DIY table decor

Making a home cozy is what all the owners strive for. Furniture decor can help with this. Proper design can improve the atmosphere of the room. Therefore, do not immediately throw out old furniture, especially if it is in good condition. New furniture is now very expensive. And it will be more difficult for you to choose a ready-made model suitable for your interior. You can do the restoration of old furniture, at the same time giving it the proper look that fits your interior. How to make a table decor with your own hands, we will consider in this article.

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Old table decor

If the table is a little spoiled in appearance, but on the whole has not yet collapsed, then it can be decorated and made a pleasant piece of furniture. Today, handmade is extremely popular. There are several ways to make your own table decor:

• paint a tree;
• paint a tree;
• tiled;
• apply a self-adhesive film;
• create a mosaic from improvised materials;
• polystyrene table decor;
• mirror decorations;
• decoupage from various materials;
• decoration in the style of shabby chic.

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Painting

If you are not a professional artist, then to do such a table decor with your own hands, you should contact the master, because painting is an art. Having painted the table, you will make it a wonderful work, but it will not become less convenient.

Paint the old table in different colors. It is better to implement this with a wooden table. You can do this without special skills. Further we will explain how to better cope with this task.

Tools and materials

You will need:

• stencils;
• brushes;
• paints;
• varnish;
• foam sponge.

Decor Options

Patterns can be found on the Internet. Print out the drawings you like and make a stencil from them. When cutting it, do not forget to maintain integrity so that it does not fall apart, be careful. If you do everything right, you can easily apply a drawing.

Important! If you don’t want to do this yourself or doubt your artistic abilities, you can buy a ready-made stencil in a store.

Drawings of flowers are very popular now, but do not make them too much. Perhaps, in your case, a small picture will look better. You can make some abstract pattern in the form of a border or some shapes.

Table painting workshop:

1. Clean the table from dirt using a peel, wash it and degrease it.
2. Start painting the table with stencils. Keep in mind that it is worth sticking the stencil so that it does not move during painting. Do not take a lot of paint, it can creep out.

Important! To decorate the table with your own hands, you can use a sponge, not a brush. The sponge will be even better and apply the picture more evenly, preventing the paint from spreading.

3. At the end, apply the varnish to the table. Make several layers to make the table more durable.

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Paint

You can completely paint the table as follows. You will need:

• epoxy paints;
• alkyd paints;
• acrylic paints.

They are all waterproof; you do not need varnish.

Important! Use a roller for painting. This will make the surface more even. This restoration will be quite inconspicuous.

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Adhesive tape

For restoration, you can use a self-adhesive film. Choose the color that suits you.

Important! Food images are great for a dining table.There are films similar to various materials.

Thoroughly clean the table before pasting. Carefully smooth the film so that it does not swell. This is a very simple way of restoration, if you act carefully.

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Tile

To decorate the table with your own hands, take the tile. Get:

• mosaic tiles;
• ceramic tiles;
• tile made of plastic.

Important! Mosaic tiles are perfect. It will be convenient to glue.

Today there is a very large selection of tiles, so this approach gives you a huge scope for imagination.

The application algorithm is very simple:

1. To start the restoration, clean the surface of the table.
2. Then you can start attaching the tile with glue.
3. Treat joints with grout or paint for joints.

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Countertop with mosaic

From broken glass, dishes or ceramics, you can make a real work of art on the countertop:

1. First paint the surface light.
2. Apply the drawing to the prepared surface and then lay it out with ceramics.
3. You can use natural materials such as pebbles or tree cuts. Make a choice depending on the interior.
4. When you assemble the drawing, and the glue dries, cover everything with a grout using a spatula.
5. Wipe the pattern with a sponge and dry it.
6. Clean everything and can be varnished for durability.

Important! The rest of the table can be coated with different colors.

Interesting design option

If you want to do something more interesting, try using custom materials for decorating your own table:

1. If you like the sea, you can take shells and stones from the sea. Working with such materials will be more difficult, but the result will be extremely interesting.
2. Attach plywood as a base, decorate its edges with a fringing, use threads or any other material.
3. Attach bamboo as a frame.
4. Having made a frame, you can start laying stones and shells.

Important! Do not varnish them, use a glass coating.

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Styrofoam Decoration

To do this kind of table decor with your own hands, you will need:

• craquelure;
• varnish;
• Styrofoam;
• wax;
• primer.

Decor master class:

1. Prime the surface, remove all irregularities using the skin.
2. Place a drawing in the center of the countertop and cover it with foam.
3. Attach the foam with wood glue.
4. Glue the edges with foam.
5. When the primer is ready, paint the entire table with light acrylic paint.
6. Remove the bulges to make the pattern clearer.
7. Apply craquelure to a surface where there is no foam.
8. Then let it dry and varnish, but do not put the varnish on the foam.

Important! Use acrylic varnish to process this material.

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Mirror finish

Another very advantageous and interesting option for do-it-yourself table decor. You will need:

• liquid Nails;
• mirrors;
• silverfish;
• plywood box.

Instruction:

1. Turn the drawer upside down. The bottom of the plywood will be like the surface of the countertop.
2. We take the silverfish and cover its surface with our homemade countertop.
3. We attach five mirrors to the faces using liquid nails.
4. At the end, fix the entire structure with masking tape, let it dry.

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Decoupage

One way to give the table a new life in your apartment is to make a decoupage. You can easily handle this yourself.

Important! Decoupage is a technique by which you can decorate all the objects in the room stylistically uniformly or make your own table decor. Now more and more people are addicted to decoupage. With this technique, you can decorate everything from toys to interior items.

In general, the principle of implementation is not complicated - you will need to cut out the picture and glue it to the furniture, then you will need to pay for everything.

Important! This technique will decorate a children's room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom. You can use photos or newspapers to make.Many people use vintage pictures, now it is popular.

Helpful hints:

• Decoupage can be performed on any surface, glass or wood. If you use plastic, you will need to thoroughly clean it. Use alcohol or a cleaner. Be careful not to spoil the surface.
• You can also treat the surface with sandpaper. Then prime, dry and grind. After these steps, you can proceed to decorate. The surface must be prepared so that everything looks neat.
• Any images will suit you: nature, flowers, animals. Take pictures on napkins or cards or print on a printer. Use ready-made pictures so as not to waste time preparing them. If the napkin is too thick, peel it off.
• The cut out pictures need to be soaked first. Put in warm water for 5 minutes, then pat dry with a towel.
• Cover the printout with varnish, use any varnish.
• Then dry everything, then repeat, and so on 4-5 times.
• At the end of making table decor with your own hands, remove the top layer of paper and remove the spools, putting the picture under a stream of water.

Fabric decoupage

Here we will tell you how to make fabric decoupage on furniture. You can put such a table in the fresh air or indoors. With this method of decoration, furniture will retain its colors for a long time.

Important! You can decorate furniture with one large image or apply many different ones. As a material, you can use fabric. Use bright, dense cotton fabrics.

Plastic is not the best material, it is better to use wooden furniture. You can use fiberboard, wood or plywood.

Instruction:

1. Surface treatment:
   • Grind it.
   • Apply a primer.
   • Apply several coats of acrylic paint.
2. Attach the fabric using glue, cover it with the entire surface.
3. When you apply glue and it dries, you need to make 3 layers.
4. Next, to finish the table decor with your own hands, use a stapler, attaching the fabric to the back of the table.
5. When the fabric adheres, the staples can be removed.
6. Make some layers of varnish. To apply varnish, use a brush.

Important! After applying varnish, the furniture takes on a darker shade.

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Shabby chic

Next, we will discuss how to perform furniture restoration in the style of shabby chic. For this you will need:

• Waterproof paint.
• Sandpaper.
• Restored table.
• Knife.
• Lacquer.
• Candle.
• Pictures.
• Sponge or brush.
• Glue.
• Putty.

Master Class:

1. Use self-tapping screws to fasten the table, dig all the holes.
2. To outwardly age the surface, sand it with sandpaper, paint the edges with dark paint, for example, lilac.
3. Dry the paint and go through all the irregularities with a candle.
4. Using a sponge or brush, cover the table with acrylic paint. Cover the entire table, including places with dark paint.
5. Let the furniture dry.
6. When everything is dry, sand the surface with sandpaper.
7. Take pictures for decoupage, paste them. To do this, dilute the glue with water.
8. Sponge evenly towards the center. In the end - sandpaper again.
9. Further, in order to do the table decor with our own hands, we will age the table using coffee. Take instant coffee, pour into a bowl, dilute with warm water and stir well.
10. Use a cotton pad to tone the table. Achieve evenness by walking several times. Work on the legs and edges as well.
11. Apply several coats of varnish, drying each.

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In this article, we have suggested some interesting ideas. Now you just have to choose which DIY table decoration is more suitable for you. It remains only to realize this idea in life - go for it!