My Cocktail & End Table

Some time ago I moved this from my kitchen - 5 styro crates stacked on top of each other.

I separated the parts and placed them in the family room to improvise for a cocktail & end table.

They were initially sprayed black with a mixture of blue, but over the years they had gotten all scraped up.  A lot of people use to think they were rock because a lot of the paint had came off and they were looking scruffy and everything.

As usual,  money was tight, so I decided to hold on to them and play around with the color to make them more appealing.  Sometime ago I remembered seeing a table that had a tile top so I decided to paint the glass top to imitate tile.

I then painted the base and added some detail

 So here was my newly painted table...

Not bad for styrofoam!

Well after awhile I decided to mess around a bit more.  I had been reading about crackle and other techniques, so I bought some glue and played around and got this...

Closer Look

 

 I like this old antique-ish, cracked-up look, so I think I'll keep it like this for awhile... 

So, the next time you're playing around with paint don't be afraid to be different and LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!