How can I give my old glass top patio table an updated look?
I have a glass top rectangular table that sits outside year round and it needs an upgrade. What can I do to make it look better? Any and all suggestions welcome! Glass does not have to stay.
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Aimee: I think this would be fun and colorful!
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Mosaic-Table-Top
Could you use a spray paint like Rustoleum that wears well outside and paint it? You could give it a base coat and then paint a pattern on it to give it a little character...
Aimee...I usually give mine a good cleaning each year and about every other or 3rd I will spray paint. Good luck
You could also use the same paint to paint the top and base different colours or match the chairs if there are chairs around it. :)
Hi! I have not personally done this but I have read that you can paint the underneath side of the glass top to make it look new again!
Here is a Hometalk post where they painted the top of the glass
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/furniture/painting-furniture-glass-table-top-4702283
Paint a Glass Table Top
I realize these are not glass top tables but you could get a basic idea from this (and some of these are beautiful you would just want to protect the table top with poly or the such:
https://www.homemadehomeideas.com/18-surprising-ways-to-transform-ugly-tables-into-something-beautiful/
A fresh coat of colorful paint to the base would likely be a great way to refresh it.
Spray paint the base one color and spray the underside of the glass another color. You can still wipe it off then! :)
You can tile over it ... Or do a mosaic on it ...Then it into stained glass using glass paint ...
Cover it with fun, pattered tiles!