1. Plan your work. A drawing of your design is very helpful. It allows you to create a pattern you like and determine how much tile you will need a...

2. Place your table over the drop cloth. Remove the old finish or at least rough it up with sandpaper. Take your coarse grit sandpaper and work the...

3. With a damp cloth, wipe off all the sawdust.

4. Now is the time to inspect the surface for potential problems. If you have large cracks or the table is made of several independent pieces such...

5. Cut the Masonite to fit your table. If you do not have a proper saw for the project, take your table measurements with you to the hardware store...

6. Using the same thinset mortar that you will use for your tile, cover the table top. Place the Masonite on the thinset, smooth side down and appl...

7. Grab your design and lay your pattern out on the floor. This step allows you to make adjustments to your design and to get a feel for how it wil...

8. You are now into the most critical portion of the project - laying out, cutting and setting the tile. For new tilers, develop a design that does...

9. Some tilers prefer to put their thinset mortar on the surface they are tiling and place the tiles into the mortar. They do this by spreading the...

10. An alternative approach is called "buttering" the tile. Sounds appetizing, doesn't it? This technique has you take some thinset, apply it to th...