Decorating an old table with a lace effect

You can find plenty of ways online to transform an old, worn-out table, chair, or cabinet. However, many of the suggested ideas are either too simple or require advanced skills in a particular technique. I suggest a quick and easy way to transform a table (which had been lying around unused at my parents' dacha) by depicting lace on its surface.

There once was this unsightly table, which, after its transformation, became this.

Let's get to work. Print a lace doily motif or pattern on a sheet of regular white office paper and cut it out along the contour. Mark the outline on the table with a pencil where you want the "doily" to lie. Next, apply a good layer of acrylic-based varnish to the surface of the design and to the intended spot on the table. Place the design on the table surface face down. Then leave it to dry for 12-13 hours.

After it has dried, take a container of water and a sponge, and thoroughly dampen the surface of the design to remove the paper layer. In this case, you don't need to remove the paper completely. As soon as you see a slightly whitish layer through which the doily pattern is visible, you can stop. In my opinion, this is even better, as the slight paper residue creates the effect of a fabric texture, which is characteristic of lace doilies.

Wait for the remaining paper surface to dry, and start drawing the "lace" outline using an acrylic outliner for glass or ceramics. Dilute white acrylic paint to the consistency of thin cream and fill in the empty spaces of the "doily".

It seemed to me that such a doily looked lonely on the table, so I decided to add some cute leaves and flowers using a simple stencil. As a result, we got this unique little table!