Marble effect paint on small table and chair
 

These were going to hit the dump but I got them in time and done a marble effect paint. There's the before/after photos.

wow. well done

This is fantastic! Well done!!

What a super job - well done, take a bow!!!

OMG these are beautiful, you'd never think the were the same tables. Fab job, well done.

Wow, wow, wow! I've always wanted to try this but never found a suitable piece of furniture. I can't believe how they turned out, it's amazing. You really have some talent there, extremely artistic. Well done!

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Fabulous...looks like the real thing!

Congrats!
 

Wow Hackytza - they are fab!! I have never seen marble effect paint before (am such a newbie to all this!!) - please explain how it works.

Well done!

Mamakat

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Hi there. Absolutely fantastic work. Well done and thanks for sharing.

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Hackzyta these are just lovely. Let us know how you did them please. I cannot believe the talent on jumbletown!

Faux Marble Explained
 

Thank you all for all your praising. It all started when I was looking into google for marble effect tiles and by mistake I found this article about "Faux marble paint". I got so fascinated, I started looking for more documentation on this subject. The best article I found was here:
http://www.thatpainterlady.com/faux-...ble-technique/

I have experimented first on a second hand timber fire surround, I haven't that fitted yet in the house - but I am just posting the photos here to see the stages.

Looks fantastic already Hackytza, you must have a huge amount of patience!

This is unreal, i've never come across this before. They look really cool :)

Fantastic. I can't get over it. They all look like real marble. Excellent stuff. Well done.

Thes are GREAT!
 

WOW is right, they are really fantastic!
xminnie pal

DAMN.....they are gorgeous
A+

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Congratulations well done, that is one of the best jobs I have ever saw.
Keep up the good work

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can i ask please how to do that marble effect?? it looks fab. thanks

wow well done, very clever.

im doin a refurbishment
 

I have just collected dining regency table and 6 chairs. i would like to do the same effect . was it difficult to do .did you sand the table first

If you want to do it by the book, you have to sand it even if you do it just a quick sand - a sanding machine comes in handy for this job.
I thought is going to be very difficult at first, but after, I feel like I want to paint all walls and all furniture in marble effect :-) It is time consuming, but I think is fascinating and if you make mistakes, you can always paint over and make it look like is part of it.
My advise is to try first on a small bit of furniture that you don't really care too much if you ruin it.
This is where I got the instructions:
http://www.thatpainterlady.com/faux-...ble-technique/
Best of luck.

omg!
 

you have done a great job!! so creative, thanks for sharing with us, love seeing the before and after!!
junkista

That is excellent! Cheap and looks absolutely brilliant!

excellent, thanks for the link too. i got a stand thingy and was thinking about doing it marbled only it's got leather bits in the center of the shelves. I think I'll hold off for now.

It looks fab! Great job.
And thanks for the link. Now I'm just thinking what I can paint marble effect in my house?

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they are absolutely georgous. I wonder could you use this on a work top

marble effect paint on small table and chair
 

I cant get over the work you have done. I have spent the last few days trying to find out about what paint I need as I want to try it myself on a worktop I have at home. Could you please tell me what kind of paint I need exactly.

Many thanks Mary Ryan

I have used normal white gloss paint for timber - and you only need one tube of coloured acrilic paint to create your different shades (any colour that you want your marble effect to be black, green, orange, blue etc.). I have done 3 shades of grey (so I needed 1 tube of black acrilic paint, mixed in the white paint). When you are finished with your marble effect, put 2 or 3 coats of clear gloss varnish to protect it and to give it the marble shine. I was affraid the paint will peal off on my fire surround because of the heat, but it seams to be ok. hope this helps.

marble effect paint on smal table and chair
 

thanks for that I will definately experament.

Best of luck! I am sure you won't be sorry. It's time consuming but ... I think is fascinating.

Well done
 

Fantastic

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my email address is ray.glajohnson@hotmail.com could you please give me hints on how to do this couldnt afford to hire some one and have a beds soon pleaseeeeee . majella