Don't rake the Tabletop!

 This table was boring. It used to be just plain white, bought as quick party furniture from Ikea. With the use of stencils and some champagne colored metallic paint, I was able to embellish this table and give it personality. I don't quite know why I chose this pattern; I've always just had it in my head. It's not like ginko leaves are particularly important to me. I had to look up "fan shaped leaf" on Google Images in order the get the shape and the name right.

In order to seal the paint, I had to use a finish (non yellowing). This finish came in a spray can so it gave my piece a nice and even coat, that is until the second coat, where it ran out and started to dribble finish in a quite uneven manner. Like in most of my projects, I end up doing something weird to my hands (like dying them pink), this time I accidentally "finished" my hand. It was very shiny for a day or two, until the finish started to act as an adhesive. I know, very important information.