Asked on Mar 25, 2014
Table base?
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Among quite a few other things I am trying to upcycle ; is the top to an old, round dining room table. The wood is still in great shape ; it's just gonna take a lot of elbow grease to clean it before I can even think about redoing it . But my question is what are some ideas for a base for this table since there was no base anywhere to be found when I loaded it up?I thought about turning it over and using it for a round raised bed , but after seeing the detail on the top; even if it is under a inch of dirt and grime; I just could not see putting it on the ground. Anyway the only decent idea I've seen is using a very large piece of a tree trunk as a base. My sister suggested one of those big wooden spools , but I just keep thinking there has got to be more ideas out there that I'm not seeing. Help please!!!
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A few years ago I had a similar round table top getting rolled from one side of the garage to another every time I started a new project the
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Dick Clark IV
on Mar 25, 2014
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Oops big fingers...... Then one day I found a table leg off an old Duncan Phyfe table. The kind of leg that comes down then splits into three feet. For support I screwed a round piece of thick plywood to the leg, centered the table on this and screwed from the bottom to hold the whole thing together. We painted it and it is now our kitchen table with seating for four.
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Dick Clark IV
on Mar 25, 2014
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Sometimes thrift shops have those big, iron bases that used to hold a glass top table...the glass gets broken and the base ends up in a yard sale or at the thrift shop. You would need a big, heavy one to hold the oak top and you could use the above method of putting a piece of plywood on it first.
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Bonny McDaniel
on Mar 26, 2014
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I once used ready-made table legs from Lowe's (four of them) on a random round table top I had laying around for a photoshoot… It turned out so cute, the model bought it after the shoot! I spaced the legs evenly around the circle and braced them underneath with cross beams (like an X) inside the circle since it had a deep 'skirt' around the outer edge.
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Jennifer G
on Mar 26, 2014
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Agree with Jennifer G. Go to Lowes and find some legs. If you are really daunted by stripping the refinishing the wood, you might consider chalk paint and maybe a graphic art on top of the chalk paint. That is what did...
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Pat
on Mar 26, 2014
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it shouldn't be hard to find legs in a second hand store.. perhaps old sewing machine base.. Depending on the size ...maybe use as a head board...I like the tree stump idea also...u can take off the bark and stain it...good luck to you..
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Mark Hopple
on Mar 26, 2014
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Table legs at Lowe's are expensive. Hunt for a beat up table with decent legs, or more than one table if you're willing to mix styles. Or you could buy a small, square, used table and mount your table top on it. A sturdy old night table would also work, if you found one the right height for your needs.
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KathrynElizabeth Etier
on Mar 26, 2014
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I really like Katherine's idea of using a night stand (or washstand) to mount the top on.
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Claudia
on Mar 27, 2014
Dick Clark IV
on Mar 25, 2014
Bonny McDaniel
on Mar 26, 2014
Jennifer G
on Mar 26, 2014
Pat
on Mar 26, 2014
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