Reclaimed Gym Floor Dining Table

Yes you read that correctly- GYM FLOOR DINING TABLE FINISHED!!!! Excuse me if I'm a little excited about this particular project because I've only been working on it for well over a year.

TA-DA!!

If you're not up to speed on the fabulousness that is the table see these posts:

The Find

Progress

But in a nutshell I found the flooring when the Base Gym was remodeling and loaded 3 5x5 sheets of flooring (by myself 5 months pregnant by the way.)

I will say that I learned an important lesson from this journey- DO NOT start a major project when you are pregnant and are already redoing your son's room and fixing up a nursery. Your pregnant brain cannot handle it, or mine couldn't at least. It took forever partly because I made a few wrong turns and mistakes along the way. But this was also one of the biggest furniture building undertakings I have tackled to mistakes were expected. 

About a month ago with the possibitly of a summer time move I made the decision to quit procrastinating on the table and just get it done! So wood working and welding has been my main focus lately. 

Boom- finished!!!

I sanded the wood down to it's natural color and sealed it with a water based sealant. I was going to do the steel frame shiny and brushed but once I got it all together I liked it in it's natural state. I basically just cleaned it up and sealed it to prevent rust and called it a day. I like the contrast of the light wood and dark metal.

Fini!