15 Minute DIY Vintage Suitcase Coffee Table

I love, LOVE vintage suitcases. What is better than a vintage suitcase......

A Vintage Suitcase Coffee Table

This project is fairly cheap and takes less than 15 minutes to do!

Let's get to it...

What You'll Need:

Power Drill

Vintage Suitcase (Preferably one made of wood. Plastic works too!)

Measuring tape or ruler

Straight (or Angle) Top Plate Hardware (4)

4 inch Tapered Table Legs (4) 

Optional: Spray Paint or Paint for the Legs

*You can use longer table legs! I used 4" table legs for this project*

*You can use straight or angle plates that are available at most hardware stores: Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc. 

Straight Plates: legs will stand straight
Angle plates: legs will angle outward

Begin by turning the suitcase upside down and placing a piece of hardware on each corner

Make sure each Top Plate is bubble side up:

*If you are using angle plates make sure the leg hole is pointing in the right direction before drilling the screws in.*

Measure the hardware and mark its spot, so each piece is in the same spot.

I placed my Top Plate 4 inches from the bottom of the suitcase:

Screw each Top Plate down. Once you have done this screw in the legs and turn it over:

YOU'RE DONE!!

How easy was that!?

Feel free to ask questions and post pictures in the comments section!

Enjoy!!

This project was inspired by http://www.designsponge.com/