The word "decor" means decoration. Having paints, wallpaper, pictures, mosaics, natural materials at hand, you can decorate any piece of furniture, and even more so implement original decor coffee table.

To do this, it is enough to decide what is available, choose the appropriate equipment and recharge with determination by studying the proposed ideas. So, here are a few options for you to make from an old coffee table, at least - original decoration interior, and at most - a work of art.

Types of coffee table decoration:

• decoupage;
• mosaic;
• painting;
• craquelure.

Decorate Coffee table ik you can:

• mirrors;
• shells;
• wooden blocks.

As they say, there would be a table. Even if it is old, creaky, unattractive, it can be an excellent basis for creating a new creative household item. Let's see how the masters do it.

Decoupage

Decoupage is the application of paper or fabric to a surface. To decorate a coffee table, its surface is first primed and sanded, and then coated with paint.

A layer of PVA glue is applied to the dried layer of paint, and on it:

• decoupage card (finished parts);
• a piece of paper napkin (previously freed from the second layer);
• photos;
• textile;
• lace.

The entire dried image is covered with several layers of varnish. This technique allows you to give original look even the most ordinary wooden table. It will bloom like a lawn, turn into a world map, or become a storage place for old photographs.

The easiest option is to cover the table with wallpaper or fabric. It is important to secure the edges well and smooth the surface moistened with glue. Using push pins (with a shiny solid head) you can add some flair to your table.

A separate article is devoted to coffee table decoupage.

Mosaic

You can decorate a coffee table with your own hands using mosaics. To do this you need to prepare the following materials:

• spray paint;
• sandpaper;
• mesh tiles - mosaic;
• glue;
• grout.

Tools you can't do without are a brush for applying glue, a spatula and scissors.

1. Paint the table and let it dry well.

2. Cover the area to apply the tile pattern with glue.

3. Apply the prepared fragment of tile, press it and also let it dry.

4. The seams between the tiles must be thoroughly treated with grout, and then washed off from the surface of the tile.

Tip: before grouting, cover well the surface of the table that does not have tiles.

The result is an original and practical table. If you master the technique, you can take on more complex patterns.

painting

You can decorate anything with paint! It is enough to have 2 contrasting colors to create a bright pattern. Here you can show your talent and paint the table by hand, or you can make a stencil and apply an image on it. It can be butterflies, flowers, ornaments and much more. For your attention - contrasts when decorating a coffee table with your own hands: a red star on a white background.

For this we need:

• white and red paint;
• paper stencil;

1. We clean all irregularities on the table surface, prime and sand if necessary.

2. Cover the product with white paint and let it dry.

3. Prepare the stencil. To do this, print out the drawing (possibly in black and white) on large format paper (the smaller the drawing, the simpler it is). We cut out the pattern with a knife.

4. Fix the stencil on the tabletop, carefully cover all other elements of the table and apply red paint.

5. After drying, the stencil is removed, and if necessary, the edges of the image are drawn with a brush or outline.

6. Using paint polish will make the design brighter and more shiny.

Craquelure

Craquelure is a method of artificially aging a surface, when either craquelure varnish or improvised means such as egg white, PVA glue, vinegar or gelatin are applied to a not completely hardened layer of paint. The technique allows you to achieve a cracking effect on the surface. Cracks, depending on the materials, can be very different - from large to the smallest cobwebs. It looks good using 2 contrasting colors. The second layer is applied after the first has dried slightly.

To create a decorative coffee table, you can combine craquelure and decoupage techniques. In this case, the cracking effect can cover the entire surface, on top of which napkin designs are applied using the decoupage technique, and then varnish is applied.

Mirrors

IN modern interior A mirrored table would look great. To make it, you will need:

• base box made of chipboard;
• silver (spray paint);
• mirrors;
• liquid Nails.

1. We make a base box of any suitable size from plywood or chipboard. Special attention We pay attention to the places where the sheets are fastened.

2. Cover the entire structure with silver.

3. We cut out ourselves or order 5 mirrors from the workshop, corresponding to the area of ​​​​the edges of the box.

4. We glue the mirrors with liquid nails.

5. Carefully remove traces of glue.

6. Fix the mirrors until dry with masking tape.

Shells

Seashells in the interior are always a reminder of summer and the romance of the sea coast.

Ready-made ones are decorated with shells glass tables with double bottom. But you can try to build such a table yourself from wood, bamboo, twine and glass, decorating it with shells.

Materials you will need:

• plywood (sheet thickness - 2-3 cm);
• thick glass (at least 1 cm);
• thick and thin bamboo sticks;
• twine (2-3 m);
• silicone gaskets;
• fastening tools (nails and screws).

1. Decide on the dimensions of the future table.

2. Cut out a piece of glass and plywood of the same size. If the base is already there, then plywood is not needed.

3. We attach a bamboo frame to the table base or plywood blank (we use bamboo with a large diameter).

4. We nail twine with small nails along the edge of the plywood or the existing surface of the table.

5. We coat the bamboo and twine with varnish.

6. Drill holes in the bamboo frame for attaching silicone gaskets (at least 2 holes on each side).

7. Beautifully lay out shells, corals, natural and artificial stones in the resulting niche inside the bamboo frame.

8. To add style to the entire structure, we decorate the table legs with thin bamboo.

Wooden blocks

An excellent table made from blocks will suit an interior where there are a lot of colors and the finishing is done with natural materials. Before decorating a coffee table, you will need to select a dry, even, without unnecessary knots birch log, the diameter of which is about 10 cm.

1. Prepare a wooden or plywood box the right size. Its lower bottom should be 10 cm away from the walls.

2. Measure its height and add 2 cm. This will be the length of the blanks that need to be cut from the log.

3. After the log is sawn, each piece is sanded to remove roughness.

4. The bars are installed on the protruding part of the bottom of the box, along the perimeter. To do this, they are placed on glue (the bottom and the side adjacent to the box are coated) and fastened together.

5. To finish the tabletop, the log is cut into identical pieces 2 cm thick. They are laid out on the table, having previously coated each with glue.

6. The holes between the workpieces are rubbed.

7. The finished table is sanded again and then varnished.

8. The structure will be heavy, so it is better to equip it with wheels.

Decorative coffee tables will be especially appropriate in the country house or in country cottage. They are easy to make and look very stylish! At the same time, you can experiment with the location of the pads.

Veneering

If a coffee table in classic style If you already have a table, but its surface has become worn out, you can easily change it. Veneering is used for this. This is surface gluing. thin sheets veneer, which is made using hot and cold methods. Thus, you can imitate any type of wood.

An important condition for achieving good result There will be the presence of screw visors or a press, which are used with the cold veneering method, which is more appropriate at home. But you can also apply veneer using PVA glue and an iron. To do this, coat the surface with glue, wait until it dries, lay a sheet of veneer on top White list paper, and then apply a hot iron on top. It is important here to prevent the veneer from swelling, and if bubbles appear, to properly get rid of them. To do this, it is done in a bubble small hole a needle through which excess air or glue is expelled. Then this place is further processed with an iron. Once the veneer is applied, the edges are carefully trimmed and sanded. Final stage- coating of the product with varnish.

The decor of the coffee tables, photos of which we showed you, is quite accessible even to a novice craftsman. A few trial lessons and we are sure your coffee table will turn out even better!

Burning energetically, powerful emotionally, homely cozy corner your home is the kitchen. This is where everyone spends the most time; this is where friends gather over a cup of cocoa or something stronger. Therefore, every housewife strives not only for the functionality of the room, but also for the aesthetic component. After all, it is she who will give peace, bliss and harmony to both those who cook here and those who eat the dishes... Pay attention to it, the kitchen table.

He is monumental, majestic, charismatic. Make it also unique, not only practical, but also beautiful!

Original decor, or table material as an element of decoration

When purchasing pieces of furniture for the kitchen, everyone pays attention to the pragmatism, reliability, wear resistance and durability of the materials. But modern manufacturers offer unique tables, which, in the standard version, already serve as decoration for the dining area.

All styles, or the organic nature of each?

At the same time, the kitchen table, made of solid wood, is rude and sloppy in design plan, this is a rustic style. Provence, eco, ethno and the like interiors are also forged elements that will become a true decor of ancient classical styles.

How to decorate a kitchen in a functional, hi-tech, minimalist style? Choose a tempered glass tabletop with chrome legs. It will fit perfectly into the interior, the main requirements of which are restraint, conciseness, a minimum amount decorative elements and only classic shades.

Creative fusion design is an innovative plastic in a light green, orange, pink, lilac or any other shade. "Read" here non-standard height, shape and design features. It will create both a powerful visual effect and will an indispensable assistant in the kitchen!

Kitchen table: wonders you can create with your own hands

Decorating yourself can become a hobby if you have the appropriate skills before. And then you can decorate the countertops not only kitchen table, but also lunch and coffee. “Take” with you your own sense of beauty, skills and experience, a minimum of tools and equipment. The endless space of the Internet will help with practical advice!

So, decorating a kitchen table with your own hands is:

• painting. There is nothing complicated about this, you just need to clean, sand, paint, dry and varnish. And you yourself will be amazed at the result, because you can create a table red, or red, or blue, or green, or...;

• finishing ceramic tiles. To do this, you can choose as decor small tiles or mosaic, decorating the surface with a pattern, ornament, or creating a macro-flower, even a landscape;

• pasting with a special film such as oracal. The use of such decor will give the table a second life, becoming a multifunctional and stylistic component at the same time.

Handmade harmony, or famous techniques

Bright, unique tabletops with interesting landscapes, drawings, dried flowers, leaves and other elements are the decoupage technique. It’s easy to create it yourself, you just need to carefully follow the processes. Good decoupage of a wooden kitchen table includes:

• Inspection and repair of parts so that you can be proud of the table.
• Surface cleaning.
• Primer and sanding.
• Creating a drawing, attaching a stencil and other elements, painting.
• Application of a protective coating.

At the same time, the decoration design can match any style in which the kitchen is created. It can be romantic Provence, discreet functional, bright oriental, luxurious baroque or any other!

Craquelure or cobweb cracks

Do you want to create an antique kitchen countertop with your own hands, filled with light shades of chocolate, cognac, wheat, unique and unsurpassed? The craquelure technique is at your disposal! Look at numerous photos on the Internet in order to determine the thickness and depth of the “webs” being created and their density!

To create a decor, all you need is to choose craquelure compositions, which can consist of 2 phases (applied after coatings) and 1 phase (applied between paints). For a deeper and more voluminous “result” and surface saturation, you can use several shades of a single color scheme. The table will be enchanted by its beauty!

By choosing shades, you can create the design you dreamed of. Of course, this technique is largely characterized by natural, national and historical styles. Modern ones will have to be abandoned due to the many decorative elements and the fact that this technique is an advantage of wooden structures.

Kitchen table decoration: textiles and surface decorations

If you think that decorating the tabletop is a waste of time, but you want coziness, bliss and warmth in your kitchen, choose a tablecloth made of natural fabric for the table. Light shades fabrics will allow you to decorate it with embroidered designs, floral ornaments, which you can do yourself or entrust to an experienced craftswoman. Several tablecloths made in the same color but in different shades will help add creativity to an important piece of kitchen furniture.

Sooner or later so beloved, but ordinary furniture becomes boring, and I want to somehow diversify it, give it a completely new, unusual image. But how to do that? This problem can be easily solved by decorating the surface of an old table with what is literally at hand: wallpaper, textiles, mosaics, postcards, shells, wooden plates and even mirrors.

By using various techniques decoration can be given to an old table the new kind, make it exclusive and create a real work of art with your own hands.

A little free time, patience and skillful hands will allow you to turn a dull table into a work of art and a source of pride for the owner. Before you start transforming, you need to consider 5 interesting decorating techniques and choose the most suitable DIY table decor.

Decoupage surface

For the decoupage technique, you can use napkins, newspaper clippings, photographs or ready-made decoupage kits.

Decoupage is the art of decorating objects with various designs made of paper or fabric, using the effect of aging, cracking, varnishing and painting. This table decor requires some preliminary stages, in particular:

• you need to clean the surface from old varnish;
• sand the rough edges with sandpaper to obtain a perfectly smooth surface;
• apply acrylic primer;
• let dry.

A layer of PVA glue is applied to the dried surface, and drawings are laid out on it, i.e. future table decor. These can be ordinary paper napkins with an original pattern, photographs, fabric, lace napkins or ready-made decoupage cards. The table decorated in this way is covered with several layers of varnish, dried well - and that’s it, it’s ready.

An even simpler option that you can use for e.g. dining table, – cover the table with fabric, wallpaper or leather. The main thing here is that the edges are well fixed and the surface of the glued material is smoothed, otherwise swelling and “waves” cannot be avoided. By using your imagination, you can add additional zest to such a table, for example, by decorating it with ordinary push pins with shiny caps.

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Mosaic table

When the mosaic layer has dried, all seams are grouted using a brush.

To make a mosaic yourself, you must first lay it out on the table, without gluing it, in order to decide on the pattern. Only then can you start working directly. After cleaning the surface, starting from the edges, you need to apply glue to small areas products and carefully glue the tiles one after another. After letting the mosaic dry for 24 hours, you need to treat the seams with grout, carefully applying it with a brush, and then remove the remaining grout with a rag. The result is a practical and original table.

For those who have access to simple DIY table decor, they can try more difficult option. For example, for those who love marine theme, it would be ideal to decorate the table with shells and stones different forms and sizes. This requires some effort, but the result will definitely surprise and delight you.

To begin with, plywood is attached to the surface of the table using screws, the sides are decorated with edging, for example, made from laces. Mounted on plywood bamboo sticks in the form of a frame and varnished. After this, you can arrange shells and pebbles as your imagination dictates; this will be the main table decor. There is no need to cover this beauty with anything, since on top there will be a glass covering cut to the size of the table.

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Paints for work

The patterns are applied using a stencil; the paint layer can be secured using paint polish.

If you use paints, you can do many amazing things with them. You only need 2 colors to create an unforgettable picture. You can use your imagination or a ready-made stencil. To create a very colorful table, you can decorate it with various butterflies, flowers and much more.

You can decorate the table by decorating it with a pattern on the background using the following details:

• White paint;
• colored paint;
• paper stencil;
• fixing varnish.

Step by step execution:

1. First, you need to clean the entire surface of the table, and if there are any uneven surfaces, then sand it.
2. Next, the surface of the table is covered with white paint, wait until it dries.
3. In order to prepare a stencil with a design, you need to print the design and cut it out.
4. We take the cut out stencil, attach it to the table and apply paint to the entire table, which is without a stencil. This will be the table decor itself.
5. After the paint has dried, you can outline the edges of the stencil with some color, or you can simply remove it.
6. You can also use paint polish, it will add shine to your table.

Are you tired of your old table? Don't worry, we will teach you how to make table decor with your own hands, from available materials. You need desire, a craving for creativity, and free time. If your table is very old, wooden, with a cracked polish, dried out - this is just what you need. In this case, you must first prepare it for decoration: be sure to remove the old coating, sand the surface with sandpaper, and strengthen the loose legs. Only after this can you proceed directly to decorating the old table.

Adhesive tape

Nowadays, materials, coatings, finishing are so perfect and simple to implement that even people inexperienced in decor can easily make original things with their own hands. One of the simple and easy to use finishing materials- self-adhesive film and wallpaper. Using film you can decorate your desktop, dining table, kitchen countertop- many possibilities for decoration. This material is inexpensive and versatile, available different colors, imitates: wood, stone, tiles, leather, ceramics. That is, you can easily choose something to your liking to decorate an old table.

How to glue film

Before you stick the film and decorate your desktop with your own hands, you need to prepare the surface, the table must be clean and smooth. If the surface is rough, it is recommended to prime it before decorating the table.

Important detail: avoid distortions, folds, and unevenness.

On back side The film has a centimeter grid applied to it, do not forget to leave a margin of 1-2 cm when cutting. You need to glue slowly, peeling off 5 cm of paper at a time. By pulling and pressing, smooth out the film, preventing the formation of bubbles. When gluing, it is better to use a soft towel to smooth the surface. Sticker options can be seen in the photo.

Mosaic from broken plates (master class)

If you have an old wooden table that you want to update without extra material costs, this option is for you. There are probably old plates in the house that haven’t been used for a long time, but throwing them away is something you wouldn’t dare raise. Or the remains of tiles that remained after renovation, computer disks are also suitable - all this can be useful for making table decor. The table that we will decorate will fit perfectly into any interior of an apartment, house, or cottage.

To work you will need:

1. Gold acrylic paint.
2. Plates or tiles.
3. Hammer.
4. Sandpaper.
5. Glue for gluing tiles.
6. Grout for tiles.
7. Pencil and ruler.

We cover the floor with newspapers so as not to stain it during work. We go through everything with sandpaper wooden table, wipe with a damp sponge, and paint with acrylic paint. You can use a brush, or you can use a sponge.

We paint everything except the top part. We will decorate the tabletop. This is the table we get after painting:

So we got to the plates. Stelim more newspapers, take a hammer and break the plates into small pieces.

We coat our countertop with tile adhesive and lay out our broken plates. First around the edges.

Then we draw up the middle.

We rub the space between the fragments with a special tile grout, remove the remaining grout with a dry cloth.

You can paint small fragments and drawings with golden paint, but this is not necessary. That's it, the table is ready.

Acrylic or chalk paint (master class)

Another equally attractive type of decor is to make a table in a vintage spirit, using acrylic or chalk paint of different colors.

First of all, it must be said that painting, decorating a table with paint is an activity that needs to be done without fuss! When you start to rush, it is difficult to get a good result.

We decorate furniture using stencils. Stencils can be made from cardboard, plastic, transparent film. First, transfer the drawing you like onto paper, then put transparent plastic on the drawing and trace the contours.

Next, use a blade or knife to cut out those parts that need to be painted over. Acrylic paint is recommended for working with a stencil: it dries quickly and is suitable for any surface. If the stencil is painted with a sponge, then it is better to make the first print on paper to remove excess paint. To work with a stencil you do not need to take a large number of paint to prevent it from bleeding and smearing. If you work with a stencil with a brush, then apply the paint using the printing method, perpendicularly.

Transform old furniture, inherited or acquired second-hand – it’s a pleasure. There are many interesting techniques for making table decor with your own hands. You can transform only one tabletop using craquelure, decoupage or decorating with a mosaic of broken tiles. Then furnishings with their own history will decorate the interior in a retro, boho or shabby chic style.

You can make Christmas trees out of cardboard and put them on the table

Flowers on the table will perfectly complement the overall decor idea

Can be placed on the table beautiful path with drawings

Restoration of vintage or antique furniture is a willingness to give a second life to things that have served their purpose and are awaiting disposal. I really don’t want to part with the original table, inherited from my grandmother, on which she placed hot pies with milk for her beloved grandchildren in the morning. Sometimes it's enough to do it yourself minor repairs and table decor to transform it beyond recognition, while its unique shape remains recognizable.

It happens that you are not looking for a new one upholstered furniture according to the advertisements, but you come across a unique item with bent legs, and the tabletop is hopelessly damaged. Of course, any defect can be easily hidden under the tablecloth, but it’s better to put in a little effort to make it unique. coffee table or a “pot-bellied” bedside table - a symbol of the bygone era of postmodernism.

Colored paper can be cut into small pieces and scattered on the table

You can put animal figurines in plates

Of course, the easiest way is to give the table to a workshop, but then an almost junk item will literally become “golden”. But you can get by minimal costs to learn some new technique for decorating an old table with your own hands:

1. Potal – unique way using thin foil that imitates decorating furniture with gold or silver leaf. They work on smooth or carved surfaces using kits offered in specialized stores for artists and restorers. Having mastered the technique, you can become a specialist in this field, with the possibility of additional income.
2. The simplest way is to decorate the tabletop with your own hands using molding and repainting. Overlay parts are used (plastic, wood carving, foam cornices), after which everything is covered general paint, most often aerosol.
3. Mosaic decoration of the surface of an old table involves laying out patterns from various materials and grouting. Sometimes the mosaic is covered with glass or varnished in several layers to obtain a smooth surface. You can find it on sale special sets from colored squares or circles for mosaics. It is cheaper to lay out an ornament from pieces of broken tiles, mirror tiles and colored glass.
4. Artificial aging (patination, craquelure, cracking of surfaces chemically, decoration with shells followed by finishing). The method is good for wooden furniture retro design. Looks luxurious kitchen furniture from several items, which was decorated with your own hands in the same way - a buffet, chairs, tables.
5. For artistic painting acrylic paints It is desirable to have relevant skills or education. But there is different techniques that do not require special abilities - use stencils, brushes different widths and rollers with a pattern for rolling images.
6. DIY napkin table decor - decoupage. A fairly popular technique, thanks to which any wooden surface may look completely new.
7. Reupholstering furniture with fabric with your own hands, including decorating the tabletop with a beautiful fabric, which is then varnished for practicality.
8. Imitation of marquetry - mosaic panels from different breeds wood cut exactly according to the template. When imitating, you can use any material that imitates the texture of wood. Once completed, the countertop is sealed with glass or protective varnish. One of the most luxurious techniques in the hands of a master. Using the same method, you can decorate a tabletop from materials that imitate ornamental stone (malachite, onyx, charoite, lapis lazuli, jasper, sardonyx, agate). You can also use leather and suede, sheet cork, bamboo or veneered wallpaper different color and textures.
9. Non-standard methods of decoration using natural materials to get the original image. It is not necessary to level the tabletop if the furniture will not be used for its intended purpose, but will serve purely aesthetic functions in interior design. Such a table can be placed near the mirror in the hallway or bedroom, as in the photo.

About how to decorate desk with your own hands using one of the listed techniques, we offer a master class.

You can put green sprigs on the plates, it will look beautiful

You can put it on the table decorative leaves and light the candles

Flowers are perfect for table decor

Where to start restoration and decoration?

Any product awaiting transformation must go through a chain of transformations before decorating the table until it becomes the way one would like to see it.

Main stages of decoration

	Clean the restoration item from old plaque and dirt	Mechanical cleaning, soap solution
	Conduct an audit and identify shaky joints and parts requiring repair	Standard carpentry tools
	Remove old coating as much as possible	solvent, gel, special liquid
	Seal cracks with a mixture of wood dust and wood glue	Sifted sawdust and glue (PVA is possible)
	Sand the surface of the tabletop, legs and body	Sandpaper
	Carry out decoration in the chosen way (master the technique)	The set depends on the type of decoration
	Record the result and seal if required.	Acrylic varnish, silicone sealant

The set of tools depends on the decoration technique. You will need a square, ruler and pencil for marking, as well as sponges, spatulas, and sandpaper. They work in overalls; it is advisable to protect the respiratory system with a respirator when working with solvents, paints and varnish when preparing to decorate the table.

There are also special gels and liquids for removing nail polish and old paint. They are applied for a while and the remaining coating is removed from the surface of the table with a spatula. IN difficult places varnish or paint is removed with an awl, toothpicks or a gypsy needle.

Bright colors are always in fashion

Flowers on the table will perfectly complement the overall idea of ​​table decor

Decorating a table with polystyrene foam for painting

One of the most affordable is decorating a table with your own hands, using a foam baguette, which is used to hide the junction of walls and ceiling when wallpapering.

The only condition is that the shape of the tabletop should be rectangular or polygonal, but not oval table. This improvised decor is used instead of trimming when it is missing.

It is advisable to insert a beautiful picture under the glass, which is securely attached to the tabletop with staples and sealed with construction silicone. The end part will be covered with a painted baguette. It is recommended to cover the foam with an acrylic primer (any other primer will not work). You can cover the entire product with golden paint and fix it with varnish.

If there are carved wood sides - even better. Table legs can also be decorated wooden decor and put them on wheels. They are available in any construction or furniture supermarket. You can coat the entire product with dark pitch varnish to give it a more expensive look, as in the photo.

Candles on the table will look very beautiful and practical

The table decor is kept in the same color scheme

You can decorate the table in different ways, try different options

Mirror or glass table relates more to modern furniture fashion. But it happens that the tabletop is hopelessly lost, but the crosspiece or frame with beautiful legs remains. You can order a ready-made tabletop for it at any carpentry shop or store, which will be cut out by machine the desired shape and size.

A glass tabletop has to be decorated even when someone has poor eyesight or children often bump into the table. Beautifully laid out stands for a tea ceremony or a beautiful table setting will solve the problem and emphasize the style of the interior.

You can decorate the table beautifully with flowers

There are many table decor ideas, use your imagination

What is tabletop decoupage?

Today, decoupage is a fairly popular decoration technique. antique furniture. The selected pattern is transferred to the surface and fixed. In this way, many items in the interior are decorated - hangers, dishes, vases, boxes. Decoupage cards are soaked and transferred to the prepared surface of a tabletop or other piece of vintage furniture.

The technique requires attention and perseverance in repeated methods of image processing and recording. For those who are interested in how to decorate a table with their own hands, it is better to master all the secrets of the technique in a master class.

No less interesting are craquelure techniques that imitate the cracked surface of a retro-style table. In the photo - shell decor.

A vase of flowers will perfectly complement the table decor

You can use napkins to make bows and decorate table settings.

The table can be decorated with flowers

Fabric decoupage

Fabric with an original pattern, Pavlovo Posad shawls, painted batik self made – quick way decorating the table with your own hands. If the tabletop is made of natural wood, the fabric can be easily secured from below with a construction stapler.

The restored and prepared product is covered with stretched fabric and treated with varnish. The edges of the table top are treated with a wooden edge with carvings. The varnish is applied with a brush. You can also cover the legs with colored fabric, but tension and fixation may be difficult.

Tree branches will look very beautiful

Table decor can be done in different ways, use your imagination

Decorating the tabletop with a mosaic pattern

Laying out mosaic patterns requires patience and accuracy. You can select a ready-made sketch and make your own adjustments to it based on the available material.

It is not always possible to find a real mosaic - squares of colored glass (of a different shape). The most accessible:

• broken tiles (ceramics, tiles, porcelain stoneware, artificial marble);
• ordinary glass (you can add colored foil);
• pieces of mirrors;
• colored glass.

To obtain small pieces of the required shape, use wire cutters or pliers. Porcelain tiles are too hard - waterjet cutting is needed. You need to work with fragments carefully, wearing protective glasses and gloves.

Decorating a countertop with mosaics involves covering the prepared surface with light paint. A pattern is laid out on this basis - each element is fixed with glue. After drying mosaic panel the seams are filled with light grout. We fix the edges with an aluminum profile.

You can make mosaic decor from non-traditional materials - sea pebbles and shells, tree cuts, colored plastic.

This is how you can decorate your table for Easter

Table setting can be decorated with fruits

You can make trays from wood cuts

Dining table decor for a festive feast

Formal table setting - The best way create a festive mood. Tables are decorated different ways, the basis is a colored or lace tablecloth and chair covers. Each guest can also be served with linen napkins or coasters on the tablecloth. hot food from decorative materials.

Tablecloths can be replaced with colored loose fabric, the edges of which are not trimmed, but ruffled, removing several rows of threads. Oilcloth on a festive table is a terrible bad manners, but sometimes a transparent film on top of luxurious hand-knitted tablecloths is acceptable. For a home feast, you can take any fabric that can be washed and ironed well, preferably synthetics. For a celebration, the table is covered with satin or silk (in summer), plush or velvet (in winter).

Bouquets of flowers are a mandatory holiday attribute, but it is better not to place tall bouquets that block the entire view and the interlocutors at the table opposite.

As a decoration, you can put up a New Year's ikebana with fir branches, pine cones and Christmas tree decorations. Small compositions made from fruits and berries are also appropriate as table decor. For romantic dinner put candles and lamps. Dishes and decoration should be in harmony.

The decor of the wedding table differs not only from the couple’s paraphernalia, everything here should be on top level- the main event in life.

Candles on the table will harmoniously complement the festive atmosphere

You can put a vase of flowers on the table, it will look very beautiful

The bridal table features decorated glasses and bottles of champagne, decorated as “He” and “She”. They are saved for wedding anniversaries and meetings from the hospital.

They decorate not only the table, but also the hall, especially the backdrop of the bride and groom's seats. A wedding is the day when you can’t have too much decor. This air balloons, ribbons, flowers, hearts, rings and other symbols.

Examples of proper feast decoration are in our gallery.