Several months ago, I bought a dirt-cheap table off of Craigslist in SF. The top was a kind of tile/mosaic thing, and we took the top off and used it to make another table. That left the iron base, which I washed, then messed with (using vinegar, baking soda, and WD-40) to hasten rusting. We promptly forgot about it and left it out in the rain for most of the winter.
This past weekend, though, my girlfriend (who is a creative sort, and terrific at building stuff) decided to make a top for the table with an opening in the middle so that we could plant succulents in it. Always one to embrace a challenge, she used 100 percent scrap wood. Of course, this means that things can't be perfectly even, but I actually think it looks super cool this way. I "helped" (by which I mean, I watched and occasionally procured cold beer).
When we were was done, I planted the top with succulents, starting with a large, lovely echeveria subrigada (the big green one) and adding from there. Here's a picture of the table:
This past weekend, though, my girlfriend (who is a creative sort, and terrific at building stuff) decided to make a top for the table with an opening in the middle so that we could plant succulents in it. Always one to embrace a challenge, she used 100 percent scrap wood. Of course, this means that things can't be perfectly even, but I actually think it looks super cool this way. I "helped" (by which I mean, I watched and occasionally procured cold beer).
When we were was done, I planted the top with succulents, starting with a large, lovely echeveria subrigada (the big green one) and adding from there. Here's a picture of the table:
And here's a picture of the surface of the table right after we were finished with it:
Isn't that cool?? I've wanted a succulent table since I first saw one at Flora Grubb in SF (theirs is a picnic table, if memory serves). And now I have one! And it's gorgeous! Wheeeeeee!
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