At some point in the 1970's, our mother decided to make a table out of antique farm implement parts, specifically metal wheels. I remember her dragging these heavy wheels to an decorative iron worker, who welded and assembled these wheels into a really heavy table. How she tracked down someone to cut a round plexiglass top for this is beyond me. Keep in mind that I would have been a teenager at this point, so I pretty sure I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about this project. We ate many meals around this table, quickly learning to be careful about sliding your legs under this table, or you would be rewarded by some lovely bruises. This table was one of items that survived the fire that destroyed their farmhouse around the year 2000. The table came through beautifully; the plexiglass top must have vaporized. The table sat on the back patio for a number of years. We occasionally had conversations about what to do about this table. Then, I took a tiling class at the hardware store. To make a long story short, we cut a circle of cement backerboard, laid it on top, and then had a dandy time creating a design. We used leftover tile from several floor projects and some stray commemorative plates from the church's anniversary to do this project. We put our folks' brand in the middle of the table. A fun time was had by all. If we thought the table was heavy before, after tiling, well, let's just say that we had to have the grandsons pick it up and carry it from the garage to the patio.
Laying out the VS brand onto the mortar
Breaking up plates to make pieces small enough to use
DONE!
I LOVE this table!! How cool is your mom??!!
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