Sydney mum shares how to DIY a stylish side table using a Kmart tray, bricks and Bunnings buys

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  • Sydney mum wows with DIY side table
  • She used old bricks and a $12 Kmart tray 

A handy mum has shared how she made a stunning designer-like side table using some old bricks, plaster and a $12 Kmart buy. 

Brooke Puletua, from Sydney, used Kmart’s round terrazzo tray as the top of her stylish homemade table. 

She said she bought all of her materials, some of which she already had at home from Bunnings, besides the bricks and Kmart tray. 

‘For the majority of my products, I try to ensure I use what I have to save money and be more effective on cost,’ Brooke told FEMAIL.  

The DIY’er stacked five bricks flat on top of one another and secured them together using Liquid Nail’s adhesive Fast Grab glue. 

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Sydney mum Brooke Puletua has shared how she made a stylish end table with old bricks, a Kmart tray and materials from Bunnings 

She said she bought all of her materials, some of which she already had at home from Bunnings, besides the bricks and Kmart tray

The DIY'er stacked five bricks flat on top of one another and secured them together using Liquid Nail's adhesive Fast Grab glue

The DIY’er stacked five bricks flat on top of one another and secured them together using Liquid Nail’s adhesive Fast Grab glue

Brooke used Davco’s Cement-based tile adhesive to hold the bricks together then added plaster by Gyprock Australia for the final finish. 

She said she made ‘the biggest mess’ making the brown bricks white but admits it was ‘worth it’ in the end. 

She placed the Kmart tray upside down on the top of the brick structure and painted it white to create a chic tabletop. 

Brooke used Davco Cement based tile adhesive to hold the bricks together then added plaster by Gyprock Australia for the final finish

She placed the Kmart tray upside down on the top of the brick structure and painted it white to create a chic tabletop

Brooke used Davco Cement based tile adhesive to hold the bricks together then added plaster by Gyprock Australia for the final finish

‘I’m a lover of External Paint as its durability is amazing. I used Exterior Low Sheen White paint (my go to) and sealed it off with Rust-Oleum Clear Spray Paint,’ she added. 

Brooke styled the table by with a large cement clam shell from Pillow Talk Australia that cost between $11-$14 and a candle sitting inside. 

The home stylist wowed thousands with her simple DIY table after she shared a step-by-step guide in an Instagram video.  

‘Oh my! This is so cool Who would have thought?’ one viewer wrote.