Project guide

A coffee table should match the sofa seat, not a desk.

16–18 inches high is the usual target, about the same as the sofa cushion. Taller and it feels like a dinner table in the wrong room.

A lower shelf stops the legs from racking.
Overhang past the legs, or people kick the frame.
If the top is plywood, edge it so the layers do not show.

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