The Great Mosaic Table Project!
I'm refacing a dining table with some glass tiles, ceramic tiles, black and white photos... it's a pretty huge project. However! It's suprisingly inexpensive and hopefully, it'll be relatively simple. I found the idea here. I'm going to take a used table, sand it down and stain it black (that's just my preference). I picked out an assortment of tiles both glass and ceramic. Glass tiles, though I got them cheap off of the internet (here) are still more expensive than ceramic. 4x4 white ceramic tiles are only 14 cents each at Home Depot! ...And some black and white photos. The photos will be under glass I stole from cheap picture frames (make sure there's enough glass around the pictures to glue down to the table) Also, I decided that instead of having tile come to the edge of the table, I'm going to use some moulding as a border. Then glue it all down and seal! That's it! You don't have to sand down and stain the table if you're happy with the stain that it already has. However, the adhesive will stick to the table top better if the surface is a little rough. You also don't have to have a border if you want tile to go right up to the edge. You also don't have to use photos! Everything is optional! Here's the step by step of my table:
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| The Master Plan! |
The Table... as seen on Ebay |
The Table... as seen on Ebay |
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| The Table... as seen on Ebay |
The Table... as seen on Ebay |
I got something in the mail! |
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| Eh?! |
Score! |
Red Mix |
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| Hmm... |
"Hot" Mix |
Dad! |
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| Yep... |
Strapped in! |
Beautiful! |
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| Ace Hardware 20% Off Sale! |
The booty! |
The bill! |
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| Grout |
Glue |
The List! |
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| Dollar Store Bargain! |
A little test run. |
So yeah... |
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| Home Depot Coupon! |
Here we are, at last. Home Depot welcomes me! |
Home Depot Receipt. |
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| Table, the Second... as seen on Craig's List |
Table, the Second... |
Money! |
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| Last few things... |
Over Budget! |
Let's get started! |
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| Staining! |
Table, the Ugly... |
Table, the Less Ugly |
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| Frames! |
Oops! |
Green Card? |
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| So Pretty! |
Black and White Pictures! |
A tile cutter! |
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| More Tiles! |
Precision Planning! |
Glued! |
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| Better safe than sorry. |
Prepare to grout. |
No turning back! |
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| Mess ensues |
Hazy |
Seamless! |
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| Stain Sealant! |
Frost! |
More Frost! |
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| Final Seal |
My Worst Nightmare! |
Done Done Done! |
Comments
Posted by Melodie on Monday, October 1, 2007 @ 12:50PM
Trish you are so inspiring! I found your site while I was searching for a way to make my coffee table a bit more interesting and once I saw your project I was hooked! I'll let you know how my masterpiece turns out as soon as my table is fab like yours!
Posted by Una on Saturday, September 1, 2007 @ 8:18AM
Hi trish. I found you because I am planning on doing a mosaic table when my kitchen is renovated. I love your idea it was the perfect inspiration for me. I think I am going to put a lip around my mosaic and put a glass top over my mosaic. Thanks again.
Posted by trish on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 @ 5:24PM
My worst nightmare just laughs at me in the face. I STRONGLY putting on Envirtoex lite in thin layers.. I dont think it would've seeped through as much. Also I find that the Enivrotex lite is sticky in some places and never dries. me no like.
Posted by Tellie on Thursday, July 19, 2007 @ 9:31AM
Looks great! How did you get rid of "your worst nightmare?" What was that, anyways - stain?
Posted by Jonas on Thursday, July 12, 2007 @ 6:37AM
For your next project you could make the pictures behind the glass replaceable. So you pop out the glass and put in pictures to match the seasons :)
Posted by yolanda on Sunday, June 24, 2007 @ 9:42AM
im gonna try family photo's for christmas gift,loved the work!
Posted by Matt on Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ 6:59AM
it looks awesome! great work!!!
Posted by Sean on Thursday, April 26, 2007 @ 6:47AM
Great job, Trish!
Posted by Dave on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 @ 3:13PM
Can you have a party based entirely around the table when it is complete? No one can use it. We can only admire it's awesome from a safe distance
Posted by Angela on Thursday, March 15, 2007 @ 9:37AM
looking good. when will it be done??
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Supplies
- Table/Work Surface
- Weldbond Tile Adhesive
- Wood Glue (Optional)
- Polyblend Sanded Grout
- Glass Tiles
- Ceramic Tiles
- Glass Picture Frames
- Photos
- Double Sided Tape
- Wood Stain (Optional)
- Flat Moulding (Optional)
- Stain Sealant(Optional)
- Tile Sealant
- Sanding Papers, Nails, brushes, etc.
Tools
- Tile Squeegee thing
- Hammer (Optional)
- Sander (Optional)
- Tile Cutter (Optional)
- Jigsaw (Optional)
Budget
$
120
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