After seeing what an amazing job we did on the stenciled dresser (see my previous post), I decided to paint & upholster my tiny square table that sits at the foot of our bed.
finished table with shelf paper upholstered top
Originally, this little table was blue, but then I had painted it ivory (of course I never took pics before I redid it). I wanted to use some floral shelf paper that I had bought at the Dollar Tree to cover the table top. The pattern did not match the ivory color, so the legs needed to be changed to match the paper. I decided to use the left over brown & metallic acrylic paints that I got for the floral stencil on the dresser drawers. To seal the acrylic paint, I sprayed it with the frosted glass clear coat – also used on the dresser drawers. It helped hide the brush strokes & other imperfections.
used brown & metallic brown acrylic paint for legs with frosted glass clear coat
The roll of shelf paper (which is actually a rubbery plastic material – not paper) wasn’t very big – I am glad that I unrolled it all before began. This meant I had to piece it together by wrapping the corners first, then wrapping two sides, & using the rest of the roll to fill in the center. I used hot glue to tack it into place.
close up of the floral shelf paper used to cover the table top
The shelf paper material is beautiful & cost me $1 at the Dollar Tree. Not a bad investment! Especially for this beautiful table – which took maybe 3 hours total to create (that even includes drying time!)
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