McKenzie Childs designs beautiful furniture, and all her pieces of art furniture have hefty price tags of thousands of dollars. I really wanted a McKenzie Childs style table for my living room so I went searching on the internet for a copycat painting method that would be more within my budget. I found this DIY Mckenzie Childs inspired harlequin table by Angela East, on YouTube, and I really felt like I could pull this easy painting method off without a hitch. I managed to find an old table at Goodwill for $5.00 and I got some craft paint from Michael’s craft store, where I used a 60 percent off coupon and this project turned out to be really cheap to make.

Materials For McKenzie Childs Inspired Harlequin Table:

• Craft paint (in black, white, and gold)
• Painter’s tape
• A paintbrush
• A pencil
• Some rags to keep your work neat

Directions:

In this DIY Mckenzie Childs inspired harlequin table by Angela East, on YouTube, you will learn how to make this gorgeous table for a mere fraction of the price an authentic McKenzie Childs would cost. You begin by taping your furniture piece with painter’s tape to draw the lines for your harlequin pattern.  

Then

This DIY harlequin table is so cute, and the best part about it is the fact that it cost under ten dollars. With tutorials like this one, anyone can have a high-end home decor look for pennies on the dollar!

DIY McKenzie Childs Inspired Harlequin Table