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" A kitchen table may make you think of many things\u2014what&amp;#039;s for dinner, cleaning up after meals, or even family time. But when Bored Panda member ToastnEggs was brainstorming ideas for a new DIY project, she saw her plain kitchen table as a blank canvas. Instead of relying on paint to spruce up the surface, she turned to woodcarving to transform the basic wood table into a functioning, oversized Monopoly board. Overall, the DIY project took 40 hours, or about a week, to complete.  Since ToastnEggs hadn&amp;#039;t done much woodworking before this project, she carefully planned her design in advance, based on a real Monopoly board. She first sketched the board onto the table, then etched the outline, before burning it in permanently with a chisel.   A coat of varnish sealed this DIY project, making it ready to share with company on game night. Blotched wood and faded colors give the table a rustic feel, adding to its overall charm.    Learn more about how ToastnEggs gave her kitchen table new life as a board game at Bored Panda.  NEXT:    19 Ideas for Creative Floral Arrangements   9 Houseplants You Can Totally Neglect   21 Reasons You Should Never Live in the Country "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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