Faux Marble Tables

Let it be known that I love Marble.  I would be happy to have an opulent home and have marble everywhere! But we aren’t really that opulent… not even a bit, so faux marble it had to be.

We haven’t had a coffee table for about 6 years- mostly due to the fact that once my oldest started walking, we just needed the space for playing and running.  But lately I have wanted to get at least a small table in front of our couch and chair.  I didn’t want anything dark though because we have dark leather and a new navy rug in there, so I just kept watching for a nice coffee table without anything specific in mind, except cheap.

Enter being at Target one night, buying only lunchables…. I accidentally ended up in the home accessories and furniture section… and saw these clearance side tables.  They came two in a box and were $30! Powder coated white steal as the base and legs and an ash particle board as the shelves.

Enter Marble Contact Paper! That’s right- contact paper! It’s so pretty, that I just want to put it on everything now!

You can find similar products around the internet- but I chose this one because when I bought it, it was on sale and because of the reviews I read that said it was a bit thicker than most- and it really was easy to lay and looks beautiful.

I first applied it to the top pieces- I made sure and measured my piece to have overlap on each side.  The width only covered the top though so I had to cut two small pieces for the sides that wouldn’t overlap.  I pulled the backing off of the front edge and positioned it (don’t panic if it isn’t right, you can reposition again) and then slowly pulled the rest of the backing a little at a time, while smoothing it down as I went.

For the bottom two pieces, I actually spray painted the two sides that wouldn’t be covered with some white primer I had, because I knew they wouldn’t show as much.

I then assembled them all and sat back and wept at the beauty!

 

Ok, I didn’t weep but I was seriously happy, and so far they have tricked every single person I have dragged in to see my ‘marble’ tables! And that is good enough for me!

 

 

I also can’t wait to show them to you set up in our family room once my new rug arrives! And one more detail shot because I can’t stand it!

 

Hope you are having an awesome day!

xoxo

B