Coffin Kitchen Table

**DJ John** · 10-23-2010,08:55 AM

Has anyone built a kitchen table in the shape of a coffin?

I've seen coffee tables that are coffin shaped, but never a kitchen table.

I'd like to serve food & drinks on a kitchen table shaped as a coffin.

To take it a step further, it would be great to have a complete coffin that is elevated to typical kitchen table heights.
With hinges on the door, you could open it up and store dry ice inside allowing it seep to out around the top edges and spill down over the side. Make it with a nice finish that is presentable. Built using quality materials, not old smelly wood, or spray painted. Ya know?

**MsMeeple** · 10-23-2010,01:05 PM

Forget the food and make a coffin bar filled with drinks

We made one last year....it was a big hit!

**Crunch** · 10-23-2010,03:33 PM

Sounds good either way. As a table or drink bar

**sleah** · 10-23-2010,05:11 PM

Not exactly a table but last year we used a coffin as a buffet.

We picked up a real coffin at a thrift store (doesn't everyone get them there?) and then modified it a bit. We ran red rope lights under the edge inside, filled it with skeleton parts and stuff and then put some gray transparent plexiglass on top. Had to use some small wood bars as braces for the plexiglass to stabilize it and we only used it for lighter items like cookies, etc. We also braced it open so it would not accidentally shut on someone. We used a wooden platform on cinder blocks to bring up up to level.

Since it has a flat top when closed, we keep it around and just use it as a coffee table in basement the rest of the year.

Here are the links (1 photo before it was completely finished and a video taken during party). Hopefully they work (I think this is my first time posting so hoping for the best).

http://flic.kr/p/8MtQaY

http://flic.kr/p/8MtVKL