Spool Table Re-Do

I saw this table a while back on Pinterest (of course!) and knew I wanted to eventually make one of these for our future kiddos. I love creating "new" from old and this was no exception.

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I told Hubby about it and within the week he brought me home this beauty you see below!

He knew it was too big to be used inside but thought we could use it under the patio as a table-genius that man is! We got busy the following weekend on our new project. We knew we wanted to sand some of the markings off, but leave enough so that it would remain somewhat rustic. Y'all know how we roll- the older (or older-looking) the better!

This was back in March before we were "officially" pregnant, but mother's intuition had kicked in and I just "knew" or I hoped, lol! So, I got suited up with my mask (just in case) and went to town! Yes yes I know I am not wearing

This project of mine quickly turned into "our" project (as many of them tend to do) with Hub taking over most of the sanding. Is it so bad to want help with projects??

Once it was sanded down to our liking we removed any staples that were sticking out as hazards. We cleaned all the sawdust off and even used the air compressor and blew off the entire table to be sure we removed all the dust.

You can see in this photo that we did not worry about sanding the bottom, since no one would see it anyway. We wanted the table to be mobile but also wanted it to be stationary. We decided locking caster wheels were our best option. We flipped the bad boy over and attached the wheels.

Here is the bad boy sanded and wheels on, ready for stain.

I let Hubby choose the color for our stain. We wanted brown but not broooooown (you know, the valspar commercial with "purple, puuuuurple") No, you don't know? You need to watch more tv.. :) Anyways...

The wood was pretty porous and soaked up the stain with the quickness once we started to apply it. We used an old rag and stained all the sides.

Once the table was stained and casters attached, we applied several light coats of protective sealer (to provide a nice finish but to also protect the table from rain/moisture).

Here is a side view of the table.

We let this dry for a good couple of days before moving it outside under the patio. We also realized our bar stools from inside (left over from when we had to apartments) were the perfect height for the table. (Insert double fist-pump here!!!)

 

Here is our new table under our new patio. He's just asking for someone to come sit by him with a cold one, don't you think?

 

I still would like to make a bookshelf out of a smaller stool, but that will have to remain on the back burner for now. Now that we are expecting and working on Trey's nursery, I don't think there will be room for a spool table quite yet. Maybe as he gets older and some of the "baby" items move out of his nursery, we can work on that creation...Until then, my mind will remain consumed with nursery plans and ideas :)