DIY Industrial Style Cake Stand – In Easy 3 Steps

This DIY industrial style cake stand fits right in with any decor. Make your own cake stand with this quick and easy tutorial.

Making your own DIY industrial style cake stand is super easy and today I have Kelly from North Country Nest showing you exactly how to do it! I am knee deep in fixing up a few rooms in our house so we can stop living out of suitcases and Kelly was gracious enough to agree to share a fun tutorial with you! Here is Kelly –
Hello, new friends!

My name is Kelly and I blog over at North Country Nest. My fiance, Brett, and I are tackling our first fixer upper, sharing our renovation updates, DIY projects and home decor ideas. I am so excited to be hopping over to Anika’s space today and sharing with you a DIY industrial style cake stand.

You see, industrial – the piping and dark wood – is the first style that Brett and I have completely agreed on.

I tend to go towards the lighter, farmhouse style and he likes the more traditional look. Then we discovered industrial decor, realized we both agreed on something and haven’t looked back since 🙂

This industrial style cake stand is so easy to make and incorporates my favorite material to work with – galvanized piping. If you’re impartial to piping too, be sure to check out the industrial table and curtain rod we’ve made.

DIY Industrial Style Cake Stand

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Supplies Needed for the DIY Style Cake Stand –

• Two ¾” flanges [spray painted matte black if desired]
• 1 ¼” wood screws
• One ¾” nipple, 3″ long [spray painted matte black if desired]
• Circular wood piece
• Antiquing brush
• Antique wax
• Briwax Liming wax
• Cotton cloth

How to Make an Industrial Style Cake Stand

Step 1:  Start with the wood slab and using your antiquing wax and brush, make small circles in the wood. After the entire piece is covered in wax, wipe it off going with the grain.

Step 2: After waiting at least thirty minutes, repeat the circular motions with the liming wax and antiquing brush. Instead of covering the entire piece, I went in rows – the liming wax spreads more than the antique wax, so you don’t have to use quite as much.Again, after covering the entire piece, wipe it off in the direction of the grain.

Step 3:  Once the top is dried, screw the flange and pipe together. Then screw it to the center of the bottom of the circular board.

Then secure the other flange to the pipe. 

Tip: if you’re planning on using this cake stand for actual cake, you should think about adding a non-toxic sealant to protect food from the antique and liming wax.
And that, my new friends, is it!

All our best,

About Kelly and Brett

North County Nest is a home renovation, DIY and home décor blog. Our goal is to inspire others to tackle their own home improvement projects and show that it’s possible to have a beautiful home while knee deep in drywall and sawdust.

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