How to Make a Brick Table

Consider working with a medium youve not used before for your next craft project brick. Make a brick table. In addition to allowing you to show off your creativity, this is a project that will yield a very unique result. Whether you want a table for exterior use on a patio or deck or for interior use in a den or living room, you can try one of any number of easy and inventive methods for making a brick table. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Use a steppingstone. This very large, very heavy concrete slab is perfect for outdoor use, because it is designed to stand up to years of wear and weather. Make a simple table by using bonding cement to glue bricks to one side of a steppingstone. Then, place a large, heavy-duty terra cotta or urn or stone planter on level ground, either right side up or upside down. Lastly, set your paving atop it, brick side up, and cover with a cut-to-fit piece of glass. The heavy weight will hold it in place. Steppingstones, available in several colors and shapes, can be found inexpensively priced at any gardening center or home improvement store.

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Glue on some bricks. This is a creative way to refurbish a set of end tables or an old coffee table. Take your bricks to a home improvement store or lumberyard or similar place that offers this service and have each one sawed into several pieces, either lengthwise or crosswise. At a hobby store or craft shop, purchase glue designed for bonding with the material your table is made of: metal, wood or plastic. Then, glue the pieces of brick onto the table. Cover the tabletop entirely and top with a piece of glass, glue on a few pieces here and there or glue them only onto the legs of the table.

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Use paint. Give the table a faux brick makeover. First, paint a base coat that will be the color of the mortar between the bricks, for example, a beige. Let dry, then use painters tape on the table to tape off a grid that will create a brick pattern. Paint the color of brick onto the table over the taped lines. Let dry, remove the tape and your table now has a faux brick finish.