We are big on family dinners at this house. We eat out only about once a month or so, and make sure that everyone here at the house sits down together to a family dinner. No exceptions! Sometimes we have a full house - if my stepsons are here, there are 6 of us around the table, including the baby. On nights like that, it can be chaotic to say the least. Pepper and salt are flying around the table, parmesan cheese is everywhere...
Ok, it's not quite THAT chaotic.
But the table does get cluttered with place settings and dishes and cups and pitchers and condiments and people. My friend Teresa has a great lazy susan on her kitchen table at home that I have been smitten with for some time now. She just piles things onto the lazy susan and it saves so much space on the table! I knew I had to have one. And then I kept forgetting to buy one. And then I saw the most amazing thing and got excited to make my OWN!
This particular tutorial is for a lazy susan used outdoors for patio dinners with friends - I did mine a little differently but check out the original tutorial and see how it was done.
First, you'll need:
- plant saucer
- lazy susan hardware
- E6000 glue
- paint (optional)
- stamps, or other decorative items (optional)
- sealant
I bought a terra cotta plant saucer at Home Depot for about $6. They have all different types - the original tutorial used a metal one, which I couldn't find. Find what works for you! Then, I asked a nice Home Depot employee to point me in the direction of the lazy susan hardware. You can pick this up for $5. And off I went to the cash register!
When I got home, I decided to pull out some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and paint the plant saucer. Once it dried, I used a rubber stamp to stamp a design onto the tray part of my saucer - just to add a little fun. Then, I went outside and sprayed it down with a sealant. Since I intend to use mine for condiments, I am not overly worried about actual food touching it - but you might want to look for a food safe sealant depending on what you're using it for.
When the sealant was dry, I turned my saucer over and attached the lazy susan hardware to the bottom using the E6000 glue. Easy peasy.
I added a heavy cookbook to weight it down while the glue dried, and that was it! My very own, custom made $11 table top lazy susan. I can see this being so helpful in many different areas of the house (ahem, craft room anyone?? make up??) There are so many possibilities for different materials to use (plastic, metal, glass, ceramic, etc) I definitely want to try this project again and make a much bigger one that will hold more than just a few condiments.
Do you have a love for lazy susans like I do?!
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