As you may know, we are in the process of turning our formal living room and dining room spaces into a family game room and craft area. It's something we have been doing slowly and as cheap as possible. This past week we conquered the game table!
We started with this Craigslist purchase for $80.
My super awesome husband did the math and taped out a chevron pattern on the top. I have no clue how he did it. My brain does not work when it comes to this sort of thing.
I painted a creamy white over the tape to prevent the contrast color from bleeding under the tape. It only took a few minutes to dry. Then I took some left over wall paint (from the striped wall) and I painted the top of the table gray. I waited about 15 minutes then I peeled the tape off while the paint was still wet. I let it dry over night, then sanded the top very lightly the next morning. Then I applied a layer of Mod Podge as my sealer. I think you could use any kind of sealer or clear acrylic spray but I had a ton of Mod Podge in the house so I painted it over the top to protect it and make it shiny.
Ta-dah! Here it is!
