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How to Draw a Coffee Table
Draw a coffee table in 13 easy steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the low table top.
Step 1: The low table top
Across the middle draw a long flat box nearly as wide as the paper, a thumb tall, for the top.
Tip A coffee table is long and low: make it wider than anything else.
Step 2: Short legs
Under each end of the top draw a short fat leg going straight down.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the top draw 2 egg eyes, well away from the edges, each with a black dot.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile from eye to eye, and a little oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The low shelf
Low between the legs draw a thin shelf, starting at the left leg and stopping at the right leg.
Step 6: A mug
On the left of the top draw a mug: a short cup, a round handle on the right, and steam.
Step 7: Two books
On the right of the top draw a flat book lying down, and a smaller one on top of it.
Step 8: Shelf books
On the low shelf draw a flat box lying on the left end for a stack of magazines.
Step 9: Floor line
Draw a floor line under the legs, from near the left edge of the paper to near the right edge.
Step 10: Sparkles
Add 3 small four-point sparkles in the air above the table, not touching anything.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, yellow sparkles
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink and the sparkles yellow, and leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Red mug, blue books
Colour the mug and its handle red, and the books and the magazines blue.
Step 13: Wood table
Colour the top, the legs and the shelf wood brown, around the face, and your coffee table is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a coffee table, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
