I'm a bit of an "upcycler", and love doing pop-art type pieces for the Geek Cave in my house. I found these 2 end tables on Facebook for $10 total, and after staring at them for 2 weeks with no ideas, it occurred to me that they would be perfect for storing part of my vinyl collection, and the ideas started flowing.

It ended up being all Stones on the top (I even managed to work a pic of the Fonda show in there) and 288 of my all-time favorite albums wrapped around the sides. Some of the pics are before I added black trim and several coats of glossy poly. The 2 tables are bolted together and make a nice "extension" of the bar in our family room. Total cost: less than $25, including the tables, 2 knobs, and all materials. I couldn't afford much more after buying Stones tix for June and AC/DC tix for August.

The pics don't do it justice. It turned out very nice, and the Stones were blaring through a great deal of the work time on this. Including a few periscope videos on opening night.

I hope the pictures post here (my first time posting here), but here's a link just in case it doesn't work. Cabinet pics


See y'all in the Burgh! We have three generations of fans going. My 8th show, my Mother's 4th, My wife's 3rd, and my 9 year-old son's 1st! We're psyched. My first time seeing them back in my old hometown since Voodoo Lounge 21 years ago! We'll be in the North Club Lounge looking out over a (hopefully) rocking crowd!

I love it! What do you call it, the hexagon record cabinet?

Ha. Actually a Polygon.

AWESOME!

Those are amazing! You've inspired me... I might have to do something similar but with black and white photos. My records are currently sitting in a reusable grocery bag in my room


See you all in Pittsburgh!

The decals are pretty simple. They're just printed on a regular laser jet with plain paper. Then applied with Mod Podge, and sealed with more mod podge and lots of poly.

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Those are amazing! You've inspired me... I might have to do something similar but with black and white photos. My records are currently sitting in a reusable grocery bag in my room


See you all in Pittsburgh!

As long as they're sitting upright, you're doing nothing wrong.

Your hard work certainly paid off! Very cool & creative - great job Thanks for sharing your pics - I love seeing Stones-related art, decor & fashion created by fans

Time well spent, thanks for sharing…..

Great! Thanks for sharing


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Wow - those tables are transformed in the best possible way! It's obvious that a lot of hard work, love and dedication went into that. How long did it take?

Wonderful pics a true fan

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Wow - those tables are transformed in the best possible way! It's obvious that a lot of hard work, love and dedication went into that. How long did it take?

I spent maybe a week looking for images and making the three collages. Then I spent a night doing the top, and the weekend doing the wraps and painting/sealing. Just a little bit at a time, after I get the kids to bed. Tedious work, but I kinda like that in these projects.

Love it !

Thanks all for the compliments and feedback. I'm working on a blog of this kind of stuff. The family room in our house is a home theatre that borders on a pop culture museum of music, movies, games, etc. The walls are covered with signed stuff, and the homemade stuff is all geekified. Hopefully the blog will generate some traffic down the line. I would love the extra money as I'm now a stay-at-home dad who's headed back to college in the fall.

But for now, I'm just looking forward to Heinz Field. I've yet to get to a Steelers game there, but I was an axtra in The Dark Knight Rises there, and now the Stones. Football would be boring after all of that.

WOW...Very nice. Sitting in 109 for the Pitts show and doing a road trip from NJ to get there.



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Please what was the total $cost of Mod Phog and poly?



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Mod Podge is cheap. You can get a large container of it for $10 and for this I probably used less than a fifth of it. The Polyurethane price would depend on quality and brand. I paid about $8 for a quart and a quart could cover a half dozen of these cabinets. So the cost is pretty cheap.

You can find them both in any Walmart or Target type store. Though I don't know if a store like Lowe's carries Mod Podge, but it's in the crafts department of any major store. Different types for different projects. Just google Mod Podge and you can find info on which kinds to use for different materials or different finishes.

It's called Decoupaging. Sealing photos onto surfaces.

Here's the site of the manufacturer. Mod Podge

Wow! That's so awesome! It creates such an amazing view, looking at a collection of pictures like that!

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Wow! That's so awesome! It creates such an amazing view, looking at a collection of pictures like that!

Thank you. I didn't have many options of where to put it where most of the work would be visible, so I put it at the end of our bar. Another good spot for leaning or keeping your drink on it. With a Stones coaster of course.

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Wow! That's so awesome! It creates such an amazing view, looking at a collection of pictures like that!

Thank you. I didn't have many options of where to put it where most of the work would be visible, so I put it at the end of our bar. Another good spot for leaning or keeping your drink on it. With a Stones coaster of course.

Best kind of coaster!

GRRRéat work, jossiansdad! Admirable...