{"id":21082,"date":"2017-02-01T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/?p=21082"},"modified":"2022-04-18T15:54:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T23:54:50","slug":"diy-ikea-hack-faux-terrazzo-table-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/2017\/02\/diy-ikea-hack-faux-terrazzo-table-top.html","title":{"rendered":"Faux Terrazzo Table Top\u00a0IKEA Hack DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21082\" class=\"elementor elementor-21082\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-998e604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"998e604\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be893a6\" data-id=\"be893a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3b9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3b9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>A simple guide to creating a faux terrazzo table top effect.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2878e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2878e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This weekend I did a little makeover on our plain white <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/00251135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINNMON<\/a> table that was looking a little worse for wear. With a few stains and scratches, it was time to either replace it or make it last a little longer with a cover up of some kind. Since we&#8217;re really loving the terrazzo look lately, I had the idea to cut out little pieces of marble and black contact paper to look like little broken up pieces of stone. A faux terrazzo table top effect. This is a fun little <a href=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/category\/diy\/decor-diy-projects\/ikea-hacks\">IKEA hack<\/a> to add to our <a href=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/category\/diy\/decor-diy-projects\/ikea-hacks\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-778bf51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"778bf51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b42ae21\" data-id=\"b42ae21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8115de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8115de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1014\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21084 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table Top\u00a0IKEA Hack DIY 1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809-480x695.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21084 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table Top\u00a0IKEA Hack DIY 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0809-480x695.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16f6266 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16f6266\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-429d3f4\" data-id=\"429d3f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0515f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0515f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Faux Terrazzo Table Top<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7176d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb7176d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The hardest thing about this faux terrazzo table top project is that it is a bit time consuming, in fact I still have a bit to finish on ours.\u00a0 I love the result though, so the time invested I find worth it.<\/p><p><b>You will need:<\/b><br \/>A table top &#8211; we used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/00251135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINNMON<\/a> table<\/p><p><strong>Other supplies:<\/strong> 1 roll of marble-patterned contact paper<br \/>1 roll of black contact paper<br \/>scissors<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ddf23e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ddf23e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d467b93\" data-id=\"d467b93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176838b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176838b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>To make:<\/b><br \/>This project is super easy &#8211; hardly no explanation needed really. Just simply cut random shapes in the shape of rocks either with rounded corners or sharp edges and peel the backing off and place each one as you go, building a natural looking pattern.\u00a0 And what&#8217;s nice, because it&#8217;s contact paper, you can remove it easily if you make a mistake.\u00a0 Continue until you have the entire table top finished.\u00a0 Depending on the size of the surface you are covering, this project can take an afternoon or a couple of days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08b7ee8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08b7ee8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0681-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21087 lazyload\" alt=\"Cut sample\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0681.jpg 700w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0681-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0681-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a97d70f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-674x1024.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21085 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table Top\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-674x1024.gif 674w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-197x300.gif 197w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-480x730.gif 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-674x1024.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21085 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table Top\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-674x1024.gif 674w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-197x300.gif 197w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_0801-480x730.gif 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b604827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b604827\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec909f\" data-id=\"cec909f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e7fcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e7fcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21090 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21090 lazyload\" alt=\"Faux Terrazzo Table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/poppytalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2tablelight.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd4d896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd4d896\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b42b60\" data-id=\"9b42b60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6874b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6874b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A perfect rainy day project.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a705b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a705b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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I have left it as is, and it\u2019s been fairly durable so far as it\u2019s not a table that is used all that often.<\/p><p>A fun little project perfect for a rainy afternoon. Enjoy!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple guide to creating a faux terrazzo table top effect. This weekend I did a little makeover on our plain white LINNMON table that was looking a little worse for wear. With a few stains and scratches, it was time to either replace it or make it last a little longer with a cover up of some kind. Since we&#8217;re really loving the terrazzo look lately, I had the idea to cut out little pieces of marble and black contact paper to look like little broken up pieces of stone. A faux terrazzo table top effect. 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