Ceramic Tile Table Top Diy

First in an excerpt from her popular video creative tile making angelica pozo shares her technique for making a cut tile mosaic table top.

Ceramic tile table top diy. You may also need a tile saw. If the table top is made of wood you ll want to make sure that you have a smooth surface to place your mosaic tiles. Cut the plywood to size based on the tile pattern you have created. You need a table some subway tile molding spray paint adhesive and grout.

See more ideas about tile tables mosaic table table. This one has a star feature but you can make it how you like in this video we cover. If a 2 piece is more readily available that is fine allow the excess to project below the bottom of the table top. Then clay cunningham explains how he made a mosaic table top out of an old broken patio.

Sand the table top. Here s how you add a tile tabletop to your old and ugly coffee table. Dry fit the tile to the table top to test the layout. If you have a staggered tile pattern you will need to cut partial pieces.

If your table top is made of another material like granite or metal you can skip this step. Practice cutting the leftover pieces of tile first. In today s post we ve gathered two great resources for those interested in making a ceramic mosaic table top. Use a pencil to mark out your design.

Mosaic craft for beginners. Apr 5 2017 explore jeanette sawer s board tile top for table on pinterest. Our table with two sizes of stone tile cost about one fifth the cost of a store bought table. Add some molding around the edges and then lay out the tile on the table.

Determine the size of your tabletop. This tabletop is made from a plywood core wrapped in cement board sealed with a paint on membrane and then covered with ceramic tile and grout. Your table is beautiful and i am inspired. For example if your tile is 3 8 thick and your table is 1 5 thick you would need a strip 1 7 8 wide.

We expanded the size of our table by fastening a 4 x 8 sheet of plywood to the top of table. Add a thin sheet of plywood to the top of the table and screw it in place. Make your own pretty mosaic table top. To make it easier try to create a pattern that requires no tile cutting.

If your table top is larger than your tile sheets you ll need to cut tiles off the mesh of a second sheet to fit it on the table.