Creating A Mosaic Table Top

Use scissors to cut around the edge of the table.

Creating a mosaic table top.

Draw a line halfway between the horizontal center line and the top edge. Broken tiles and damaged plates find new life as the colorful components of mosaics. Glazing and firing mosaic tiles. Lay a large piece of butcher paper over the tabletop.

Cut the plywood to the shape of the table. Sealant turn broken tiles into a mosaic for a table top. How to design make and install ceramic tiles and murals. Apply a thin layer of the tile glue to each tile using the old credit card or plastic card and place them on the tabletop.

I used 1 inch glass mosaic tiles. Start by drawing a line through the center horizontally then one vertically. Then the bottom edge. Leave the table top sit in a dry area for at least 24 hours.

It is best to work from the outside and move inward. Select a table you would like to repurpose. Sea glass and other beach items ex. Designing the mosaic 1.

Use a pencil to mark out your design. You need to cut your backing material in my case aluminium sheet to size. You can put your mosaic directly on the original tabletop or replace. Begin by purchasing a 5 8 inch thick sheet of exterior plywood.

Cut out backing material. Secure the paper around the table s edges with tape. This will create an edge to the new table top thick enough to support the back of the bull nose tile. The hard durable surface of mosaics make a colorful and practical decoration for a table you can use on your patio in the garden or by the pool.

There are lots of free patterns. How to make a mosaic table step 1. Nail a strip of 1x2 lumber around the underside of the perimeter of the plywood. Now for the exciting part.

You need to plan your mosaic. Using a 3 16 trowel spread mastic on the table working in small sections to prevent drying and begin arranging tiles image 1. If the table doesn t have a lip then you will need to create your own. Tips for success when you create your mosaic tile table top continued.

Use tile nippers to trim tiles to fit as needed image 2. Draw a 16 square grid on the template 3 horizontal lines and 3 vertical lines using the yardstick and pencil. Smash your tiles into different shapes.