Monday, January 21, 2013

DIY Table Remake

So since I had mentioned changing Marisol's room. I had got some material on sale at Joannes fabric months ago because I loved the print. It was so fun and bubbly. Just like Mari's personality
I couldnt find out what to do with it. Marisol had a disney princess table that we had gotten on black friday a few years ago. Over time one of the chairs broke and the vinyl on the top had ripped a bit. She had another chair from a different princess table from when she was a toddler, but it was purple and didnt match too well.
I was ready to throw the whole thing away......When I came to the brilliant idea of "hey maybe i can re-cover the vinyl and make it match again" so that is exactly what I did. I don't have any in the process pictures. But what you will need is
1. A screwdriver
2. 2 yards of material. (Will cover standard childrens foldable table top and 2 chairs)
3. A staple gun and staples
4. Sizzors
5. Measuring tape.
(I didnt use the measuring tape. It is optional)
I took the table to the living room floor. I unscrewed the bolts connecting the table top. The whole decorative top square comes off. I layed the material down and placed the table top down upside down. Where the disney princesses were facing the floor. The material pattern was also facing the floor. I cut the extra off the side and folded the edges over and stapled it against the table. Later i screwed the top back on the metal tabe frame.
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The chairs. I had to take the back rest part off the chair. It was 2 screws. Be careful not to strip them out. And cover it in material and staple. Then re-screw back on. Then un-screw the seats and cover,staple, and attach back. :)
Here is what ours looks like!

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