Black Stenciled Coffee Table With Plastic Overlays
The weather has taken a turn the last couple of days and so I've been indoors on a mission to declutter the basement guest room a.k.a. furniture holding zone. The place looks like a salvage yard! So I've made a commitment that no more furniture is allowed in this house until I've finished the ones in the queue AND given REmakeovers to the ones that haven't sold.
Like this stenciled arched cross-leg coffee table that I completely forgot I had in my inventory. I'm sharing how the table went for the birds just in time for Spring by transforming it into a stenciled bird coffee table, but I didn't use a stencil.
But sold it didn't and the inspiration for this second makeover was an almost identical table I did a few years ago. My black old world map coffee table sold before I had a chance to list it and so I'm hoping the same might happen with this one.
Not wanting to replicate that makeover, instead of decoupaging the top with map paper, I stenciled it instead
I've included a Materials List at the bottom of this post. It contains affiliate links for your convenience so you can see what products I used or recommended for this furniture makeover. If you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
You can see in the photo below that after just one coat I was getting good coverage over the white.
I pounced and swirled the color Chalked White with my stencil brush. The overlays fit snugly as a bug vertically across the table but horizontally they overlapped.
I tried flipping the overlay over to stencil a mirror image but the pattern repeat didn't line up well. If I lined the pattern up to the previous pattern repeat, it didn't cover the rest of the top.
Instead, I lined the overlay along the opposite end of the top to repeat the 1-inch border. The pattern repeat in the center wasn't perfect but doable with some touch-ups later. You can see in the photo below that I didn't stencil over the same area twice.
With a script liner art brush and black paint, I hand-painted branches to line up with the others as well as the leaf pattern. It worked like a charm!
With the same script liner art brush, I painted the ridge along the base of the skirt white for added interest.
Unfortunately, I couldn't distress the table because of the aqua and white layers underneath.
I quite liked the original Moroccan vibe I had going on with this table but I think the second bird stencil makeover is cute too, especially for Spring. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this coffee table sells as fast as the other black-painted map table.
As promised here is the materials list for the products I used or recommend for this makeover.
Chalk White FAT Chalk Paint (alternate)
Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 Primer
Plastic Bird Overlay (alternate)
Stencil Brush
Dixie Belle Satin Clear Coat
Daddy Van's Shadow Black Wax
Zibra Round Paint Brush
For more inspiration here are some other coffee table makeovers you might like. I'm curious to know which makeover is your preference? Please share your feedback in the comment section below.
If it was the blackbird table makeover, please share it with a friend and/or save it on Pinterest.
UPDATE May 4, 2018 I'm happy to report that the coffee table sold before I had a chance to list it, just like the other one. I love it when that happens!
Like this stenciled arched cross-leg coffee table that I completely forgot I had in my inventory. I'm sharing how the table went for the birds just in time for Spring by transforming it into a stenciled bird coffee table, but I didn't use a stencil.
How To Stencil A Coffee Table With Plastic Overlays
Sometimes you have to tweak before they speak!
Original Coffee Table Makeover
It was very hard painting over the original quatrefoil stenciled coffee table makeover because the white and aqua were so fresh and pretty. I'm baffled as to why it never sold.But sold it didn't and the inspiration for this second makeover was an almost identical table I did a few years ago. My black old world map coffee table sold before I had a chance to list it and so I'm hoping the same might happen with this one.
Not wanting to replicate that makeover, instead of decoupaging the top with map paper, I stenciled it instead
I've included a Materials List at the bottom of this post. It contains affiliate links for your convenience so you can see what products I used or recommended for this furniture makeover. If you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Coffee Table Re-Makeover
The first thing I did was sand the stencil on the top to get rid of any raised bits. Next, I primed the top only to conceal the lattice stencil. The entire table was painted with two coats of Raven FAT chalk paint.You can see in the photo below that after just one coat I was getting good coverage over the white.
Stenciling Furniture With Plastic Overlays
I used plastic overlays to stencil the top of the table. I've had these overlays for so long that I can't remember where I bought them, may have been the dollar store. I just remember thinking the birds on the branches were so cute.I pounced and swirled the color Chalked White with my stencil brush. The overlays fit snugly as a bug vertically across the table but horizontally they overlapped.
I tried flipping the overlay over to stencil a mirror image but the pattern repeat didn't line up well. If I lined the pattern up to the previous pattern repeat, it didn't cover the rest of the top.
Instead, I lined the overlay along the opposite end of the top to repeat the 1-inch border. The pattern repeat in the center wasn't perfect but doable with some touch-ups later. You can see in the photo below that I didn't stencil over the same area twice.
With a script liner art brush and black paint, I hand-painted branches to line up with the others as well as the leaf pattern. It worked like a charm!
With the same script liner art brush, I painted the ridge along the base of the skirt white for added interest.
Protecting The Paint Finish
Once the stencil dried overnight, I applied two coats of Dixie Belle Satin Clear Coat over the top only. The rest of the table was waxed with Daddy Van's Shadow Black Wax.Unfortunately, I couldn't distress the table because of the aqua and white layers underneath.
I quite liked the original Moroccan vibe I had going on with this table but I think the second bird stencil makeover is cute too, especially for Spring. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this coffee table sells as fast as the other black-painted map table.
As promised here is the materials list for the products I used or recommend for this makeover.
Materials List
Raven FAT Chalk Paint (alternate)Chalk White FAT Chalk Paint (alternate)
Zinsser Bulls Eye 123 Primer
Plastic Bird Overlay (alternate)
Stencil Brush
Dixie Belle Satin Clear Coat
Daddy Van's Shadow Black Wax
Zibra Round Paint Brush
For more inspiration here are some other coffee table makeovers you might like. I'm curious to know which makeover is your preference? Please share your feedback in the comment section below.
If it was the blackbird table makeover, please share it with a friend and/or save it on Pinterest.
UPDATE May 4, 2018 I'm happy to report that the coffee table sold before I had a chance to list it, just like the other one. I love it when that happens!
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