One-of-a-Kind Boho Printer Table
by
Courtney @ All Things New Again
(IC: blogger)
4 Hours
Medium
Who says office furniture has to be boring? We created a new table for our printer by pairing the base of an old sewing machine with a large wooden tray then swirling everything in Unicorn Spit rainbow gel stain. The new table we created is functional and beautiful---perfect for the boho-themed space we are creating in our basement.
The basement can be a dark, dreary place in a home. We are re-doing our basement in bright boho colors, creating a space for an art studio as well as a small office space tucked in a corner. The office needed a table to hold the printer. But boring office furniture just wouldn't do! We decided to make our own printer stand using parts salvaged from our garage.
Then we topped it with this wooden tray we already had.
Now comes the fun part! We used Unicorn Spit, a new non-toxic rainbow gel stain and glaze on both parts of the table to give it a colorful, cohesive new look.
Unicorn Spit is a stain so it absorbs into raw wood like this tray. You can create designs and still have the nice wood grain showing through.
You can see in the above picture the effect of the purple on the front leg verses the other bright blue legs. The Unicorn Spit toned down the blue and created an ombre look. It is a very pretty effect, that unfortunately, is not showing up as nicely in the photos as it does in person. I sealed both pieces with Minwax Polyurethane.
Please visit our All Things New Again Blog for photos of more projects using Unicorn Spit. It can be used on metal, glass, flower pots ... even styrofoam pumpkins. We have lots of photos and project ideas. Please check it out! And if you are ever in Leesburg, VA, please stop by our shop All Things New Again. We would love to see you!
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Published October 30th, 2015 2:43 PM
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