I Spent 40 Hours Transforming My Old Kitchen Table Into A Monopoly Board

Being in between jobs, I decided I needed a project. I usually work with acrylic on canvas. Looking around my apartment, I found that I had neither to work with and couldn't afford to get more. Spotting my kitchen table, I decided that this was as good a blank canvas as any. I haven't worked with wood too much, but I remembered having a couple of old wood burners in my junk drawer. I grabbed all the supplies I could conjure up and went to work.

This took a week to make (40 hours). The most difficult part was measuring, as  I'm not good at it. I know there is seemingly only room for 2 players, but I didn't want to make the board too small. We Canadians are resourceful people. We can make it work!

The stain is sloppy, blotchy, and old looking. Not for everyone's taste, but it's just the way I like it! Over-all, I am very happy with the result and believe it was the time well spent.

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A lot of people have this table, either from Ikea or Jysk.

Everything I could find.

I tried my best to follow the original board. Prices might be outdated a little.

This was more difficult than it looks.

I used a knife to carve out the outline before using the burner. This was a huge help to keep the chisel in place when burning it in.

Fingers nearly broken at this point.

I got caught up in what I was doing and forgot to take pictures. Here is the first coat of acrylic varnish I found under my sink.

Someone mentioned that it looked like a chocolate bar.

Some strongly dislike how I blotched the stain, but I kinda like it. It looks old, rustic, used, and abused. It will also hide any future spill, wear, or tear. I'm a happy camper!