How to Build a Mirror-Topped Accent Table

Accent tables are usually 18 to 24 inches tall, so the newel post is cut to height and fastened to the tabletop and base with lag screws. We chose a post with a square bottom; for aesthetics, Tom used a hole-saw bit to round it off where it meets the round base. "It makes the pedestal shape more streamlined," he says. Use mirror adhesive for the tabletop, as regular adhesive may damage the mirror’s backing.