Easy Painted Embellishment

Find an interesting piece of furniture that needs some embellishment. This small table has a solid wood top and sturdy iron base. The table top was easily separated from the base by undoing screws. That saved me from having to be extra careful while painting.

I spread out some newspaper and set a spare phone book on the news paper. The table top was placed on a handy phone book to elevate the work.

The coats of paint were let dry and then I planned my embellishment.

Painting a straight line is hard. So is cutting out a stencil. By using a disposable chopstick I was able to create an design with minimal headache that can be as simple or as complex as you like.

Here's my new table top... with the simple but attractive design.