Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The End Result



Here's a picture of the table on it's stand and a picture of a table needing some legs. If a client were to like the smaller table I would discuss different options of legs with them taking into account the rest of their homes surroundings. These truly are customized to an individuals taste and style.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Cleaned up


Forgive the backdrop, it's hard to find the right spot to take a picture quickly.
So here's a better picture of the finished table top along with a picture of a smaller end table that is also made out of glass.
And in case you were wondering I do work with more than just glass for my tables.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Grouting the table


This picture shows the first of the grout installed on the table. Now you can see that this is a pretty modern looking table. The two different shades of color from the two different glass tiles really make this table a true original.
Glass tiles need to be spaced at least 1/8" apart from each other. These tiles are irregular and so when the closest points of two tiles meet the other edges of those pcs. may veer away from one another leaving a gap larger than 1/8". In this case you would need to use a sanded grout b/c the grout lines are larger than 1/8". However, the glass is too soft and will scratch from the sand in the grout.
The owner was aware of this beforehand and is only using the table for the placement of non-movable objects like a lamp or coasters. All with felt padding of course.
We used non-sanded grout and will be applying a second coat to make up for shrinkage of the first. Another option would be to use an additive with the grout. Commonly a latex additive. We'll get the table cleaned up tomorrow and have another picture up soon.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Sides


I should mention the that the tile in the previous photo is 4"x12" glass.
This photo shows the sides of the table being installed.