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Redoing a Common Garage Sale Find

By didurkes, July 29, 2010 at 9:32 am
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Sewing tables like the one above are a commidity at yard sales and thrifts. While they were once a convenient way to turn a corner spot into a workshop, they're now obsolete, for the most part, because modern sewing machines are lightweight and portable. But this makes them excellent candidates for repurposing and a makeover. 

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What can you do with an old sewing cabinet like this one I have sitting in my dining room?

The extra storage is always useful, but don't let the fancy veneer fool you, this piece is homely.  It housed a sixty year old Singer that weighed a ton. While thinking up a makeover plan for this one, I looked around the web to see how others gave a new life to their old sewing tables.  Here's a few:

It's now a hall table.
SouthernSherri at Junkmarketstyle.com gave a $7 Goodwill sewing table a new coat of Moss Green.
Adding a handle finishes this basic white makeover by Running with Scissors (projectsbyjess.blogspot.com.)
A shabby treatment from Robin at robin-happyathome.blogspot.com.
New glass knobs from Home Depot and printed paper inside.
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Journeychic.com gave a dark finished cabinet a fresh coat of Ralph Lauren Sunwashed Blue.
The coral handles are from Anthropologie. This makeover was featured on Designsponge.com
New zebrawood veneer updates this one.
This makeover combines paint and wallpaper. From Craftynest.com
Southern Living used wallpaper instead of paint to an old sewing table.
It's now a grasscloth side table.
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