Diy: Imitation Marble Tabular Array Top

This weekend I did a trivial makeover (IKEA hack really) on our sometime DOCKSTA tabular array that was looking a trivial dingy.  We've had that tabular array for over 5 years I mean value (maybe 7) in addition to the peak was showing it, definitely inward stains, scuffs in addition to dings.  So I know this is to a greater extent than of a temporary solution every bit I don't know how long this volition last, but whatever it is, it's a big improvement over what nosotros had.  Check out my earlier in addition to after:

It's difficult to run into the stains inward the motion-picture present (but trust me they're there), in addition to yeah I switched out the kitchen chairs alongside the dining ones (they only seemed to desire to live together afterwards this - in addition to nosotros don't convey a dining tabular array anyway yet).  We promise to construct a nook type banquette eventually hither alongside peradventure fifty-fifty a existent tulip tabular array 1 twenty-four hr catamenia (dream).

My how-to? I used faux marble contact paper!  I know (pretty temporary) but I mightiness buy a drinking glass peak to comprehend it, or when it does outset to tegument (er, um melt), I'll only lay roughly novel stuff!  (I was inspired past times Catherine Therrien's projection inward April's Style at Home where she used washi tape). Laying it was super tricky in addition to touchstone it was worse, every bit anyone who has 1 of these tables knows, it's super heavy; hence to flip over to line out a squeamish circle was non going to happen.  But basically I only placed the newspaper (design human face upwards down) in addition to hence traced alongside a pencil the circle that way.  And hence applied!  The newspaper I picked upwards (Grip-Tac) was pretty bubble proof hence actually no bubbles to live had, but the ones that did appear I popped alongside a pin.  And that was it.  My simulated marble tabular array top! (Psssst! I sort of desire to marbelize everything now).