Creating A Mosaic Table Top

Select a table you would like to repurpose.

Creating a mosaic table top.

You need to plan your mosaic. Cut out backing material. Begin by purchasing a 5 8 inch thick sheet of exterior plywood. Sealant turn broken tiles into a mosaic for a table top.

It is best to work from the outside and move inward. Then the bottom edge. Use scissors to cut around the edge of the table. You need to cut your backing material in my case aluminium sheet to size.

Be sure to apply a little pressure to set the tiles. 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. Now for the exciting part. Nail a strip of 1x2 lumber around the underside of the perimeter of the plywood.

Use tile nippers to trim tiles to fit as needed image 2. Leave the table top sit in a dry area for at least 24 hours. Smash your tiles into different shapes. If the table doesn t have a lip then you will need to create your own.

Start by drawing a line through the center horizontally then one vertically. Lay a large piece of butcher paper over the tabletop. Sea glass and other beach items ex. Cut the piece of paper in the shape of the table.

Designing the mosaic 1. Glazing and firing mosaic tiles. Secure the paper around the table s edges with tape. 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. Creating the mosaic table top design. Use a pencil to mark out your design. This will create an edge to the new table top thick enough to support the back of the bull nose tile.

How to design make and install ceramic tiles and murals. Using a 3 16 trowel spread mastic on the table working in small sections to prevent drying and begin arranging tiles image 1. How to make a mosaic table step 1. Draw a 16 square grid on the template 3 horizontal lines and 3 vertical lines using the yardstick and pencil.

Broken tiles and damaged plates find new life as the colorful components of mosaics. Cut the plywood to the shape of the table. There are lots of free patterns.