Darling Knees purchased a plain BJÖRKUDDEN table from IKEA and saw a world of possibilities. Taking a bit of vibrant blue paint and a white ink pen, the once plain table has taken a whole new life, transforming the simple surface top to something a lot more artistic. Click above for the pics and head below for all the instructions. Give Darling Knees a THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....
Project tools
TOOLS:
- table
- paint
- paint brush
- roller
- one white Elmers pen
- inspiration
STEPS:
- With a paintbrush, paint a light first coat on to the table and legs.
- Let it dry, walk the dog, make some tea.
- Paint a second coat with a roller to get super smooth and clean lines
- Wait for it to dry
- Using your elmers pen, co crazy, doodle, or trace a design, anything that makes you happy, if you mess up, just touch it up the paint and start drawing again.
- Sit back and enjoy a one of kind piece.
RESOURCES: An untouched IKEA plain little table.
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Lovely shade of blue!
Next time I have some pain, I hope it's vibrant blue. Hee hee.
very cute. it looks like it fits in well with the character of the room.
That's a big improvement on a basic table! thumbs up
Nice work! I have the same table and needed a little inspiration to do something with it.
What kind of paint do you use? Just any ole paint or does it need to be non-toxic, etc? Also, did you need to seal it somehow? Thanks for the great idea! I have an ugly table that needs this BAD!
you've motivated another reader! I think I will paint the top of my similarly uninspired table red and the legs unpainted. ditto on lilers question.
Awesome! I need a craft table and this will do perfectly!
I like how the design meanders across the table. Nice!
5 1/2. Seal the top of the table with several light coats of spray polyurethane or the paint and design will wear off.
Love what you've done. I've been wanting to paint my dining table for a couple of years now. Hopefully soon :).
I have this table and also painted it. I left the top unpainted though, and just painted the legs and side bits that support the top (what are those called?) in white.
I like the color and love the takeoff on Japanese waves -- very nice! (Looks like it works well with the bit of other furniture in the background, too.)
Angorian, I believe its called 'skirting.'
This project looks good! Really cute and affordable. I'd definitely finish it off with some kind of shiny-ness, though.
how create this form in this table?????
anyone know?
love it! such a subtle yet creative idea
Nice job, great shade of blue, electric french.
What is the name of the paint that you used? Thanks, Victoria
angorian, it's called the apron of the table
excuse me... but is that really a GLUE pen???? I'm confused.
paint pen? cool!