I used a toothpick to do my cleanup, being careful not to “scratch” so hard that I took off the white paint. Using as little paint as possible for the stencil helps to reduce the amount of cleanup to create clean lines when you peel the stencil off as well. As a matter of fact, it looks best with a varied amount of paint, where some areas are somewhat faded. The trick with stenciling is to not get too much paint on your brush. Step ThreeĪfter the tiles were completely dry, it was time to get the stencil on! Make sure you are using a stencil that is the same size as your tile. My intent here was to not get something too thick that might peel off more easily, kind of like nail polish does when you get it too thick. I tried to get good coverage with the first coat here and I was pretty well able to achieve good coverage with a single coat. This was the ticket! As it went onto the tile, I could tell that it was adhering better and would create an easier surface to work with for stenciling. In my next attempt, I just spray painted the tiles with a Bonding Primer spray from Rustoleum. However, this didn’t adhere to the tile and in the rain it peeled right off. The first attempt I rolled some exterior porch paint on the tiles. For this part, I had some mistakes so, hopefully, I can steer you down the right path and you don’t have to have redos like I did. Stencil (Amazon has some great choices in 12×12) Paint for Stencil (Any gray that coordinates with your frame color will do) Spray Paint for Metal Table & Chairs (I chose a gray color and used about 6-7 cans)īonding Primer for Painting Tiles (I used 2 cans and chose a bright white color) Here’s what I did to breathe new life into our old beat up set. Ultimately, though, this allowed me to create a more durable finish. Even though the process was fairly simple, I had one little mishap. I am going to walk you through the process I used to update our outdoor table to take on a whole new look! I love how this turned out. Tile stenciling DIY’s have popped up everywhere for bathroom floors, and it struck me that I could use this same process for an outdoor tile table update with our set. With the structures solid, I was thinking there had to give this outdoor table an update. In our existing outdoor furniture collection, we have a lot of good sturdy pieces that we have had for a while, but it all looked so beat up. Outdoor furniture can be so expensive, and the cheap stuff looks….well, cheap.
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