The Hubs picked up a fancy new smoker a few months back and has been using it pretty regularly, so he decided to incorporate it into his existing egg table. He had originally sealed the whole table with Thompsons water seal but that didn’t seem to be holding up too well to Alaska’s winters so he knew he was going to have to sand it down and refinish it this season anyway.
He built a new section to wrap around the smoker that matched the style of the original table and attached it with his Kreg tool. I was working on other projects while he was doing this stage so I didn’t get any pictures of it but you can figure out the setup from the finished images in this post. He cut a small hole in the side to access the wood chip drawer on the smoker.
We decided to go with outdoor deck paint for the refinish and chose a dark grey that should hide dirt and any minor damage it might get outside. The Hubs said it went on like tar so it should provide a pretty good barrier to the elements.
The new extended size is a perfect fit for the smaller rug we had from last season and makes stepping out from the house to grill a bit comfier. The new expanded top gives him plenty of room to prep things before they go into either the grill or the smoker and is the perfect spot for my big cast iron lantern and piggy planter.
Once it was all painted, he added the bottle opener we picked up forever ago to the side, which is conveniently located right next to our new dining set. And with the herbs growing nearby he can pluck some to add to his culinary masterpieces.
I’ve also found that it works well as an impromptu potting bench when I’m prepping pots for the deck. Good thing he’s ok with sharing every now and then! 🙂
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