Nice weather means Alfresco dining! Today I'm sharing with
you a fun little project that I took on for one of my clients.
The original table had a glass insert, and while she and her
husband were moving it, the glass broke. Such a bummer. We bounced
several ideas around. My client wanted something durable, that wouldn't
break, and would do well with the weather as well. Some ideas were to do
a tile insert, faux tile vinyl, or wood. The tile was a no for a couple
reasons. One, it would be heavy, and two, the metal table was slightly
flexible, so the grout would break. The vinyl was a no simply because it
would fade in the summer sunlight. That left us with wood.
I chose a kiln dried redwood for the top. It turned out so
lovely!
First I secured a piece of plywood to the bottom to allow a place
to secure the wood planks. Using glue and nails, I secured the outer
frame of the top. I chose to miter the corners. I personally love
this look. Once the frame was built, I secured it to the table and
plywood.
Next it was time to lay the planks down and secure. I screwed the into
place from the under side of the table top. The center plank was run
through the table saw and cut to size.
Once everything was in place, I sanded the whole top, and then
stained and sealed it. The stain color I chose is one of my favorites
from MinWax, called Provincial. It's just a nice warm brown, and one of
my main go-to stains.
Now that everything was sealed, it was time to cut the hole for
the umbrella. Using the circular saw, we were able to cut the perfect
hole! I purchased a plain black plastic grommet to finish the hole off
nicely. And the table was finished!
I think the wood top
was the perfect choice for this lakeside cabin!
Have a great day!
xo Jen