Turn a plain concrete garden table into an attractive patio set for outdoor living. My garden set had seen better times, so I decided to try this project out. Five years later the table still looks stunning!



You will need:
- Acrylic paint - 3 colours + black
- Guilders paste - gold or silver
- Mutton cloth
- Natural sponge
- Paintbrush

Here's how:
1. Apply basecoat of black acrylic over the entire surface.

2. Pour first colour into a suitable container and dip the natural sponge lightly into the paint. Dab onto the surface randomly, remembering to turn your hand every so often so as not to have a continuously repeating pattern. Allow to dry.

3. Do not cover the entire surface, leave plenty of space for the remaining colours, and you still want to see some black showing through.

4. Continue as above for the next two colours, allowing each coat to dry before applying the next colour. Leave to dry overnight.

5. Apply a small amount of gilder's paste around the edges and to highlight any relief work. Leave this to dry for 1 hour and then polish with a clean cloth.

Design Tip:
You don't have to use shades of green for this project - you can use any colour you like.