Woohoo day #5! Are you enjoying March Madness so far? I hope so because I sure am!
Today’s thrift store deal was this sewing cabinet that I picked up for $9.95.
It has definitely seen better days:
The top folds out to the side to reveal a work table and a space for a sewing machine. I love sewing tables as side tables because they are a great height.
Here is her makeover:
Paint is like magic in a can!
I sanded this a bit more than I usually do because this was a pretty shabby piece to begin with. This is my go-to DIY chalk paint in Behr’s Cottage White, two coats and sealed with clear wax.
I replaced the original pulls with sweet glass knobs I found on clearance. The plates behind them came from other older pieces and used to be brass:
They’re quite pretty with a little Rustoleum Heirloom White spray paint!
Love how they look together, and I think they really add something to this otherwise simple table.
Alright y’all, see you back here tomorrow. I’ll be sharing what I did with this crusty little stool:
Update: See how this stool turned out HERE now! 🙂
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Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage says
Christy,
It is just gorgeous. Great job.
Kris
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Kris! XO
Sherri S. says
So pretty!!! Hope your week is lovely!!
Blessings..
Sherri
Christy K. James says
Thanks so much, Sherri! Hope you’re staying warm where you are! XO
Marie@The Interior Frugalista says
Beautiful! Love the knew back plate and glass knobs – the icing on the cake!
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Marie! I almost threw those brass plates out!
Ellen says
Love it! I have an old sewing machine table sitting in my garage right now that we got at our church’s flea market last year. For free. It’s not in as bad a shape as yours was, but still, I’m imagining reincarnated as a side table. Thanks for the inspiration!
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Ellen! I love the height for these little tables as side tables. 🙂
corene says
You do beautiful, detailed work. Absolutely lovely.
Christy K. James says
Thanks so much, Corene! XO
Ruth Anne says
I am enjoying your March Madness makeovers. Love what you did with the pineapple lamp yesterday–a stroke of genius–and the revival of the sewing table today. Definitely looking forward to your next post!
Christy K. James says
I’m so glad you are enjoying this fun series, Ruth Anne! 🙂 🙂
Becky says
I love it! You’re making me alllllmost rethink MY sewing table find that I refinished in black with a dark stained top last summer. I guess my space needs the dark though, so I guess I’m still happy. : ) I cut out the inside extras and put a bottom in it. Now it’s storage for our “to-be-filed” papers rather than dumping them all over the room waiting for someone to run them down stairs to the file cabinet. : )
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Becky! I love the idea of adding a bottom to it! I never though to do that! XO
martina says
I LOVE IT Christy!!
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Martina! I’m working through the pile in my garage…I’ll be ready to build it back up come yard sale season! 🙂
Linda@MixedKreations says
Your thrift find turned out beautiful. I have a sewing table something like this that I painted an antique white. A little paint does wonders. I love your new handles! The old handles you had look just like the handles on my mother’s coffee table and end tables. They pretty old because I think she had the tables before I was born. Still in great shape but old. Thanks for sharing your beautiful sewing table!
Christy K. James says
Thanks, Linda! I have a bunch of those old handles that I’m hanging onto for some reason. I even tried painting some but I think the style just doesn’t lend itself well to the look I’m going for. Oh well, maybe eventually I’ll find a use for them! I bet your sewing table looks great…paint really does do wonders! XO
Waco Bayless says
I have an old sewing table that once belonged to my grandmother that I have been wanting to give a makeover and use as a nightstand. When I saw your post I knew it could be done. It looks fabulous!
Christy says
Thank you! These are the perfect height to use as a nightstand! XO