Concrete and Wood Design

There's something about concrete and wood

together that draws me in.

I wanted a cake stand made from concrete and wood,

except I didn't really want concrete because it would

be too heavy. I just wanted it to look like concrete.

I've looked high and low and couldn't even find a

cake stand that was made with concrete and wood.

So I started brainstorming to see if I could create

what I wanted.

Here is my new concrete and wood cake stand.

Did you happen to notice it in my post about

the Chocolate Mint No Churn ice cream?

Hubby came home and I showed him what I made.

He asked me where I got the concrete top from.

He thought it was real concrete!

Mission Accomplished!

I started with an unfinished wooden pedestal

and gave it a coat of stain.

For the top I used an unfinished round wooden disc

and painted 4 different layers of paint on it.

I used white, light gray and dark gray paint to

create a concrete look.

I pulled these colors from my paint stash.

I used a cheap paint brush because I wanted it to

have a textured look.

Sorry I forgot to take pictures of each layer as I went along.

Here is the top completed.

What do you think?

Does it look like concrete?

The hole was filled in with wood putty and painted over.

I let the top sit overnight to completely dry before I attached

it to the base using wood glue.

It turned out exactly how I envisioned it.

It is a natural beauty.

I like to display my cake plates when I don't

have them in use.

Here is a picture of it styled on top of our Pie Safe.

That's it for this week.

Until Next Time,

Veronica