A while back, I shared a post about having a few dead and dying pine trees removed from our backyard. See full post here. After this huge tree was cut down, I was left with a huge stack of these… While staring at these beautiful, raw stumps…I envisioned some of them looking more like some of these… A Beautiful Mess The Art of Doing Stuff Nickadoo Tree Trunk Tables I picked one of my stumps and got to work! There are many tutorials on how to DIY a tree stump table…I followed some of the tips from Karen of The Art of Doing Stuff blog. Her step by step tutorial is excellent! I started with this stump… Since the tree had been dead for a while before we cut it down, the bark peeled right off with my hands. Then all I had to do was sand the top and sides… I used several different grits of sandpaper…starting with the roughest 60 grit, then working down to the finest 150 grit. This gave the sides a nice smooth finish… I noticed that the top of my stump had a couple of deep pits… I used some Elmer’s Wood Filler and a putty knife to fill the holes. Just apply a couple of coats of putty, sanding between each application… Next step was to attach some legs. I found this set at Ikea, and they worked perfectly! I really liked the color and grain patterns on the sides of the stump… I decided to stain the sides with a semi transparent stain to enhance, not cover up the variations. I used Wood Classics stain from Sherwin Williams in Pickled White. I also decided to paint the top with some ASCP in Old White… Somehow I did not get photos of these two simple steps…bad blogger! However, just follow the directions on the can for the stain, let dry overnight, then paint the top with a couple of coats of ASCP – using your blue painters tape to make a nice smooth line… And here it is! All styled and ready for sale at our shop Hip Chick Designs. I really like the way the white top and grayish sides have a beachy/coastal feel and look! I love the way it turned out! I think I will make a couple more like this. I also have plans to make a few on casters, and some smaller ones to be used in groupings. Luckily I have a pile of stumps to choose from right in my backyard! Sharing with: The Dedicated House, Uncommon Designs, Bloom Designs, The Girl Creative, Reasons To Skip The Housework , High Heels and Grills , House of Hepworths , Jennifer Rizzo, Miss Mustard Seed, Serenity Now, Classy Clutter, French Country Cottage, Remodelaholic,