Do you know how to make a pedestal stand? I love these things to pieces and have a few new ones that my husband and I finished this week!
Not only do they look super farmhousey (yeah, I made that word up), but they earn their keep in the kitchen. Since I have a serious shortage of counter space in my kitchen, everything has to be functional, and can’t just sit and look pretty.
The first one we finished was made using a vintage enamelware pie pan, and a section from an antique bed post.
The other one has a vintage enamelware bowl, and another section from the same bed post.
I like to use them to hold fruit, but you could also put napkins or salt and pepper shakers on ones with a flat pie plate, and use them as a table centerpiece.
They are very similar to making tiered stands (tutorial here), but you only need one piece instead of two.
Let’s get started!
PEDESTAL STAND TUTORIAL
Supplies Needed: (includes affiliate links)
- pie plate (metal or enamelware)
Supplies Needed: (includes affiliate links)
- pie plate (metal or enamelware)
- wood spindle
- round wood plaque (I generally use 4-5″ wide round plaques.)
- dowel screws
- automotive washer screw
- drill and screwdriver
This is the type of screws you’ll use. The top one is the automotive washer screw, but bottom is the dowel screw.
USE A LARGE WOODEN SPINDLE
The wood spindle I used for this stand was originally a side post from a headboard, but I’ve also used wooden candlesticks, table legs and chair legs in the past.
Directions:
- Decide how tall you want your stand to be, and cut your spindle. The section of the headboard post I cut as my spindle is 8-½” long wood spindle
- round wood plaque (I generally use 4-5″ wide round plaques.)
- dowel screws
- automotive washer screw
- drill and screwdriver
This is the type of screws you’ll use. The top one is the automotive washer screw, but bottom is the dowel screw.
The wood spindle I used for this stand was originally a side post from a headboard, but I’ve also used wooden candlesticks, table legs and chair legs in the past.
Directions:
- Decide how tall you want your stand to be, and cut your spindle. The section of the headboard post I cut as my spindle is 8-½” long.
2. Mark the center of the wood disk, the pie plate, and the widest end of the spindle
I’m not a huge fan of measuring things, so I use a cheater technique to mark the center of the wooden disks. Most plastic lids that come on food containers have a raised little bump in the center of them. Just screw through the bump to make a hole. Now it’s very easy to place the plastic lid over the wood disk or pie plate and “eye ball” that you have the lid centered from the edges. It works great!
3. Pre-drill a pilot hole into the wide end of the spindle, and through the wood plaque and pie plate.
4. Use vise grips to grasp one end of the dowel screw, while screwing the other end into the spindle.
Half of the screw should be in the spindle, and the other half sticking out.
5. Screw the part that’s sticking out into the wood plaque, as seen below.
6. Paint the spindle and the wood plaque to match. It’s quicker and easier to paint them once you have them connected together. Allow to dry.
7. Insert the dowel screw through the pie plate and into the pilot hole in the spindle, then tighten the screw.
That’s it!
I’ve been looking for a pedestal stand, I should make one myself! Yours are very pretty indeed.
Amalia
xo
Terrific idea, I need to make a few.
You’ll get hooked on them, Dawn – I love them!
Check your link to your tutorial at Repurposed Life, Angie. I can’t make it go!
Ronnie,which link didn’t work for you? I couldn’t find one.
I have a fetish for cake stands, can’t seem to have enough of them. Yours are beautiful Angie, love how you used enamelware for yours. I’m sure they’ll sell quickly, if they haven’t already sold! Pinning to share.
Thanks Marie! 🙂
Love them both Angie, but since I collect the blue splatter ware, that is my favorite. Don’t know if I would have the heart to make a hole in the bowl though.
I got several of these blue spatter ware bowls at an antique store a few months ago, Audrey, so I kept one for my collection, but the rest are for tiered and pedestal stands, which I love to make!