Turn a Table into a Showstopper

Dress up an old or ugly dining room table by stencilling a runner down the middle. Sand table smooth, then run two stripes of blue painter’s tape down the tables as a guideline for stencil placement. Paint stencil pattern with a stencil brush, using a dabbing motion and an almost – dry brush. Remove stencil and let paint dry for 15 minutes, then reposition stencil to continue the pattern and repeat the process. Let dry overnight. Coat the tabletop with two coats of clear acrylic polyurethane to seal.