This project involved a customer's own request. She called me and described how she purchased this old glass top iron sofa table for $25.00 at a second hand store. She wanted a newly designed table top for it. It was a table she planned to add to her outside sitting porch. I visited her home, looked at the planned landing space, grabbed her table purchase and went to work looking for junked pieces that would help improve this table when placed in her porch arrangement. She was delighted to see the end product when it was finished! It looks really nice out there.
She paid a fair amount for the work and the table fits perfectly to help become a great part of her outdoor sitting room. It is wonderful when we are able to please the customers. I like the way the table turned out.
The new top was made with all discarded materials. Barn wood slivered up to thin pieces were mixed in with three types of ceramic tile. One tile came as left overs from a 1980's bathroom remodel job in an old Victorian home built in 1891. Another tile, with a historic crackle finish came from an old hotel. The small square pieces came from Habitat's Re-Store facility. The deck wood, hardie backer and screws all came from project junk previously discarded. It turned out pretty nice. The main thing is how elated she is with this new addition on her porch. That makes all of this junk worthwhile to find. Not to mention how much more happier the landfills are.
Nice job, Betty! By the way, notice how she hand painted the rug pattern on her wooden deck. Betty is loaded with artistic talents and has excellent energy that feeds these good ideas. Nifty work!
