How to Make a Stone Pedestal to Hold a Glass Top Table

A hypertufa technique creates a dramatic stone pedestal that will be visible through a clear glass table top. The two-step process produces a lightweight pedestal perfect for supporting a piece of beveled glass. This end table would be striking placed in a hallway and topped with a trailing ivy plant, which will blend well with the natural stone on the pedestal. The hypertufa technique was developed by European gardeners to mimic porous volcanic tufa rock.

20 pounds Portland cement
10 pounds peat moss
10 pounds vermiculite
Wheelbarrow
Trowel
Cardboard box measuring 3 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot
10 pounds fine sand
10 pounds pea pebbles
24-inch diameter beveled glass circle

Instructions

- 1
  Mix 10 pounds each of Portland cement, peat moss and vermiculite in the wheelbarrow with the towel. Add water and mix until the hypertufa mixture is the consistency of oatmeal.
- 2
  Fill the cardboard box with the hypertufa mixture, smoothing the top with the trowel. Let the hypertufa mixture set for 48 hours. Rip the box away from the hardened hypertufa.
- 3
  Mix 10 pounds of Portland cement with 10 pounds of fine sand in the wheelbarrow. Add water until the mixture is the consistency of oatmeal.
- 4
  Put on the rubber gloves and form tennis ball-sized balls of the mixture with your hands. Press the ball to one long side of the hypertufa pedestal. Repeat to cover one entire side of the pedestal with the cement mixture. Press pea pebbles into the wet cement. Repeat on each side of the pedestal.
- 5
  Stand the pedestal on one short end, making sure it balances securely, adding additional cement if necessary. Smooth the top of the pedestal flat. Let the stone and cement dry for 24 hours. Place the glass circle on top of the completed pedestal.

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