How to Decoupage Kitchen Tables With Take-Out Menus

Take recycling to a new level. Transform your dining room table's surface from a boring blank slate into a collage of old takeout menus with a few supplies from the craft store and a couple days' time. Rescue an old beat up table from the thrift store to use for this project for an inexpensive decoration.

Instructions

1

Sand the top and edges of the tabletop. Brush or blow away any dust from the sanding.

2

Paint an area large enough for the first takeout menu in the center of the table with decoupage medium using a foam brush. Place the menu in the coated area of the tabletop. Smooth the menu with your hands to get out any air bubbles trapped between the menu and the tabletop.

3

Paint another layer of decoupage medium over the top of the menu. Paint the medium past the edges of the menu to thoroughly seal it to the tabletop.

4

Paint an area large enough for the next menu with the decoupage medium. Make the area slightly overlap the first menu so the tabletop is completely covered when you are done. Place the menu on the table, smooth it out and paint over it with more medium. Continue to cover the top of the table in this manner.

5

Paint the edge of the tabletop and the outside edge of the bottom with decoupage medium and wrap the take out menus over the edge to the underside of the tabletop when you get to that point. Paint over the top of these menus the same as the rest, including on the underside of the table, so they're sealed in place.

6

Let the table dry for 24 hours. Paint another layer of decoupage medium over the entire top, edge and underside once the table is dry. Let this coat dry for 24 hours before using the table.