Comments on: Does anyone have ideas on what to replace the glass in our coffee tables with?

By: VALENTINO

VALENTINO — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:14:26 +0000

try using slate, cut to size……..slate is natural and comes in various eart colors

By: sammy

sammy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:08:45 +0000

Boy i would use glass tile like the one by one inch tile and there are so many styles to chose from. You will need to put a back on it like a piece of three quarter ply wood if it doesn’t have a back and the tile with mastic and goute will add maybe twenty pound if that to the table. You could use metal also.

By: lizzzzzynw

lizzzzzynw — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:15:21 +0000

You might consider either a matching or contrasting wood. And if you want to get fancy, you could add a decorative border or center inlay. Rocker has a number of them at the link below.

By: careermom18

careermom18 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:35:42 +0000

you could get a piece of oak veneer or another wood. you didnt say what the legs were so i dont know if they are iron or wood. you could use smaller tiles like a 4 inch or even a mosic and put a pattern on it. I saw one where they put in a pick of masinite and then used old broken dishes that were family heirlooms but had been broken during a storm. I likes that idea because noe they still have the heirloom. but in a differnt form.

By: Gem

Gem — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:51:36 +0000

The fiberboard covered with leather would be nice.

You don’t say what color your table is, but you could use melamine (I think I spelled that correctly), if white.

Also take fiberboard and buy little tiles, (there are some gorgeous little glass tiles) or even 3×3 ceramics.

Also, you could use river rock that might look nice.

I think you project totally depends on your family, some of the items wouldn’t be as durable for little truck drivers…

By: Darkgoth

Darkgoth — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:45:10 +0000

get a nice piece of hardwood cut to size. stain it and then seal with polyuerethane…