Making A Concrete Side Table

Concrete may not be the most used medium in the craft world but it can help in your creation of unique pieces like a chic coffee table for your family room.

Making a concrete side table.

Determine the size of table you d like to make. Base first put the concrete form tube into the bucket. Diy gold leaf kintsugi. Brian patrick flynn next up.

Cut the bottom of the mold out of melamine using a circular saw. How to make a concrete table 1. Cut the parts to the dimensions and join them with 8 metal brackets we used gusset angle brackets which measure 1 1 4 x 3 1 4 for this concrete wood table. Let s have a look at our lists of favorite diy concrete coffee and side tables that will definitely inspire.

This piece should be the exact width and length you d like the concrete table to be. Here is a diagram showing how i made the mold. If you ve never mixed concrete before i really recommend watching this video by quikrete. How to make your own movie screen.

Get 25 off your first month of care of vitamins by going to http bit ly 2xsj4wx and using promo code modernbuilds. While someone holds the tube steady pour the concrete along the side of the tube. How to make a concrete end table for this week s video tutorial blog post and downloadable plans we made a concrete end table that has a sliced agate embedded in the top. Before we got started on the concrete side table we did cut off the tops corners of the hairpin legs on the base to make them rounded.

Pour roughly two inches of the prepped concrete into the bucket. Make this diy outdoor projector screen in less than an hour and turn your next outdoor gathering into a neighborhood movie night. We used cedar lumber but any rot resistant wood including pressure treated in 2 4 and 4 4 dimensions is a good choice. This allowed us to put the legs a little closer to the edge of the bucket and make it a little more sturdy.

The buffet table i made is 17 wide by 52 long by 1 5 thick. Pour to the top of the bucket.