My wife bought a table base and I agreed to paint it and make a suitable top. I told her it might take me a long time, it did. I had to be in an inspired state. The 1" plywood and ceramic tile was from Habitat Restore and very cheap. The other materials were from Home Depot and very expensive. I've got about 0 in the top plus my long drawn out labor but it seats twelve and it looks cool. A better explanation: My wife bought the metal base for about 0 delivered. A local guy buys them in Mexico. I cleaned it, primed it and painted it with spray cans out in my back yard. The top was something my wife asked me to do before she bought the base and I said: Sure, sure, and let it go at that. I did warn her that it would take me a long time because I need to find my muse to do just about anything that is artistic. I can do the normal day to day stuff just fine, but artistry takes me time. Cut to the chase, one morning I went to the Habitat for Humanity Store and bought a whole lot of mismatched bathroom tiles in a plethora of colors and shapes for 5 cents each. I also bought a piece of 1" thick subflooring laminated exterior plywood that I didn't even know existed. It was 3' 9" by 8 feet so I got them to sell it to me for ten dollars, even though they were asking fifteen. I then went to Home Depot and bought 2 tubes of Liquid Nails, a whole case of exterior latex adhesive caulk and a 4' x' 8' sheet of 1/4" Smooth Hardiboard siding. I used a utility knife and a builders ...
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