Pedestal Redo III

Alright, so here's what I've done with the pedestal. After I coated it with a couple layers of high-gloss white enamel, I decided to go ahead and put a checkerboard pattern on the top. But I didn't want a straight grid pattern. I wanted something that would play off the round shape of the pedestal, and create a bit more interest.

Eventually I chose to make a warped grid to give the illusion that it was a sphere. First, I cut a big circle of paper, rulered it in quarters (like my new verb, there?) and then free-handed my pattern in pencil. Hopefully you can see that in the top picture.


Then, I covered the top of my pedestal with white contact paper. To transfer the grid lines, I chose the best half of my paper circle, and cut off one strip from the outside along the line I'd drawn. I used that to trace a line onto my table, and then I rotated it 90 degrees and traced the same line until I got back to my original spot. Then I cut along the next line and went through the same process. As I cut off each strip and traced, the lines started to cross over each other, and it magically took shape!


I then ran my exact-o knife along each line, and pulled off every other "square".

 


Finally, I coated the whole sh*teroo with black paint, peeled off the contact paper, touched it up with a teeny brush...

Et Voila!

I love it. When I am satisfied with my touch-ups and have it as perfect as I think I can manage, I'll put a couple coats of polyurethane on top to seal the deal and make it user-friendly.

It's not the only treatment I'm going to give this pedestal, but it's a good start, and I think it will look great as a fun, quirky companion piece to my fun, quirky chair.