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Add the perfect place to put down your drink or place a table lamp in your living room with one of these 6 must try DIY side tables. No matter your style from rustic, industrial, modern or traditional one of these side tables are not only sure to meet your decorating style but your budget as well as many cost only a few dollars to make!

DIY Studded Tree Stump Side Table

Find a use for the beautiful tree stump you were left with when you cut down a tree in your yard by repurposing it into an affordable and stylish side table with a coat of painting. To add even more visual interest contrast the organic tree stump by adding decorative studs around  it.

DIY Ikea Side Table

This clever Ikea hack transforms the Expedit shelving unit by adding four small legs to the base to give it more height making it the perfect side table for your living room that could even double as a bar cart, or even for beside your bed as it offers plenty of storage space on top and in the middle area.

DIY Copper Pipe Laptop Side Table

Build the perfect space to work on your laptop while sitting on the couch with this inexpensive to build copper pipe side table that uses copper pipes for the table legs, and stained wood pieces to create a sturdy table top.

DIY Acrylic And Brass Side Table

Combine your old television tray base and a new acrylic serving tray to create a beautiful modern side table that feels airy. The brass detailing is very trendy at the moment and is an easy way to incorporate the warm metals trend in your home, while the transparent table top will visually seem to take up less space making it the perfect choice for small or cluttered rooms.

DIY Wooden Sofa Arm Table

If your living room is tight on floor space this DIY wooden side table is the perfect solution as it sits over your sofa arm rest keeping your drink within easy reach. The sleek design of this sofa arm table can be stained or painted to match your living room color scheme, and also is the perfect way to hide damage on the armrest of your sofa by covering it with a DIY side table.

DIY Ombre Stump Side Table

Add some warmth to your living space by using a tree stump as a rustic side table. While it is possible to buy tree stumps, if you are patient you can as one of your neighbors to put aside the stump of the tree they are cutting down in their yard for you so that you can repurpose it as a table.

To give the tree stump table even more visual interest decorate it gold ombre finish, as done by Sugar And Cloth, to create a unique rustic yet glamorous piece of furniture.