Concrete Table Top

I think I am going through some kind of personality crisis! I will tell you what is changing and you tell me if it’s a crisis I should be worried about. K? K. I think I have been in my masculine energy way too much in the last 10 years. I have come to hate cooking, grocery shopping, cute clothes, doing my hair, and wearing makeup. But, I used to love all of those things and now, it is not that I hate them… They just feel so hard! Is it a crisis? Can I get back my girlie mojo?

I started to feel like my thinking was “wrong” a while ago but now I am at the point of making changes. So, I am starting with cooking. I went to the store this weekend and got everything I needed to cook all week. So far I have made Sunday dinner and Monday night dinner was a hit. I am on a roll!

Then guess what I had to do next? That’s right I had to make a table to sit at to eat. LOL

I was actually looking for a table for the longest time and the ones I love are WAY out of my price range so I hit Facebook marketplace. After looking for a little while I found the perfect table, but it was in pretty rough condition. However, I loved the shape of it! As you know, I love the French style so I wanted it to look like an old French antique, so here’s what I did to it.

I tried to remove the damaged veneer, but it was not budging. So, I debated on painting or staining to a dark walnut for the base. I always knew it would need casters so it would be easy to move and also because it is really short.

I decided to try my old favorite walnut wood tone spray paint (purchased at Michael’s).

It worked like a charm! I was so excited about how the base turned out. Check out the before and after.

Next, I added casters. Aren’t these adorable? You can find them here.

Okay, that was the easy part. Now, I had to decide about the top. I thought of getting a 42-inch circle and staining it but I knew that wouldn’t match so I would have to paint the base. That was the last resort. I thought about painting the top but it was rough, rough. I then thought about plastering it, but just wasn’t sure. Then, it hit me! Why not do concrete?

I had some quickcrete leftover from my concrete accent bowls. There was one concern. Most of the time you need to make a mold for concrete and the top of my table is an octagon. So, I had a bright idea but wasn’t sure if it would work or not. I decided I would try troweling on the concrete in a fairly even layer then place something shiny over the top to act like a silicone mold would.

Let me tell you waiting for the concrete to dry was soooo hard so I made dinner, watched Ted Lasso with my hubs, and made some of my favorite tea. Then the results were in…

Before the big reveal, take a look at how I did it.

DIY ConCrete table top

Supplies

• Quickcrete
• Design Masters walnut wood tone spray paint
• Brass Ball Casters
• Concrete mixer attachment for drill
• Ryobi Drill
• Respirator
• Dollar Tree clear shower curtain
• Cooking oil (for the shower curtain)
• Plastic trowel

How to create a concrete table top

Here it is… my concrete table top diy!

It’s practically perfect except one unforeseen anomaly. The shower curtain fold lines showed. So, I’m going to see if I can live with it (but I probably can’t) or put a thin skim coat down. Either way I’ll keep you in the know!

Still I’m calling this concrete table top a huge win! I love how it looks!!!!

Now, does this mean I have to cook dinner again this week?