Connie Round Side Table Plans

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This summer I have been chipping away at projects in my backyard. In the spring I built this beautiful Redwood Pergola that we love, and recently put in a much needed fire pit.  My kids love roasting marshmallows and making S’mores. I like to cook dutch oven dinners and make the occasional hobo tinfoil dinner. Quickly I realized that I would like a little outdoor side table for cooking supplies. I had some redwood left over from building the pergola and decided to use that since I’ll leave this table outside. One of these days I need to buckle down and do a paver patio! One of these days…

This simple round table is inspired by a table that my Mom’s good friend Connie had in her sun room for years. I love the simple, yet cool style of the legs. The legs and feet make for a really easy, quick and affordable build. The table top height can be easily adjusted by making the legs longer or shorter. I made the table just under the standard table top height of 30″.

You can make this simple round side table with as few as 2 power tools! I used a Jigsaw and a Drill!

Free plans to build a simple round side table for about $20 in wood!

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How to Build a Redwood Pergola with Arch Detail

I am super excited to share with you my latest project. I have started working on creating an outdoor entertaining space and the first item crossed off the list is a redwood pergola! As a wood lover, I was truly in awe working with redwood. While cutting and sanding, the redwood looked like any other lumber. At some point the boards actually looked like douglas fir. When I applied natural stain to the wood, it magically turned it into this deep and rich red/brown color. Now I’m planning how I can use it again, maybe an arbor???

I’m loving all of the details!

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How to Build a Redwood Pergola with Arch Detail

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Planning a Backyard DIY Redwood Pergola and Entertainment Space

It’s finally feeling like spring around here, all of the blossoms are budding on the trees. Which means its time to get outside and work on a few projects in my backyard. For years I’ve been stumped on what to do in the back corner of my yard. My yard is an odd shape, being on an inside corner of the neighborhood, the yard is in a bit of a pie shape. I’ve had a playset back there, but that corner is in a low spot for my yard and my neighborhood. Often times it is super soggy or even has standing water and my kids don’t like that on their feet. I’ve decided on a DIY Redwood Pergola to create a beautiful shaded entertainment space with an adjacent fire pit. I’ll move the kid’s playset to right a ways.

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