Sometimes the interior of the home begins to seem boringand pretty podnadoevshim. You can solve this problem by starting a big repair, buying new furniture or at least moving the old one from the usual place to a new one. But a little time passes, and again you want something new, and there is no desire to invest in the renewal of the situation. In such cases, you can slightly change the appearance of old furniture: decorate the table with your own hands, repaint it, paint it, or lay out a mosaic. Even such insignificant and not requiring investments of money rework will bring a fresh note to the decoration of the house and give positive emotions in the course of work and after it. 
A coffee table with monochrome photos and drawings will stand out against the general background of the interior. The black and white range of colors with shades of silver will add to it the mystery.
What will help to restore the old table?
Whichever way you decoratetable, before the beginning of work it is required to remove completely the old paint and varnish coating, on which there may be cracks, bubbles or chips. For the application of a new decorative layer, a flat surface is required as flat as possible. Therefore, among the tools you will need different and slightly unexpected things: 
The stages of decorating the table with a mosaic.
- spatulas (metal and rubber);
- Economic sponge (from metal fibers and foam rubber with a hard layer);
- sandpaper;
- toothbrush, needle or toothpicks;
- gel for the removal of lacquer;
- glue on a tree;
- putty, glue for ceramic tiles;
- ruler, corner, pencil;
- paints and varnishes;
- brushes;
- gloves, respirator.
To remove varnish from the surface of the table,make some effort. The easiest way is to apply a special gel and remove the softened layer. From the joints of parts, the lacquer is conveniently cleaned with a stiff toothbrush or needle. After removing the varnish, the surfaces are carefully treated with sandpaper or steel sponge. To protect the lungs from the inhalation of dust, you must take care of the purchase of a respirator in advance. The prepared table can be decorated in many different ways. Back to contents</a>
Simple ways to finish the table
Picture 1. Variants of the table decor with their own hands: 1-table for washing with built-in faucet and sink; 2-desk, covered with wallpaper; 3-striped coffee table; 4-table, covered with oilcloth or self-adhesive film. Applying paint, wallpaper, ceramic tiles and glass, you can make an entirely new thing from an old piece of furniture. In Fig. 1 shows the options for decorating the table with their own hands:
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Mosaic table top with your own hands
Figure 2. A table made of pieces of ceramic tiles, colored glass or pieces of glassware. From pieces of ceramic tiles, colored glass or pieces of glassware you can create a real work of art on the table top designed for decorating the table. To do this, prepare the surface and paint it in a light color. After drying, apply to the table top any pattern and with a special glue lay a mosaic of prepared multi-colored glass or ceramics. In the role of the material for the mosaic, multicolored pebbles and spilades of the tree can act. The choice depends on the purpose of the table and the interior in which it will be located (Figure 2). After the drawing is fully assembled and the glue seizes, cover the entire surface of the mosaic with a trowel for tile, carefully rubbing it with a rubber spatula into the gaps between the elements of the mosaic. Use a sponge or a cloth to wipe the pattern without waiting for the grout to dry. Dry the finished mosaic for 4-5 hours and then clean it thoroughly with a damp sponge from the remaining grout. To protect from moisture, the mosaic table top should be covered with a transparent varnish. The frame of the table in this case can be painted in contrasting colors or combined with the pattern, decorated with mosaic. Back to contents</a>
Exquisite table with foam decor
Figure 3. Picture in the middle of the table, framed with foam plastic baguettes. For such registration it is necessary to buy in addition:
- foam plastic baguette;
- acrylic and alkyd varnish;
- craquelure and gold paste;
- bituminous wax;
- a primer acrylic.
Primed table primed,To smooth out all irregularities with a sandpaper after the soil has dried. Mark the countertop, finding the center. In the middle, you can paste a printed image, framing it with foam plastic baguettes. For this purpose, you can use PVA glue or another, suitable for working on wood. The edge of the countertop and the side surfaces of the legs are pasted with a baguette. All foam plastic parts should be covered only with an acrylic primer. After the drying of the soil, paint the entire table with acrylic paint of light tone (beige, gray). Leave to dry and wipe with a bitumen lacquer. Clearing the convex parts, emphasize the figure. On the surface free from the baguette, apply the composition for craquelure, dry and restore the cracks on the varnish with a gold paste. After treatment and drying, the table is to be varnished, not forgetting that the alkyd varnish should not fall on the foam surfaces. Baguettes covered with acrylic lacquer (Figure 3). Such relatively simple operations are able to change the appearance of the old table beyond recognition. The households will be surprised by the unexpected appearance of a new piece of furniture, and guests and girlfriends the table decoration made by themselves will cause the desire to do creativity. </ ul>
