We have a fantastic midcentury vintage table base - bought a couple years ago as a side table, but my then one-year old knocked over the glass table top We should have seen that one coming. It's one of those tripod-y walnut bases where the tabletop just sits on top.
I just had a great idea to use the base as a table for my son in his playroom. It is the exact same height as his ikea play table, but a lot cuter. I want to put a tabletop on it that is a lot larger than the original one that came with it (it was only side-table size) so it ends up being maybe 3 feet in diameter. Balance and stability should be fine.
Any ideas for a durable tabletop material? Marker/crayon cleanup, food, water, chips and dings, etc. I obviously know that it will get beaten up regardless, but some table top materials won't last a week. Say, if I just painted plywood, it would look terrible very quickly. Marble stains, but is there a sealant I can put on that leads to easier cleanup? Can I get quartz or corian or other countertop materials cut into custom sizes? Marine-quality lacquer? Any other ideas?
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