Moroccan Side tables
A few weeks ago, I watched a video by artist and designer Mark Montano making these beautiful Moroccan side tables. I loved them so much I couldn't stop thinking about making them. I watched the video many times! (You can find it on YouTube.)
After several days, I finally asked my husband to go buy the wood that I would need (it turned out to be much more expensive than I thought it would be, as I haven't purchased wood in a very long time). It was around $65.
Then I asked my son, Joe, to cut up the wood for me, which he did. Then I drew out the 'keyhole' designs in the pine and drew the octagonal shapes in the plywood. Joe cut them out for me using a scroll saw and a table saw. He did a great job. Then it was up to me to paint them. It took me longer than I thought it would, but I really like the way they turned out.
Here is the step-by-step process.
First, the wood required for two tables:
(2) 20" x 20" pieces of 3/4" plywood for the table tops.
(8) 12" x 22" pieces of 1" x 12" pine (which are actually only about 11" wide)
Measure in 5-3/4" from each end of the plywood and draw a line across the corners to create an octagon. (I googled this to figure out the formula and it worked out very well.)
Next draw the keyhole shapes on paper, which is easier than you may think! I drew two sizes (because that is what Mark Montano did in the video), one is 11" from the bottom and the other is 14" from the bottom. Transfer these two designs onto four pieces of pine, respectively.
Next have a trusted person cut these out for you, like I did... or cut them out yourselves. Lol.
Now, sand all the pieces, wipe off the dust with a tack cloth, and seal the wood with your favorite wood sealer. Sand and tack again to prepare the wood for painting. I took quite a bit of time filling the various holes and disturbances in the wood with wood filler before I sealed the wood. If you have a better quality of wood, you may be able to skip this step.
After several days, I finally asked my husband to go buy the wood that I would need (it turned out to be much more expensive than I thought it would be, as I haven't purchased wood in a very long time). It was around $65.
Then I asked my son, Joe, to cut up the wood for me, which he did. Then I drew out the 'keyhole' designs in the pine and drew the octagonal shapes in the plywood. Joe cut them out for me using a scroll saw and a table saw. He did a great job. Then it was up to me to paint them. It took me longer than I thought it would, but I really like the way they turned out.
Here is the step-by-step process.
First, the wood required for two tables:
(2) 20" x 20" pieces of 3/4" plywood for the table tops.
(8) 12" x 22" pieces of 1" x 12" pine (which are actually only about 11" wide)
Measure in 5-3/4" from each end of the plywood and draw a line across the corners to create an octagon. (I googled this to figure out the formula and it worked out very well.)
Next draw the keyhole shapes on paper, which is easier than you may think! I drew two sizes (because that is what Mark Montano did in the video), one is 11" from the bottom and the other is 14" from the bottom. Transfer these two designs onto four pieces of pine, respectively.
Next have a trusted person cut these out for you, like I did... or cut them out yourselves. Lol.
Now, sand all the pieces, wipe off the dust with a tack cloth, and seal the wood with your favorite wood sealer. Sand and tack again to prepare the wood for painting. I took quite a bit of time filling the various holes and disturbances in the wood with wood filler before I sealed the wood. If you have a better quality of wood, you may be able to skip this step.
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Now we are ready to paint. I used Chalky and Americana paint because that's what I have and they cover nicely. The colors I chose are:
The 'red' one:
Romance (exterior)
Treasure plus white (Americana) 3:1 (interior)
Lace (stenciling)
The 'blue' one:
Treasure (exterior)
Coral (Americana paint) (interior)
Yesteryear (stenciling)
I painted the outsides and the insides allowing to dry in between. I believe the red needed two coats but none of the other colors did.
After everything is painted, it's time for the stenciling. I used the same stencil that Mark Montano used, because I already had it. If you don't have it, you could substitute another stencil, but the roundish design works very well for the octagonal surface.
I used Lace on the red table, and Yesteryear on the blue table, for the stenciling. I use a makeup sponge because I like the control I get with it better than a stencil brush, but of course, use whatever method you prefer.
Following Mark's video, I stenciled the tops and sides of each table.
I chose to do all this before putting the tables together, although this method left me with some touching up to do afterwards. I used screws to put the table together rather than nails because I have rowdy puppies and several young grandchildren, so the chances of these tables getting knocked over is very high.
I drilled holes, drilled in the screws, and then filled the holes and retouched the paint on the top.
Lastly I varnished the tables with a gloss spray varnish.
The 'red' one:
Romance (exterior)
Treasure plus white (Americana) 3:1 (interior)
Lace (stenciling)
The 'blue' one:
Treasure (exterior)
Coral (Americana paint) (interior)
Yesteryear (stenciling)
I painted the outsides and the insides allowing to dry in between. I believe the red needed two coats but none of the other colors did.
After everything is painted, it's time for the stenciling. I used the same stencil that Mark Montano used, because I already had it. If you don't have it, you could substitute another stencil, but the roundish design works very well for the octagonal surface.
I used Lace on the red table, and Yesteryear on the blue table, for the stenciling. I use a makeup sponge because I like the control I get with it better than a stencil brush, but of course, use whatever method you prefer.
Following Mark's video, I stenciled the tops and sides of each table.
I chose to do all this before putting the tables together, although this method left me with some touching up to do afterwards. I used screws to put the table together rather than nails because I have rowdy puppies and several young grandchildren, so the chances of these tables getting knocked over is very high.
I drilled holes, drilled in the screws, and then filled the holes and retouched the paint on the top.
Lastly I varnished the tables with a gloss spray varnish.
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