The Story of Crafting a Mosaic Patio Table

We use tables at different places – in bedrooms, in study rooms, in dining halls, and in outdoor gardens as well. By learning how to do mosaic on table, we can enhance the beauty of many indoor and outdoor settings. We want to carve design on the tabletop. Therefore, we need to select a design that we want to create on the table top. To find an attractive design, picture, or scenery you can browse across mosaic portals. Better to create the design on a drawing paper and then replicate the same on the tabletop. You need to decide what finishing you want to offer to the design, and accordingly select mosaic materials. To create the mosaic design, you can use ceramic tiles, glass pieces, shells, pebbles, crockery, smalti, limestone and various other materials. You also need various mosaic kits, tools and equipment.

To create a mosaic patio table, you may need following supplies:

• Plywood Table Top
• Drawing Paper
• Respirator
• Grout
• Jiffy Mixer
• Trowel
• Tile Adhesive
• Wet sponge
• Buckets
• Scraper
• Gloves
• Needle Tool
• Stiff Flexible Rib

You can use a pencil or marker to draw the design on the table top. Needle tool is used in dot-to-dot technique to sketch the drawing on the table top. Now arrange the mosaic materials according to set guidelines and stick the tiles together using trowel and mortar. To be safe do not forget to use gloves. Use wet sponge to wipe excessive mortars and adhesives off the surface. You need to understand what look you are going to assign to your design and use specific mosaic materials to get the desired finishing. After you have finished embedding the mosaic materials, check everything is okay and let the mosaic piece to dry for a night period or 24 hours. 

Readymade mosaic patio table tops:

Today you can buy readymade mosaic tabletops and legs from stores. In California, www.mikemosaic.com is a reputed online store offering mosaic patio tables and mosaic portraits. On this website, you can also buy custom tables, chairs, bases, and DIY mosaic kits. The store physically located in California is the studio of Mike McCormick. McCormick has more than 20 years experience in designing mosaic arts and furniture items. You can take help of the expert mosaic artist in any of your mosaic project. Contact him at MikeMosaic@aol.com or (562) 505-1779.