It's This!

This is the two tiered table that I was fixing the stem on in my last post.  I had been wanting to introduce CeCe Caldwell's Destin Gulf Green and Cinco Bayou Moss to each other... and they hit it off right away!  I expect to see them together many times in the future:)  When it's right, it's right!

This table was asking for a bit of a rustic, weathered finish, and that is what it got with bits of Cinco Bayou Moss peeking out from all that lovely Destin Gulf Green. I love happy furniture:)

What the heck is that?

But of course, it is a lovely old mahogany table getting a little wobble on the top shelf fixed.  Now this may look a tad unconventional... but I am a use what you have on hand kind of girl... and you have seen than same pot put to use in the past:)

Ok, so the explanation:  The top layer of the table had a wobble.  It was not due to the screws being loose at the plate that attaches the stem to the top.  So a little wiggling later, I discovered that it was due to the stem itself being loose in the plate.  That calls for some glue.

Now, I am not a big fan of Gorilla Glue for furniture... precisely because of that puffy ring you see in the photo... and the fact that you could pretty much take a belt sander to it and not be able to smooth it out for aesthetics.  But, this is the underside of the table, and it will never show... and the Gorilla Glue will hold it really well.

The challenge with a table top is getting it level.  So bring on the plywood which creates a platform for all three legs... and a cooking pot full of water that I set on the plywood and moved around until the little bubble on the level indicated that I had it. (Unless you are using a level that provides feedback on multi-dimensional leveling, you will want to set the level in different spots to get an overall read on it.)

Looking forward to the glue drying so i can get painting on this.... I'm thinking possibly CeCe Caldwell's Destin Gulf Green... I'll post when I finish it.  Have a great Sunday!