Back last summer I purchased this coffee table.
I know you are thinking it’s beautiful as it sits (NOT!) but I decided to freshen it up a bit. Wow…lots of crackle on this piece.
I stripped off the top of the table and painted the legs black (no picture to insert here). It wasn’t special, but I thought surely somebody would buy it if I priced it cheap.
Well I was wrong. It sat in my booth for several months so I brought it home to give it more of a wow factor. Thanks to Red Hen Home, I had the perfect inspiration…paint a clock face on the table.
Even though I have a projector, I don’t have the patience to paint the clock numbers on the table. Instead I used my Pazzles to cut the numbers out.
After cutting the numbers out, I did use my projector to project a clock face onto the table so I didn’t have to take a lot of time to position my stickers. This picture shows the clock face being projected onto the table front.
And here I have not so carefully placed my stickers on the table.
Once the stickers were in place, I filled my stencils in with black paint.
Houston we have a problem. When I removed the stickers, a lot of paint was removed too. This was a bit of a concern in the first place, but not enough to stop me. And now I have paid the price.
So I decided to use sandpaper to mimic the look. That didn’t exactly work either. I figured the best remedy was to apply stickers to the whole piece and pull away the paint just as I had when I removed the number stencils. FINALLY a use for all those vinyl scraps that I have been saving for some unknown reason.
And guess what?
It worked! A little more sanding and some waxing and it was ready to go.
I loved the table and I got to enjoy it in my living room for a couple of weeks before taking it down to Liberty Belle. I marked the table up $64 more than my previous asking price and it sold right away.
Not bad for about 2 hours worth of work. Hmmm….I’m thinking I might just have to keep an eye out for another round coffee table.
I adore this table! I have a round table top that is too large to be a small table and too small to be a large table – maybe I could switch it out on a square coffee table and try your idea. Thanks for sharing!
I saw your table at Funky Junk! I love how weathered and worn yours is. Beautiful work!
LOVE this!! What a smart girl you are to think of using the projector for the number placement! I also love it when an “oops” turns into something fabulous, like your tape removing some of the paint to reveal rustic beauty.
I kind of liked the red crackle but I LOVE the clock face. This should get alot of attention for you! Good job.
Boy I love this! Great job.
Smiles, alice
Hi – I had never heard of Pazzles until I read your post. Can you point me to where I could find more info about Pazzles vs. Silhouette vs. Cricut? I would like to be able to make my own stencils and perhaps cut a shape from chipboard and to create vinyl lettering/designs. I don’t think I’d be using it for much more. Thanks – loved your project!!
Linda
LUV this!!!!!!! Great job!!!!
xoxo laurie
LOVE THE TABLE IT TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL. I WOULD LOVE TO FEATURE IT. PLEASE
LET ME KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE OK WITH YOU.
LAUREN
Your table turned out great! Don’t you love when a plan comes together. I did a Faux Clock and I did it the hard way, I like the idea of the projector to get the placement correct. That was the time consuming part for me.