Mid-Century Cardboard Tile Table

Recently I saw a beautiful mid-century tile table at a high-end thrift store for a small fortune.  Well, not a small fortune, an ACTUAL fortune!  I decided to see if I could replicate it with some inexpensive materials, just for fun.  I used cardboard for the tiles and some simple hair pin legs instead of the tapered wood legs.  Once I poured the resin over the tiles I couldn't believe how much they looked like REAL tile.  It was a wonderful surprise.  Remember to always look for alternatives and don't forget to Make Your Mark!

I'm ready for a classic cocktail!

Not sure about the rug, but it matches!

Watch how to make it here!

STUFF I USED

Famowood Glaze Coat 2-part epoxy resin

Americana Decor Outdoor Living Paint

Americana Decor Metallics in Vintage Brass

3/4" plywood for the table top

Tacklife tools:  Jigsaw, Drill & Sander

Cardboard

16" Hairpin furniture legs

E-6000 Glue

Swing arm paper cutter

HERE'S HOW

1. Paint cardboard in several different colors

2.  Cut the cardboard in 1" x 1" tiles

3. Create your table shape in paper and then trace onto the plywood

4.  Cut out the shape with a jigsaw

5.  Paint the table top (I chose a battleship gray)

6.  Cut some of the tiles in half and glue them along the outer edge of the table with E-6000

7.  Glue tiles inward, row by row and adding some solid rows of gold and yellow toward the center

8.  Adhere 2" wide masking tape around the table to create a wall

*Make sure it's adhered all the way around the edge

9.  Press the tape under the table all the way around

10.  Follow the instructions for mixing the Glaze Coat and then pour it on the table

*I used 1 quart for this project

11.  Spread the resin evenly on the tiles with a sponge brush

12.  Pop the bubbles with a long arm lighter or small torch then cover and cure overnight

*Watch the table for about 30 minutes since air can get trapped inside the cardboard tiles

13.  Remove the tape and smooth out the rough edges with a sander

14.  Mix a small amount of Glaze Coat to cover the rough edges and let cure overnight

*This will make the sanded edges look like glass again

15.  If you want you can paint the edges with more Vintage Brass

16.  Screw the hairpin legs on the base and you're done!

The Glaze Coat is like Glass when it cures!

So happy with this!

Don Draper might have had one of these!

Rockabilly Necktie with Lesley Riley's TAP!

I love a good heat transfer project and this one rocks!  I made it in honor of my dad who had vintage 1950's pin-up calendars in the back of his car shop when I was a kid.  He even had a necktie with a pin-up girl printed on the inside!  For this project I used the BEST product around for home printer heat transfers......It's Lesley Riley's TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) from C&T Publishing, and it's amazing.  You can heat transfer on to anything!  BTW, if you want to win some, just leave a comment on my video in the comment section and you'll be entered, OK!  Good luck!

Here's the how-to video

My dad had these all over his office wall! 

Today's Rockabilly looks inspired by the 1950's

You'll need:

Lesley Riley's TAP (Transfer Artist Paper)

Pin-up images

Light color necktie

Scissors

Iron

Home printer/copy machine 

Load a sheet of TAP in your copier 

 Print out your pin-up

 Place the tie on the image and trace around it

Cut out your tie shape 

 Make sure it fits on the tie.  Cut it a bit smaller than the tie so that none of the edges are hanging over the edge of the tie

 Trim off any excess white and around your image

Position it on the tie 

Press and peel according to the directions on the TAP package