DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Dining Table
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Did you see the vintage chair I made over yesterday? Well we bought it to accent this amazing table that my husband built last weekend.
You see, we build our house last year and actually moved in last April. Shortly after moving in we decided to put in a pool which totally tore up our yard. Between the pool and then the requisite fence, our backyard was a construction zone through the end of September. We’ve been so excited to actually “live” in it this year so we’ve spent the winter dreaming up plans for the outdoors.
I posted about all the work grading and laying sod we did a few weeks ago, and we recently decided to turn the patio area into a dining area and move our patio lounge furniture to the pool area. The point of all that was that we started looking at outdoor dining tables and we quickly realized buying one was not going to happen. Even the most affordable options were going to be over $500 by time we got the minimum of six chairs we’d need. So we decided to build one. And by “we” I mean my husband Randy.
I directed Randy to the Ana White site that we used to build our headboard but he wasn’t finding his “vision” in the plans there. He was really inspired by this Pottery Barn table (which is an indoor table) so he made his own plans up using the Simple Farmhouse Table Plans from Ana White, this farmhouse table tutorial featured on Remodelaholic, and his own design.
Update! Superstar Ana White has drawn up easy plans for this DIY dining table so you can build your own!
I have to admit I was a little nervous with him making his own design so I kindof signed out of the process. He went to Lowes last week and spent $60 on the wood he needed. Then Friday I went grocery shopping and by time I got home he had framed it out already!
So I was a ~teensy~ bit impressed at this point. He works a lot and doesn’t get a lot of DIY time in recent years so I guess I had forgotten that he has some pretty great DIY skills! (A case of blog-induced DIY megalomania I guess!) He finished up the table and then handed the process over to me for finishing it up.
The first thing I did was fill all the screw holes with stainable wood putty. Then I used Minwax Wood Conditioner on the entire piece. Once that was dry I lightly sanded it and did one coat of Minwax Polyshades in Mission Oak-my favorite stain color!
Now the table just needed the finishing touch-the turnbuckle underneath like Randy’s Pottery Barn inspiration. This proved to be a bit of a debaucle because he had wanted one large turnbuckle underneath but to do that we’d need a left hand threaded rod and apparently these are very hard to come by without special ordering it. We did not have the patience for that so we ended up using two smaller turnbuckles with hooks on the left hand threaded side and used a regular right hand threaded rod to attach it on either side of the table frame. See those rectangular washers on the outside of the frame? He actually cut those out of an old license plate! Smart man! (I gush a bit over my hubby, I kinda like him!)
All of the hardware was sprayed with Hammered Brown Rustoleum Spray Paint. If you’re going to try this make sure you get the zinc-coated hardware, the galvanzied is very difficult to spraypaint.
So there is the table. Fantastic and under $100! While all of this table building and vintage chair reupholstering was going on we had 5 other chairs getting their own little makeovers and I’ll show those to you soon! I’m so excited about our patio makeover!!
Have you started revamping your outdoor spaces this year? What do you think of our DIY table?
This table is stunning! You did a fantastic job! I found your site from the Fun In Functional party. Now looking around!
Cynthia at https:/FeedingBig.com
Thanks so much Cynthia! I’m so glad you stopped by!
I love how it turned out! I am getting ready to build my own table since we can’t drop 2 grand on the ones I want : ) Pinning this!
Thanks Ashley! I was do surprised how quickly my husband built this-so worth the saved money verses buying!
What type of wood did you use for the surface of the table? is it just the standard rough 2×6?
Yes, my husband says he just got the standard 2×6 white cheap wood, he just picked through it to get “nice” pieces!
The table is freaking amazing!! Love it 🙂
Thanks Jeanna!!
Very nicely done. 🙂 When you know you can do it yourself, it’s really hard to convince yourself to spend the unnecessary price they want to charge for the stuff.
*JAW DROPPED* …. HOLY MOLY. This is GORGEOUS!! I want this table in my dining room, in my bedroom, in the bathroom, on the porch, in the yard, on the roof!!! It’s ABSOLUTELY amazing! I can’t believe your hubby BUILT IT… and for under $100! What an amazing team project. I’m showing this to my hubs first thing in the morning. You’ve inspired me. We’re MAKING out own table. 😀
You’re too sweet Tiffany!!
That’s table is insane. I think I just might accidentally leave this post up on the laptop for my husband. 😉
This turned out great Melissa! I wish my husband could build something like this! I love the hardware you added to it for an industrial touch. Looks fabulous!
Thanks Christine, I’m so glad my husband went forward with it when I “checked out!”
I love this table. I could picture this table in my house someday. I think I just found a project for the hubs!! 😉
Thanks for sharing.
If you build one please share it with me! It was so much faster/easier than I thought it would be-go for it! 🙂
So if I wanted to make this but not 72″ would I just need to cut down on length or will it make a difference on other stuff?
Wow- that is so amazing and inspiring! What a terrific job he did! You guys will have so much fun in the yard this summer! 🙂
That is incredible! I absolutely love it, you guys did a great job!
Stopping by from SITS!
Thanks so much Suzanne, and thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
This is beautiful!
Thanks so much Heather! Have a great day!
looks fabulous! and i love the stain color!!!
Thanks Jocie, it’s my favorite stain color too!
That is awesome. I love it. And the turnbuckle looks great. (And “blog-induced DIY megalomania” is hilarious, fyi!)
Thanks Karen! I think the turnbuckle just makes the whole thing…and I readily admit I did not know what a turnbuckle was before last week so I’ve learned something new too! 🙂
The table looks terrific! And I really like the turn-buckle. Kudos to your husband.
Thanks so much Ethan!I am loving your table Jocie posted today too-fantastic!
Love love love, super love this! Tell Randy he did a great job and that the turnbuckle makes it, even if it’s not the giant one you wanted. Love the license plate idea!
Thanks so much Ashley, he’s going to love reading through these comments this evening! (Maybe it will motivate him to build me a couple more things on my list!!)
Beautiful job, looks so sturdy, and pretty!
Thanks so much Virginia! My husband tried to build it extra sturdy because with three little boys it’s going to get it’s share of wear and tear! Have a great day-thanks for stopping by!
That’s some serious table goodness there! I love love love the hardware on it too! Can’t wait to see it all come together!
Wow, Melissa, what an incredible job on that table! It’s gorgeous! Kudos to your husband, who obviously has some mad skills! Thanks for sharing and am pinning!
Thanks Cindy! I’m totally forwarding your comment to my hubby-he was interested to see what my readers thought of “his” table!! Have a great day!
This table is INCREDIBLE!! I can’t believe it was made for around $100 either! I need, need, need one of these!!
The table is freaking amazing!! Love it
Thanks so much!