Card Table Makeover

by Kim @ Coastalstardecor.com

We love our camper and look forward to spending time in it frequently. We have it parked at the oceanfront and retreat there as often as possible.

As I quickly learned, part of the camping culture is to include your deck space for living area. As we had saved for years for our camper, there was no more fundage for fun deck accessories.

Yes, fundage is a word. Um, no… don’t look it up ;)

Challenge is on. Besides, who wants to spend money on expensive things and have it destroyed by salt air, or even worse to be stolen when we weren’t there. If my things get stolen now… HAHA jokes on you, you just stole my TRASH! (OK, I am just kidding. I love my trash, please don’t take it. )

So here is my deck three weeks in.

After a good cleaning with Mr. Clean and an old rag… I began painting the legs. I used Coastal Colors… remember NO SANDING NO PRIMING? Right, I just went right to painting. I chose Turks because the color is just striking and one of my all time favorite go to colors. I used two coats, but didn’t worry about thorough coverage, I like the shabby look, even on my card tables LOL. I let it dry, ten minutes and covered it with Liquid Steel. This is to protect it from the elements.

Then I covered the top with Contact Paper! I loved the zebra print I found in Wal mart for $3.96. I left a little overhang on each edge… then covered the second half of the table the same way, matching up the patterns. As close as I could without spending too long on it…After I had the paper down secure on the top, I trimmed all around the table to make it nice and flush. I could have taken the top off, and if it was a table that I would be using in a different scenario I probably would do that and re attach the top.

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Kathy Neal Kuhar on Mar 18, 2017
Is there a way to keep the ends of the contact paper from coming up? This is a problem I have with contact paper after awhile. I figure that there is a way to prevent this but I haven't found it yet. Thought I'd ask. Thanks

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Susan McCarthy on Mar 08, 2021

Did you use the liquid steel on the top (on the contact paper) as well? If not, what did you use to protect it from the elements?

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Kellye Jean on Jul 14, 2018

Can’t wait to try this on an old card table we have. Love the way it brings it back to life.

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Liz Crowley on Oct 31, 2020

I would think an inexpensive, clear silicone sealant like you use around the sink or tub would work great too. I have a table I'm getting ready to dabble with some of my adult coloring book pieces and sealant.

Was just looking at all the choices of paint finishes and contact paper on Amazon. Astounding the choices and so inexpensive too.

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