Ikea Hack - Lack Table

I found a simple little Ikea table online for $7.99, and turned it into a colorful piece of art. It's a very simple process, and really hard to mess up. All you'll need are:

1. high flow acrylic paints (any colors you want)
2. 2 part epoxy (This is what I used: Pro Marine Supply Epoxy)
3. Any flat surface table (This is what I used: Ikea Lack Tablee)
4. Optional: Sandpaper and popsicle sticks

I mixed several varieties of blue acrylic paints, along with some black, white, and metallics. I started by watering each of the colors down slightly, to allow them to flow better. Then I poured each color into the same cup. I gave it one or two swirls with a stir stick, and then poured it over the table top. I lifted the edges of the table to guide the flow, and get full coverage over the corners and sides. I went around the edges of the table with a popsicle stick to catch as many of the paint drips as possible. Then I let it sit for ~48 hours to dry. (I don't actually think this was long enough, because I had a couple small bubbles in my epoxy topcoat that was likely from off-gasing from the paints. I had to sand them down and pour a second epoxy clear coat to get rid of them.)

Once the paint was dry, I mixed a clear 2 part epoxy to pour over the top. This is a pretty straightforward process (except for my little mishap mentioned above). After pouring, and ensuring that all of the edges and corners were covered, I went over it with a butane torch to pop any bubbles that had been created while mixing the epoxy. I let the epoxy cure for ~72 hours before doing any sanding.

After the epoxy was fully hardened, I put down a towel and flipped the table over to sand off any paint or epoxy drips. Once I had a nice smooth surface on the bottom, I screwed all of the legs back on and gave it a final cleaning.

Here are some pictures of the final product: