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DIY Modern Table Numbers for Weddings

DIY Modern Table Numbers

For anyone who’s been keeping up with my life, you may have seen that I got married! April 29th, Michael & I got married in our hometown of Jacksonville, FL (and then briskly moved to Chicago & Gainesville respectively haha…).

Which now means I have all the small details from the day in the new apartment begging to be photographed. Originally I had planned to get these up as they were made, but nothing ended up being built until the week of- HA. But now it’s spring and full blown wedding & shower season so better late than never?

DIY Modern Table Numbers

To kick off this batch, here are the wedding table signs I made for our farmhouse style tables at the reception. I couldn’t find anything that fit our ‘Modern & Classic Beach Wedding’ theme except these house numbers that are all over Pinterest. Before we start, I apologize for the complete lack of step photos. Did I mention all wedding projects happened the week of?

You’ll Need
base wood
house numbers
spackle
sandpaper
clear, acrylic spray
primer + paint
wood to metal epoxy

Some material tips: Most home improvement stores will cut down your blocks if you buy a chunk of wood. Easiest way to get the correct size. When choosing an epoxy, don’t go for the 1-minute set! It won’t give you enough time to adjust your numbers. You can clean up any overflow epoxy with a q-tip and acetone.

DIY Modern Table Numbers

1. Fill in the backs of the house numbers if hollow. Do multiple, thin layers to really make sure it dries completely or else it will crack/fall out. Honestly, no one will notice the back, but it does help give more surface area for the epoxy to grip.

DIY Modern Table Numbers

2. Sand everything down- the spackle & the metal. You’ll need to get the whole number ready for paint!

3. Apply 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint color of choice to the numbers.

4. Spray the base wood with the 2 coats of acrylic spray. This keeps the wood from absorbing all the epoxy.

DIY Modern Table Numbers

5. Following the epoxy directions, carefully attach a number to a base making sure the bottom of the number is flush with the bottom of the base so it can stand. If your numbers are a little wobbly after the glue sets, you can pad the feet with clear furniture bumpers.

DIY Modern Table Numbers

Tada! I’m so over the moon about these guys I’m trying to find ways to use them around the apartment! Now for some close ups so you can see that they stand on their own 😉

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DIY Modern Table Numbers

DIY Modern Table Numbers

DIY Modern Table Numbers

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16 Comments

  1. Marlene @ Idle Hands Awake says

    May 26, 2017

    GORGEOUS!!! I am in love with how these came out and your beautiful styling. Your wedding must have been dreamy! And congrats by the way! I could also see this in its original use as a fancier house number — the white-on-wood is so beautiful!

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  2. Lindsay says

    January 24, 2018

    Do you have any pictures of double digit examples?

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    • Catherine says

      January 25, 2018

      Unfortunately not :/ We only had 5 farmhouse style tables so we didn’t need any double digits. I’d suggest having the wood block in the middle of the double digits, gluing the numbers together first and then having one of them attached to the back block, or creating a bottom support for the numbers and attaching the back wood piece wherever you want.

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  3. Melissa says

    February 14, 2018

    Where did you get the greenery?

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    • Catherine says

      February 14, 2018

      Hi Melissa! They’re actually leftovers from my wedding bouquet and centerpieces. We used Becky from The Wilding Collective as our florist, but my guess is she got them wholesale.

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  4. Robin says

    January 28, 2019

    How thick is the wood block – in order for it to stand up?

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    • Catherine says

      January 29, 2019

      Hey Robin! Just went and measured- I used .75″ thick blocks!

      Reply
  5. Han says

    May 19, 2019

    what are the measurements for your blocks?

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    • Catherine says

      May 20, 2019

      Hi Han! We did 2.5″ x 5.5″ blocks!

      Reply
  6. Emma says

    May 27, 2019

    Do you have a picture of your number 1?

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    • Catherine says

      June 10, 2019

      unfortunately, no :/ Our “#1” table was the sweetheart table so we nixed a table number for a large flower display. The 1 should be thick enough to still have a bit of over hang if you keep in the same style as the others though!

      Reply
  7. LYNN says

    January 22, 2020

    Where did you get the numbers themselves? I found some 5″ metal ones at Home Depot, but they’re pretty pricey, just wondered if there’s another source out there somewhere.

    Reply
    • Catherine says

      January 24, 2020

      Hey Lynn! The cheapest I’ve found is on Amazon for $9.25 (linked in the post and here). It’s a little pricey per #, but cheaper than if you had to buy similar table numbers 🙂

      Reply
  8. Lindsay Hughes says

    March 3, 2022

    I also found these to make this more cost effective if you have a lot of tables – wood numbers that you can still paint. https://woodcrafter.com/wood-numbers-in-the-Century-Gothic-font/

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  9. Nicole says

    May 28, 2023

    Hi! We made these following your directions and are having difficulty with all of them falling over. How did you prevent this?! The 2 stands up well but the 1,3,4,5 do not. We only have 5 tables so we are really hoping this works…. please please let me know! Thanks so much.

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    • Cat says

      May 31, 2023

      Hi Nicole! I hope this reply isn’t too late. How thick are the wood pieces you’re using for the bases? If they’re already .75″ thick, another way to help them stand is to add small, clear bumper stickers on the bottom of the wood and number roughly in a triangle pattern (so one on the bottom of the number, 2 on the far sides of the wood base) to add more grip and level feet

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