Concrete coffee table is easily made during a weekend. This rough beauty makes a good friend with a simple sofa.
Materials
- Ikea Klubbo coffee table
- plywood
- 50 kg of dry cement
- wire mesh
- drill and mixing blade
- bucket
To do this:
Mold
1. Build the Ikea Klubbo table. The table top is the base for the mold.
2. Cut the plywood to 11-cm-high bulkheads and screw them onto the edges of the table.
Casting
1. Make the cement using the instructions on the package.
2. Lubricate the edges of the mold with rapeseed or olive oil, so the wooden surface doesn’t stick to the concrete.
3. Spread the cement (about 2 cm layer) evenly on the bottom of the mold and place the wire mesh on top of it.
4. Fill the mold and smooth the surface.
5. Let the table dry for 5 to 7 days inside. Remove the table top and the concrete top of each other.
6. Screw the feet to the concrete table top.
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Regarding the lubricating of the edges– does this go for the table top as well, or just the plywood edges of the mold?
- New to concrete molding
I suggest to all over the mold (edges and tabletop). Edges needs more than tabletop, because the material is rough without any varnish.
Do you just drill the legs straight into the concrete or do you need a special drill or screws?
Normal drill and screws which you use when drill something to cement wall.
excellent work! how heavy is this table top and how thick it is? is wire mesh unnecessary? why it came after 2cm layer?
and 1 oot question…u’ve got amazing lamp! where did u get it?
It sure needs the wire mesh like any other cement work. Tabletop brokes without it. If you mean the wall lamp, it’s from Flos.
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Thank you Hacks!
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How heavy is this table top? Could this idea be used as a shelf?