blakey found a new man project for the loft!
our coffee table was in sub-par condition. nail polish remover had been spilled on it not once, but two times. {yes, armstrong, you definitely aren't in trouble since i did the exact same thing shortly there after.} & the finish on the top decided it didn't want to withstand anything any more. a luke warm plate: white ring. a wet cup: white ring. annoying.
so blake decided what better way to fix the table than to make it an ou football table?!
he ordered 12 sports illustrated magazines with ou football on the cover. my favorite is the ou texas cover from 2001. a knock down of chris simms... boomer sooner. then we measured the top of the table & ordered a piece of glass from a local glass shop. the piece is a 1/4" thick & very heavy. even the t man can't knock it off.
we need to come up with a way to make it water tight, so the magazine aren't ruined when {yes, when. not if} we spill water {or wine or beer} on the table. maybe mod podge the magazines onto the table? other ideas??
very fun & festive. way to go, byrds. & the manly table might be the excuse i need for a new pink chair in the room :)
love love,
kjp.
Since the glass goes to the side, do you really think liquid would travel under and get the magazines wet? It doesn't look like it to me... .
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't modge podge them, so you can change them out if you want. Like at Christmas you could replace them with Christmas magazines :)
What about a big custom size acid-free protective sleeve? Probably not as cheap as modge podge but much better for the integrity of the magazines.
ReplyDeletewhen i worked at my desk job, i had a huge piece of glass on top of my desk. i may or may not have spilled an entire cup of coffee {more than once...} on my desk. the coffee always miraculously got underneath the glass & on the wood portion of the desk.
ReplyDeletei have no explanations. only possible first hand experience.
i will have to look into the acid-free protective sleeve idea.