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   _JF1_ | Jul 19, 2024 01:42pm | #1

   My 2 cents…

   If you want it match the entertainment console, paint everything under the tabletop with the same paint used on the console. If you don’t want to paint, I would go with the primary wood used on the top and keep it understated. I wouldn’t want anything else to compete with that amazing pattern you’ve created. If you want do a bit more to the base, you could always do tapered & pillowed legs.

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   Andylius | Jul 19, 2024 09:35pm | #3

   Thank you, I would probably make new open cabinet with polyurethane finish to match TV unit. I'm cabinet maker, that wouldn't be a problem.
   Than you.

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   jharveyb | Jul 19, 2024 08:50pm | #2

   You have probably figured this out already, but don't use any curves in the base.
   i try to carry design themes through the whole piece with some variations. The themes I see in the top are the diamonds, the acute/obtuse angles (rather than 90º), and the contrasting wood.
   Options that come to mind for you to consider:
   4 legs at the corners, with an X shaped stretcher system bracing them. You could make the legs from the light wood, and the X from one of the dark woods.
   4 legs, 4 aprons that have their bottom edge profiled like the zig-zag line created by the diamonds. This might feel too busy and artificial; I'm with JF1 to keep the base simpler than the top.
   Have the legs at each end be X's (like many simple picnic table legs are.) Keep the angle between them similar to the angles in the top.
   Make a trestle base and have the 2 legs at each end angle out from the vertical post about the same angle as in the top. Make the trestle between the posts be two X's oriented vertically.
   Anyway, I hope this is helpful in getting your creative juices flowing.

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   Andylius | Jul 19, 2024 09:39pm | #4

   Those are very interesting ideas and I need bit more thinking about them. Thank you

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   Jkatzowitz | Jul 20, 2024 07:22am | #7

   I'll respectfully disagree with the statement "don't use any curves in the base".

   I do agree that the base should not distract from the top, and in fact should compliment the top, but that doesn't mean that subtle curves can't accomplish that. I really like using contrasting visual elements to enhance the overall design aesthetic of the piece.

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   Bentusi | Jul 19, 2024 09:49pm | #5

   Design is freaking hard...
   I struggle so much.
   I've learned to ask nonwoodworkers what they think and like as a quick passing question.
   I've found that people who are not invested in thinking about it so much generally have decent instincts.

   I usually silently recoil at their suggestions, but every time I have decided, "I'll go with it and see what happens" I'm pleasantly surprised at how wrong I was and how right they were.
   Then again...I feel like I am exceptionally bad at design, so probably don't listen to me at all XD

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   TexasBurt | Jul 20, 2024 05:28am | #6

   That's a really cool intricate top....good job! You don't want to distract from it so I would use the KISS theory..."keep it simple stupid". Make the legs square and the same size as the "blocks"....looks like maybe 3 inches from the pictures. Make the apron the same width and tenon it into the legs. I would use the brown color for the legs and apron. That top should be the star of the show.