How to reinvent a pine table

4 easy ways to turn an old table from staid to stunning

A kitchen table

How to do it

Step 1) Paint the table, choosing a bold colour for the supports.

Step 2) Once it's dry, stretch a piece of patterned oilcloth taut across the top, stapling the edges neatly under the lip.

What you need

Paradise Lace oilcloth, £12 per m, Viva la Frida. Legs painted in All White estate eggshell, £25.50 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. Supports painted in New Yellow Gloss Super spray paint, £5.86, Plasti-Kote.

 

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Add a splash of colour to your kitchen with a reinvented pine table