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Measure and cut your contact paper to fit across the table. Paint the bottom of the coffee table Then I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Picket Fence and did three light coats of paint using my paint sprayer lightly sanding in between each coat.
The carbon dioxide from your breath pops them easily.
Diy marble coffee table. Apr 15 2018 - If youve been following along our journey we bought a house in August of 2016. Its a beautiful home in one of our dream neighborhoods but it needed a. DIY MARBLE COFFEE TABLE - The Striped House DIY marble coffee table using a slab of Carrera marble and midcentury modern hairpin table legs.
Article by The Striped House Neo-Traditional. The above DIY coffee table has a faint resemblance to marble but if you want to replicate a real doppelgänger there are a few easy strategies to achieve a luxe effect. This easy DIY turns an existing and boring coffee table into something that looks ultra high-end.
All for the low cost of 15. A bit of spray paint and some marble-effect laminate is all you need. Nor was I in any way shape or form inclined to cut into this gorgeous marble tile which measured 12m by 06m.
So it was going to be a large coffee table. Not a real problem for the location I had in mind. Then I had to think of the base.
As luck would have it IKEA had a table top EXACTLY that size for the grand total of 15 euros. It was meant to be. For 15 euros I cannot fabricate one myself.
Sand and wipe down the top of the coffee table. You want it to be as smooth and as clean as possible so that the contact paper sticks to the surface. Measure and cut your contact paper to fit across the table.
PS there are dotted lines. Three light coats following directions as always later I had my gold table. DIY Faux Marble Coffee Table.
Here is where the faux marble comes in. I had originally thought to have the top marble but really liked the clear top to make the space look larger. So see that little round mercury glass mirror in the bottom.
It was going to become faux marble. Add more epoxy as your partner has it ready and continue to smooth over the entire surface of your DIY marble table top. You will find small bubbles in your finish its inevitable but they are easily removed by just breathing on them.
The carbon dioxide from your breath pops them easily. Cover a rectangle piece of inexpensive MDF board with marble contact paper to create a tray that is perfect for stylishly arranging coasters candles plants books or other objects on your coffee table. This DIY Marble Coffee Table Tray is another creative project from Bukatron.
Its not even attached to the legs in the photo below. Im not complaining though I knew I wanted to replace the legs with hairpin legs. So lets price this DIY project before we get started.
Marble table 50 Hairpin legs paint glue supplies 50. Our marble coffee table cost 100 happy dance If you are browsing Craigslist for marble and every listing is over priced keep looking. It took me a couple of.
Paint the bottom of the coffee table Then I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Picket Fence and did three light coats of paint using my paint sprayer lightly sanding in between each coat. Chalk paint is a little thicker than regular paint so I added a bit of water to the paint sprayer to thin the paint a bit. Fix the table top to make a solid surface.
Jan 5 2015 - DIY honed marble coffee table. The right coffee table can turn your space around. See before and after photos and step-by-step visual directions of how our friend Jen from withHeart updates her coffee table with this easy DIY marble project.