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Umbrella Table A dining table gets a new look and use. From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-312

Host Samantha Gleisten uses cocktail umbrellas and a glass top to give an old dining table a new look and use as a coffee table.

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Materials:

salvaged dining table
drink umbrellas
large sheet of glass
pink rigid insulation
1/4" plywood
shims
hammer
pry bar
circular saw
clamps
screw gun
knife
table saw

1. Using a circular saw, cut out all of the table supports, leaving the table in two sections with three sides and two legs each.

2. Put the two tables sections together to form a smaller rectangular table. Measure the interior distance from leg-to-leg on the longer, joined sides. Cut two oak 1x3's to this length using a chop saw.

3. Glue, clamp and screw the oak boards to the inside walls, holding the two table sections tightly together (figure A).

4. Using a table saw, cut a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to the size of the inner rectangle (figure B). Cut notches for the corner legs using a circular saw.

5. Sand down and refinish the scratched up table. Make sure to stain the top part of the table as it will be seen through the glass top (figure C).

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

6. Using a knife, cut rigid pink insulation to the size of the interior of the table box, and then lay it in place.

7. Stick cocktail umbrellas in the insulation using the different colors to make a pattern (figure D).

8. Make sure all the umbrellas are level and don't extend beyond the sides. Place a large rectangular sheet of glass on top to complete the table (figure E).

Figure D

Figure E

Project Cost:

Glass top: $80
Umbrellas: $6
Table legs: Free
Wood and insulation: $20

Total: $106

RESOURCES :

The Brown Elephant
Website: www.howardbrown.org/hb_brownelephant.asp