Yeah, Yeah.....I know, I am a little late to the tree stump table "PARTAY"......but better late than never...right?......As you can see, Hubby and I were a little busy on Saturday turning this.....
Thanks to these wonderful bloggers (and West Elm) for inspiring my weekend project......
into this......
Don't you just love my "dirty" old Sperry's......haha! I always leave them by the front door and when I took my first picture I did not even notice them....sooooo, instead of taking the picture over I left them, they are my favorite summer time shoes, so comfy!
Hey guys, remember those antlers from last December....I am still loving them!
The Nester....she left the bark on hers and then added castors.....I love that look too!
Karen @The Art of Doing Stuff added some Ikea legs to hers for a modern feel...check it out!
From Gardners two Bergers scrapped hers like mine and has a wonderful tutorial on the process, don't miss that!
Seriously, with all that wonderful inspiration, plus all this wood, what else do you do?....In the last 2 yrs., we have lost two large trees in our back yard (I'm blaming it on the drought here in Texas).....
So, after we cut down the last tree, I said...."Hey Honey, I got an idea, or should I say West Elm and a bunch of bloggers gave me an idea", haha!....Of course, that stump sat in the garage for the last 6 months waiting for hubby and I to work our magic......On Saturday, our magic began, with chainsaw in hand we cut our lovely stump. That was the easy part, the hard part was scraping all the bark off...several times during that process I thought, "why do I want a stump table"?
After the cutting and scraping, we used a belt sander to smooth out the top.......My original idea was to paint it white like this......I love what Alicia @ Thrifty and Chic did with her 3 stumps....
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But after mine was scrapped and sanded I was in love with the natural grain of the wood and kept it 'ole natural.
Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for coming by!
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i had my tree parts, but i never even made it to the party with my stump. :( i LOVE yours! it looks amazing! maybe i will make it when everyone has left the building.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like your work paid off. Table looks great. Love the grain pattern it has.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! It looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that sure did turn out nice. So glad that you left it "au naturale"!!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!!! I love it! I plan to do a more rustic version for our backyard when we cut our big menacing tree down. I love trees, but the roots from this big beast are popping up in the front yard (and the tree is in the back yard. yikes :)
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to do this! Spotted an electric company taking down old telephone poles and I was tempted to ask for a piece.. regret not doing so! Now I want one even more!
ReplyDeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to my party with your"cool" table...loks outstanding!!!
Blessings,
Linda
oh my ...one of the most interesting stump tables I have ever seen....love all the texture & the pattern on top...crazy for your basket coffeee table too!
ReplyDeleteooohhh I love it!!! With my hoarder traits in over drive, I have had a tree stump sitting around in our garage for forever that I wouldn't let my hubby touch because I was "gonna do something with it" {that's always what I say when he wants to get rid of my junk}. Anyways, I finally let him get rid of it and now I want it back... waaahhh!!! You have inspired me to scrounge up another stump.
ReplyDeleteThe grain is so pretty - love the casters on the wicker trunk, too! Lovely space!
ReplyDeleteHi, stopping by from Coastal Charm's NTT party. Love your tree stump table. Too bad about the lost trees but at least now you have a stylish reminder of them. Gotta love our favourite shoes, and with two young teens there are always shoes in our entry.
ReplyDeleteI love the scraped look...the grain on that piece is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow awesome! I really like this! We just turned one of our spare bedrooms into what my husband calls, "The Whitetail Room". Has all hunting and rustic things in it. This would be such an added treasure! Thanks for sharing. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Found your link on Coastal Charm and cannot wait to explore more of your blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a little side table! I really like the natural look mixed in with your whites.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower and hope you'll stop by, Mary Alice
How cool, Lisa! Love it.
ReplyDeleteYour tree stump looks PERFECT in its natural form. The tone of the wood is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteCamille
Love it! I just love all things you! I so wish we were coming to Texas but alas I do not think it is in the cards for that one. Dang!
ReplyDeleteOooh! It's so COOL!
ReplyDeleteLove how your table turned out - it looks great. The top looks just like an owl!
ReplyDeleteLove!!!
ReplyDeleteyou look amazing my dear!
ReplyDeleteFashionSpot.ro
Shoot, I need one of those stat! I am in love! Did u notice the top looks kinda like an owl face?
ReplyDeleteAmazing project. I want to do this in my home now too. I love how the wood looks so shiny and finished. I swear it looks like you brought that at a store it's so well done.
ReplyDelete-Zane of ontario honey
It is just fantastic! Loved the idea very much! Will implement it any time I get such tree stumps!
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