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Make Your Own Ornate Concrete or Plaster Columns
I love columns! They remind me of elegant homes and ornate mansions. But shop them on line and feel your eyes pop out of your head over the prices! Even 1/2 columns can cost upward of $200.00-$1,000.00 each! Yikes! Who has that kind of money in this economy!
Now you know how fascinated I am with plaster and plaster molds so I was elated to find (and purchase) my very own column mold set. Now I can make as many as I want!
"Flextek" is a company I found that creates the most beautiful column mold set and it's so inexpensive!
This set comes with ornamental top and a more plain bottom mold and then the center mold for just $45.00 for the whole set.
But you can save money! Buy just the column crown mold for around $15.00 to use as both your top and your base, and then get the column tube for just $18.00.
The cool thing is, the tube can be cast over and over to make pieces that stack one on top of the other (morter the joints to make them stay put when using concrete and use joint compound or plaster of paris when using plaster) and create columns as tall as you wish.
I love the set I purchased and have made a table like the one shown but I used beveled glass for the top. It's fantastic and looks like it cost a fortune!
Looking to make extra money? Create columns and then sell them at craft fairs, paint or faux finish them and consign them to furniture and gift shops.
I love great finds like this and know you will too!