VHunter
Well-Known Member
A Ceramic Tile Manicure Table?
What do you think?
For a very long time now, I have been using a white ceramic tile for mixing gels with glitter, practicing nail art with nail polish and water based acrylic paint...
And it ALL comes off of the tile soooooooo easy without hurting it. I can use acetone, whatever... it comes off squeaky clean.
This got me to thinking.
What if, my new table was covered in white ceramic tiles? I'd never have to worry again about dropping polish, spilling acetone, dropping paint.... etc.. Ultra easy to clean.
OR if I did a mosaic one? Break up a bunch of different coloured ceramic tiles, and inlay them.
Like this, but messier sort of? No pattern to discern. Just a bunch of broken tiles (not the shape of the table, just the look of the tiles):
I could get 'left-over' tiles REALLY cheap from the local hardware store. OR grab a bunch of different ones from their 'loose' stock that's not boxed.
I already have a 3/4 box left over from doing our bathroom. 5 x 5" each.
I've been looking at manicure tables available locally.
HATE THEM
So far, using a table hubby made with a cabinet, draped in fabric and covered with plexi glass on top. Have to keep washing the fabric because of the dust UGH:irked:
I've been designing my own table in my mind.
Ceramic tiles as a 'finish' as opposed to melamine or glass.
A hole for my dust extractor to be installed so that it's not raised and putting a crimp in my shoulders. 2 holes to run wires through for e-file and lamps so they're not in the way.
I thought I'd put 2 'shelves' on either side of where the client sits under the table to house two seperate small tunnel lamps to get them OFF the top of the table and give me more space and make it less cluttered looking. A cabinet on either side underneath the table top for storage (gosh, tonnes of art stuff LOL, clean towels etc.)
I find that having my stuff on shelves gets it all coated in dust and is an absolute nightmare to clean all the time:irked:
What do you all think?
this is a how-to on a similar idea.
DigsMagazine.com | lounge: MAKE IT MOSAIC: HOW TO TILE A TABLETOP
Let me know your thoughts
THANKS!
What do you think?
For a very long time now, I have been using a white ceramic tile for mixing gels with glitter, practicing nail art with nail polish and water based acrylic paint...
And it ALL comes off of the tile soooooooo easy without hurting it. I can use acetone, whatever... it comes off squeaky clean.
This got me to thinking.
What if, my new table was covered in white ceramic tiles? I'd never have to worry again about dropping polish, spilling acetone, dropping paint.... etc.. Ultra easy to clean.
OR if I did a mosaic one? Break up a bunch of different coloured ceramic tiles, and inlay them.
Like this, but messier sort of? No pattern to discern. Just a bunch of broken tiles (not the shape of the table, just the look of the tiles):
I could get 'left-over' tiles REALLY cheap from the local hardware store. OR grab a bunch of different ones from their 'loose' stock that's not boxed.
I already have a 3/4 box left over from doing our bathroom. 5 x 5" each.
I've been looking at manicure tables available locally.
HATE THEM
So far, using a table hubby made with a cabinet, draped in fabric and covered with plexi glass on top. Have to keep washing the fabric because of the dust UGH:irked:
I've been designing my own table in my mind.
Ceramic tiles as a 'finish' as opposed to melamine or glass.
A hole for my dust extractor to be installed so that it's not raised and putting a crimp in my shoulders. 2 holes to run wires through for e-file and lamps so they're not in the way.
I thought I'd put 2 'shelves' on either side of where the client sits under the table to house two seperate small tunnel lamps to get them OFF the top of the table and give me more space and make it less cluttered looking. A cabinet on either side underneath the table top for storage (gosh, tonnes of art stuff LOL, clean towels etc.)
I find that having my stuff on shelves gets it all coated in dust and is an absolute nightmare to clean all the time:irked:
What do you all think?
this is a how-to on a similar idea.
DigsMagazine.com | lounge: MAKE IT MOSAIC: HOW TO TILE A TABLETOP
Let me know your thoughts
THANKS!