Upcycled End Table
Material & Form Exploration
Transforming a second-hand end table through material experimentation. Through this project, I learned to embrace failure as part of the process. What began as a flat, unconvincing surface became an opportunity to experiment with new materials.
Concept Exploration
Playful Expressive Concept
Modern Minimalist Concept
Industrial Brutalist Concept
Surface Development
The chosen concrete-effect paint produced a flat, uniform grey rather than the textured, architectural surface I had envisioned. Rather than restart, I experimented with joint compound and tonal washes to build variation and concrete-like texture.
The “failure” of the first application became an opportunity to test new techniques and discover a more convincing solution.
Flat grey paint
Texture creation
Tonal washes for depth
