Mosaic Backyard Bench
This was my first bench project. It was inspired by a much smaller bench I saw in a magazine and which only had the seat part mosaicked and no armrests. I planned it all out with cinderblocks that we later filled in with rebar and cement and then screwed Hardibacker brand cement fiberboard to the seat back and flat parts. I had two recycled aluminum sea creature trivets which I wrapped wire around to give extra sticking power and then used exterior grade thinset to attach everything. When my sister remodeled her kitchen she had a bunch of left over granite tiles and some marble as well. These I smashed and laid on for the seat and the top part along with tumbled stones, broken plates and glass gems. I used a grout that said it was teal, but came out more like an ocean blue. I was surprised by how much effect grout color can have on the overall piece. Blue grout=blue mosaic!