Deck Tables Made From Wooden Spools
I live on the Canadian prairies and our fairly new home was built in the middle of a hay field. This means we get ALLOT of wind so everything we have outside needs to be sturdy to not blow away.. enter wooden spools.
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Here is the raw wood spool before --- of the next two tables before milk painting. They are functional but lack color and presence
I used a scrub brush, soapy water and hose to clean but a pressure washer works great too. Let it dry well before painting.
This smaller version wooden spool was painted in two colors of Homestead House milk paint ; Laurentien and Quaker blue. The layered colors give a great depth to it. It was sealed with tung oil; the best outdoor sealant to protect the paint.
Check out my deck rug tutorial I shared here last year as well.
This large spool is painted Homestead House Milk Paint loyalist, renfrew blue, Quaker blue, and laurentien along with white, black and a cream and both bottoms were painted Homestead House Milk Paint garden seed. It too was sealed in tung oil for outdoor use.
They are now ready for years of service.
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Yes I will, and want to add a old glass top to it
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that is a great idea too!!
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Where did you get the spool from?
same as above where do we find the spools