Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

You use your coffee table everyday. Why not at least make it a pretty sight? Using an inlay furniture stencil kit you can upgrade your ordinary Ikea coffee table into a beautiful statement piece!

More info: cuttingedgestencils.com

Stencilling kit used used for this project. Don’t forget spray adhesive to avoid seepage!

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Basic Ikea lack table needed for the project – you can use any colour you like

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

First of all – measure the centre of the table using a tape measure, this way your pattern will look centred

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Layout your stencils to find a perfect combination and mark them with some chalk

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

You can even tape out some portions of the stencil to make your own design

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

You can always fill in empty spots later

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Stencilling corners might seem as the hardest part…

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

…but you’ll only need a T-square ruler to make it straight and even!

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Don’t worry if the edge of the stencil hangs off the table – this will make your pattern unique

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

For larger areas you can use a professional stencil brush or a simple foam roller – whatever works best for you!

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Peel back your stencil to reveal a gorgeous design

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

To protect your new table use two coats of water-based polyurethane – it will minimise the damage from scratches and spills

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Use two thick coats of polyurethane with a wood finishing pad – make sure there’s no bubbles or bumps

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

After resting it for 24 hours – Voila! Your new, one of a kind coffee table

Take Your Ikea Coffee Table From Bland To Grand With An Inlay Stencil Kit

Check this video to see the work in progress