While working on our concrete countertop we decided to try a larger slab for a dining table. The table measure 7.5ft by 3ft. After a lot of filling in holes and sanding we stained it with English red and coffee acid stain and finished it off with a gloss concrete sealer. For the base I used salvage wood that were joists from a historic Saint Louis home that is currently being rehabbed. I removed the nails, ripped the boards and planed them. We decided not to stain the base and just finished it with poly. There was a lot of trail and error, I also made the mistake of attempting multiple concrete projects at once instead of working out all the trail and error before starting the second project. Ultimately we are very happy with the result and am much more confident working with concrete now.
While working on our concrete countertop we decided to try a larger slab for a dining table. The table measure 7.5ft by 3ft. After a lot of filling in holes and sanding we stained it with English red and coffee acid stain and finished it off with a gloss concrete sealer. For the base I used salvage wood that were joists from a historic Saint Louis home that is currently being rehabbed. I removed the nails, ripped the boards and planed them. We decided not to stain the base and just finished it with poly. There was a lot of trail and error, I also made the mistake of attempting multiple concrete projects at once instead of working out all the trail and error before starting the second project. Ultimately we are very happy with the result and am much more confident working with concrete now.
