Friends, lucky for me, most humans don’t see the value in kinda short, kinda weird looking pineapple tables. Therefore, they go unloved through 2 days of an estate sale and find themselves being greeted by me with adoration and big plans. Feast your eyes!
So awesome right? I really can’t believe my first time attempt worked! Here they are before…I can see why they got passed up. They had big, disproportionate “vintage” laminate tops.
After I unscrewed the top from the base, they already looked better.
I thought about buying round wooden tops for them. Those would have cost me about $7 a piece which isn’t a huge deal but I knew that if I wanted them to live outside, the wood wouldn’t stand up to the test of time. So then I thought… Aha! CONCRETE. I also thought, I have no idea how that works…
Turns out, it’s pretty darn easy. You just need patience…Which I also don’t know much about.. Anyway, I jumped on Pinterest and quickly found this easy tutorial from The Casual Craftlete.
I knew these tops wouldn’t be big but I did want to reinforce them somehow so I reused this little circular piece that was hiding underneath the laminate top. (don’t mind the beautiful chalk art in the background)
I poured the concrete mix to the depth that the table needed to be. Added water with my good ole watering can and mixed it with a stick.
I tapped the side of the bucket for a while to get air bubbles out. Turned the pineapple upside down cake and laid it into the mix.
I even leveled the tables to make sure they’d dry straight. I think my husband would be proud of me for that detail. Honey, make sure to commend me. ; )
And here it sat….actually, confession, I messed with the first one WAY before I should have. I should have left it for at least 24 hours but I told you, patience with this kind of stuff is not my strong suit. I let the first one sit upside down on the garage floor while I began the other table. Was more patient with the second table and then let them both sit for a few more days.
Ta-dah! I LOVE THEM!
The other? I think I’ll use in the back yard for water with a silly straw.
Yep.
I just love the way they turned out. They are so funky and I’m so glad I didn’t use an obvious/ traditional option for the top. Plus, they cost me $10 and I have tons of concrete left over AND a perfectly good bucket.
And just to prove that they both survived, here they are together. The pot of the left was painted by my crafter-in-training, Nickerbean 1.
Now, I must resist the urge to dip everything into concrete. Cheap hairpin legged plant stands? Put a concrete top on it. Old, thrifted table legs? Put a concrete top on it. Base of a bird feeder? Wooden stool? you know the drill…
Maybe you don’t exactly have large pineapples to make tops for but think outside the box, is there anything you could repurpose with a concrete top? If you do, let me know! Thanks for reading, friends.
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They turned out great!
Thanks, sweet Becky!
Wow! These turned out so fabulous! I think I have to go find something to use concrete on or with! And I am a HUGE sucker for anything pineapple – just love it!! Thanks so much for linking up at the Pretty Project Party — please join us again this Thursday!
Oh and I forgot to mention I love your color choice and that hot pink design on those wood pieces is SO cool!!
Thank you Rachael! I appreciate it. They were so fun to makeover!
Thank you thank you!