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Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum Coffee Table – Martha Grey

Name: Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum Coffee Table - Martha Grey
SKU: 3656
Price: 95.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£95.00

This small solid oak coffee table with barley twist legs is a great example of the classic country arts and crafts style.

A custom Glasshouse Girl stencil has been applied saying: Nolite te Bastardes Carborundorum which roughly translates (in pigeon Latin) as “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down”.

A weathered oak stain brings out the amazing wood grain and the surface protected with multiple layers of gloss varnish.

The base has been painted with two coats of ‘Martha Grey’.

Dimensions: tbc.

If you fancy having a go yourself on your own coffee table, the stencil is available for sale as well as a full ‘How To’ blog post AND a DIY kit including all the paint, stencils and brushes!

1 in stock (can be backordered)

Categories: 'W' Collection - Weird, Wonderful or Experimental, Coffee Tables, Occasional Tables

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