We have a dining room table that we bought at a consignment store- at one time I'm sure it was a beautiful oak or walnut color...but somewhere along the line someone thought it would be a good idea to paint it green. Apparently they didn't like the color they picked and so painted it again with a different green. Over time the paints have faded and have actually made the table quite charming and since I hate to refinish wood (as there is a lot of detail as well as a matching green hutch and six chairs) I am going to leave it as is. My only complaint was the veneer had had some water damage and was peeling on one end. I didn't know how to re-do a veneer and I also had no idea how I would match the perfect blend of green paint and faded wood. One day I was sitting at the table, idly peeling off strips of veneer (hey, it's better than picking my nose) when I thought "what about tile?" so I googled "mosaic tile" and a gazillion websites popped up. After a few weeks of sifting through tile schemes and printing out color prints (to do a mock layout) I finally decided on a color scheme that would match.
The whole process is a bitch and I wouldn't recommend doing it on anything but a flat surface- since there was an outside border of wood that I wanted to leave, it created issues of even depth, tile spacing, etc. But I will say the end result is fantastic.
Before you think I'm amazing and full of patience to place each individual tile, let me tell you I cheated. The reason I chose the website I did was because they offered tiles in 12x12 sheets that I placed face down and, after 30 minutes or so, removed the backing. It's mosaic tiling for dummies!
Before
After (ta daah!)
3 comments:
Cool!
That table is FANCY! Nice job. (Oh, and that horse border was rather unfortunate).
Color me impressed!!! This is genius!!!!! Did you have to sand down the center of the table or was it already recessed a little? This is SO cute!!!! - Cody
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