From lacklustre table to conversation piece
One of the more overlooked pieces of the furniture family is the side table. They sit peacefully next to our chesterfields and beds, hold our beverages and perhaps that turntable with David Bowie’s Blackstar stashed nearby.
The tables in my cosy home are somewhat lacklustre: they’re cheap Ikea pieces from my college days and, while they definitely serve their purpose, they’re rather bland.
The living room is filled with decor bearing pastel greens and colourful crocheted blankets, all brought together with black furniture and beautiful grey-mauve walls.
I needed something brighter with a simple pattern, preferably something that matched greens echoed throughout the room. And since I had some decorative Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan on hand, buying something new was out of the question.
Besides, this seemed like the perfect weekend for a little DIY fun.
GEOMETRIC SIDE TABLE
Repetitive patterns have a way of unifying a room, especially if they’re composed of clean lines or simple shapes like diamonds and triangles. They’re echoed in nature — it’s impossible to miss the honeycomb structures, the countless fractals and spheres.
Contemporary design also favours geometry: we see it decorating vases and throw pillows, embedded in ceramic tiles and featured in pendant light fixtures.
The colour for this project was intentionally bold: the room the table resides needed a strong centrepiece to command attention. It’s the first thing my guests see when they enter the living room and is a great conversation piece.