Very simply make your own stool or coffee table
The trend is Scandinavian decoration. Composed mainly of wood decorated with white, it invites itself more and more in our interiors. The big brands have understood this, and often the prices offered are steep. To get your decoration without spending too much, there are several tips. You can find used, or create yourself your decoration. And when we talk about making your decor, it’s obviously about basic and simple things within everyone’s reach. Let’s see together how to simply make a beautiful stool or small coffee table depending on how you follow this tutorial!
What you need :
- Bucket*
- Three wooden legs**
- 1.5 liters of water
- 3 kg of cement
- A trowel
- A pair of latex gloves
- Scotch
- an abrasive stone
* Take a basin if you want to make a coffee table, but you will need twice as much water and cement.
** Take four wooden legs if you want to make a coffee table.
Steps
1. Pour the cement into the bucket or basin.
2. Pour the water.
3. Put on your gloves and mix with the trowel to obtain a liquid paste. You should get a dough 10 cm thick.
4. Tap the sides of the bucket to release air from the mixture.
5. Take the wooden legs. Adapt their length according to the height you want to have. Insert the feet into your bucket or basin.
6. Secure the feet to the edge of the bucket with tape.
7. Leave to dry for 24 hours.
8. To take out your stool or low table, tap gently with the handle of the trowel. Then take your creation out by pulling on the wooden feet.
9. With the abrasive stone, sand your stool to remove rough edges and make it soft and smooth.
Little tip: if you want to give this decoration side of Nordic inspiration, buy a white faux fur and cover your creation with it.
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