| Table and Storage Bin |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-233 |
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Designer Susan Lane likes to throw a lot of large pillows and cushions outdoors in fine weather, but always had the problem of a handy way to store the bulky items when the weather was foul. She came up with a table and storage bin made from a standard plastic garbage can and a wood round table, and she made another version for a child's playroom. Here's how: Garden Table Materials: Standard plastic garbage can (must have flat bottom)
Pre-cut table round
Shellac-based primer
Foam roller
Water-based acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Decoupage medium
Color photocopies of your choice
Mod Podge (Trademark)
Staple gun
Ivy - Purchase or salvage a standard plastic garbage can with flat bottom, and a pre-cut table round found at home centers or hardware stores.
- Prep the plastic garbage can by painting the whole thing with a shellac-based primer, using a foam roller.
- Let dry for 24 hours.
- For the decorative background, paint over the shellac-based primer with water-based acrylic. Lane used a coat of blue, and then went back and painted over it with a mix of blue and white, as shown, to soften the look. "I wanted it to look like the clouds in the sky," she says.
- Then use acrylics to paint flowers that look like they're "coming up" on the sides of the can. "If you're afraid to paint, you can always stencil," says Lane.
- Prime the top.
- Then, if you like, decoupage some color photocopies to the top, finishing with at least two coats of Mod Podge after you've glued your images down with white glue.
- Staple gun ivy around the rim of the tabletop.
Child's Table Materials: Plastic tub (remove handles)
Plywood or pressed wood tabletop
Shellac-based primer
Foam roller
Water-based acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Chalkboard spray paint finish
Color photocopy of a checkerboard
Decoupage medium - For the table's base, purchase a plastic tub. If it has handles, remove them.
- Use a plywood or pressed wood round for the top.
- Paint the plastic tub as you would the trash can in the instructions for the garden table, above, only use decorations appropriate for your child or the room.
- Apply chalkboard spray paint finish to the tabletop. Use 4 or 5 light coats as the manufacturer recommends, and prime the last coat with chalk, and then erase.
- If you'd like a checkerboard in the middle, make a color photocopy of a real checkerboard. Lane reduced her copy by 15 percent. Then decoupage it on to the tabletop.
Products: Available at art and craft stores nationwide. Plastic garbage can and tub, along with table rounds, can be found at hardware or discount stores nationwide.
RESOURCES :
Good Things for Organizing
Model: 0609805940
Author: Martha Stewart
(March, 2001)
Three Rivers Press
Organizing From the Inside Out
Model: 0805056491
Author: Julie Morgenstern
(September, 1998)
Owl Books
Get It Together: How to Organize Everything in Your Life (All About You)
Model: 0439135478
Author: Julia Marsden
(April, 2000)
Scholastic Paperbacks
Good-Bye Clutter: Organize and Simplify Every Room in Your Home
Model: 0806521341
Author: Susan Wright
(August, 2000)
Citadel Press
Sacramento, CA 95820
Phone: 916-456-6000
Fax: 916-732-2070
GUESTS :
Susan Lane
Fax: 818-761-9115
Email: lanewerth@aol.com
Interior Designer/Homeowner
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