concrete coffee table

Here is a Coffee table I made with a concrete top. The base is just pine with pressure treated 4×4’s as legs with cherry stain. I used a black dye to make the concrete darker then the normal gray.

(I wanted it blacker but w/e) It’s 4’×3′

I want to seal it, but I’m not sure what to use yet.

This is my first furniture build btw.

Nice work bdd

Pretty damn nice for ur first furniture build!

Beautiful table wish you luck on moving day.

Looks really nice bddhome. I like the concrete counter top look. You have to have the right look to pull it off though. It’s more of an industrial look in some ways. Yea, I would seal that before anyone spills anything on it and stains it. I would get a really nice matte finish concrete sealer. I think high gloss would make it look too shiny.

That’s quite beautiful bdd.

Samuel L. wrote:

Beautiful table wish you luck on moving day.

Hahaha yea that’s gonna be interesting.

DR99 wrote:

Looks really nice bddhome. I like the concrete counter top look. You have to have the right look to pull it off though. It’s more of an industrial look in some ways. Yea, I would seal that before anyone spills anything on it and stains it. I would get a really nice matte finish concrete sealer. I think high gloss would make it look too shiny.

I agree I don’t think a gloss will complement it. A matter finish would be best. THanks!

chadlanthier wrote:

Nice work bdd

Thanks man.

Bigmikez wrote:

Pretty damn nice for ur first furniture build!

Thanks, I’ve been youtube’ing woodworking for years now I’m trying it out.

nicely done, now that you built you first furniture piece you will be carving wooden arse holes for hobby horses while you think of what to build next in no time….

Lol I may be slow cause dont understand^^ lol

figure of speech, can’t wait to build something else….

Oh ok. Yea I’m drawing out a entertainment unit now so that’ll be the next project

thats pretty cool! i never worked with concrete like that.

What did u use to polish the top with?

I use melamine as a mold which maDE the concrete smooth and a little sheen already. But then rubbed in minwax paste wax

First I used a concrete sealer from Hd

I’ve don’t concrete counters a few times. We actually polish the concrete up to 10,000 grit diamond pads and a wet polisher. We put glass in the concrete, glow sand, aluminum, various tumbled rocks. Lots of stuff. Maximizer had some really cool aggregate after you polish it down.

Wow. Yea im a rookie! Lol

thats really cool!, it reminds me of this

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/Concrete-Lightbulb-Wall-Hook/

RickyMcGrath wrote:

I’ve don’t concrete counters a few times. We actually polish the concrete up to 10,000 grit diamond pads and a wet polisher. We put glass in the concrete, glow sand, aluminum, various tumbled rocks. Lots of stuff. Maximizer had some really cool aggregate after you polish it down.

 

You should make a video guide on how to do it.

I like it, now tell me. How many people did it require to move it into the living room or did you get a forklift? lol

looks awesome great job bddhome!

Great job, I really like the concrete look

Very nice table Bddhome. You might take a look at Briwax to finish it. It can be used on concrete and comes in several colors also.

Nice table. Did you have to use a shaker to settle out any air bubbles?

Nice, but will it crack easily?

Interesting use of materials, looks great. 

That’s a sharp looking table. Nice work.

Tim1963 wrote:

Nice, but will it crack easily?

I would think depending on the support structure below and the unbraced span lengths any cracking should be minor and possibly more shrinkage cracks as opposed to anything structural. Also depends on the type of concrete used I guess. I typically deal with concrete for bridges so this may be a tad bit different[emoji16]

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