My boyfriend and I just moved into a new place and learned that even together we did not have enough furniture. We bought a simple coffee table from Out of the Closet. The brown color of the table was drab and blah and nothing exciting. We decided that it needed some serious renovation and were looking to get a little bit creative with it since most of our furniture was somewhat generic.
We thought a collage on the table might be a good look, so we got a book on 100 cities of the world and decoupaged the pictures on it. It turned out pretty well with only a few hurdles that we encountered.
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| Table from a local thrift store. |
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| Almost finished putting varnish on. |
The book we used to decoupage with
What you will need:
- Decoupage Glue
- Varnish (we used a satin version for this because we wanted it to shine)
- Paintbrushes
- a bowl to put glue in
- Book with pictures or words that you want as decor
How we did it:
Step 1: Ensure that the table is clean and dry on the top surface
Step 2: Take out pictures from the book and arrange them in the the order that you want them to look
Step 3: Glue down each piece of paper with the decoupage glue. Make sure you do this SLOWLY and take your time. Also, make sure that each piece is glues down properly without bubbles. Try and smooth each paper down with ur fingers to accomplish this. Let the glue dry for a couple hours
Step 4: When the glue is dry, you're ready to put on the varnish. Put on about 6 coats of this to really seal in the pictures. Allow time (about 1 hour or so) in between each coat to dry.
Also note that the varnish and glue have a really strong smell that can make your head spin a little so try and do this project outside or have some air ventilation.
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