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remix: umbrella table

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During a barbeque this past summer, Terry converted this picnic table into an umbrella table. The table umbrellas are mounted on a pole runnung through the table into a base. Terry began with a sun umbrella that had no base.

drill a hole in the plywood picnic table topper

He covered the top of the picnic table with a plywood cut to size, then drilled a hole — just large enough to accommodate the umbrella pole — through the plywood and the table below

table cross piece to act as an umbrella base

Under the table he mounted a board to serve as the base for the umbrella.

an extra piece of 2.4 for stability

The final touch was an extra piece of 2.4 for stability. Bravo Terry!

Remix Umbrella Table

Just add tablecloth and serve!