooler-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/how-to-build-a-wine-cooler-table\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Wine Cooler Table"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As summer starts to roll around, we\u2019re all thinking about the same thing. It\u2019s hardly a mystery at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re all planning how we\u2019re going to take advantage of all of that warmth and all of that sunshine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on where you are you might be getting three or four months of it. In the first week when the sun first shows up this feels like a lot of time. But it goes away pretty quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So you\u2019ve got to strike while the iron is hot. Or rather, strike when the weather is hot. Something a lot of people love to do, is enjoy a nice drink outside in the garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those Saturday evenings when it got dark and cold around six o\u2019clock over, and you can hang out on your patio with a few beers for hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The irritating thing about this is the fact that if you want another drink and you want it to be cold, you usually have to walk back into the kitchen and over to the fridge for it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course it\u2019s not a massive problem and you could always bring out a cooler with you. But wouldn\u2019t it be great if the cooler was actually built into the table? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the wine, beer, soft drinks, water, whatever your drinking, right there in front you. Fresh, cold and ready when you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one in the group even needs to look away from the table to get another drink because the cooler is built into the centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s one of the best ideas out there for summer, and there\u2019s a couple of ways you can make one of your own:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/wine-table-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So this first one here from is the smaller of the two models that we\u2019re going to be discussing here and it will be nice and compact for your garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process of making the table is similar in both methods but this is the less complicated of the two. The goal here was to keep it as simple as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll be using two plastic planter boxes to hold the drinks and then structuring the rest of the tabletop around these two containers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is in three main parts. You start by making two rectangles of wood to hold the boxes and then two large frames that will make up the base of the table top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These frames are pretty straight-forward. Two long boards, with two shorter boards in the middle to brace the box supports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the tabletop is just seven strategically cut boards to which you will attach the frames. And then there\u2019s just the legs and the varnishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll need quite a bit of equipment to put these together and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/woodworkboss.com\/product-guides\/saws\/best-table-saws\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a good table saw is probably the most important part for this one.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.remodelaholic.com\/build-patio-table-ice-boxes\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remodelaholic.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here for a full tutorial. As we said, this is the smaller and less complicated of the two choices and as such, it\u2019s not as sturdy as the more thorough approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This second model is the one that you should probably go for if you want a more stable end result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also bigger though as we\u2019ve mentioned already so make sure that you\u2019ve got enough space for it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The big difference here is in the supports for the coolers. You\u2019ll still have to buy the plastic planters, but the part of the table that will be holding them is more well put together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of just a rectangle of wood, these supports are basically a well built box that can be easily slotted in and out of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re also not relying entirely on the planters themselves to support all of the drinks, and there\u2019s less likely to be wear on the actual tabletop itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of which, more planning goes into the top of the table to ensure a stronger platform. This means more cutting but it\u2019s probably worth it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll also be doing an awful lot of sanding with this one so you will want to have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addicted2decorating.com\/essential-diy-tools-electric-sander.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good electric sander at hand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the full tutorial here at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domesticated-engineer.com\/2012\/09\/25\/diy-patio-table-with-built-in-beerwine-coolers\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">domesticated-engineer.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So there you have it. There\u2019s two similar enough methods at putting together a good wine cooler table that both have their advantages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can either go for the strong but complex table that will last your for a long time, or you can choose the one that you can put together easily that may lack some durability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either way, you\u2019re sure to be enhancing your summer experience. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As summer starts to roll around, we\u2019re all thinking about the same thing. It\u2019s hardly a mystery at this stage. We\u2019re all planning how we\u2019re going to take advantage of all of that warmth and all of that sunshine. 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