I needed a shorter, not so wide desk. I scrounged around in the basement and found an old coffee table I wasn't using anymore. I unscrewed the legs and that wooden skirt box along the under edge and placed the coffee table top on storage boxes I already had in my sewing room. I had 4 of them, so 2 for each side was perfect.
Instant sewing table...
I just stacked the 2 wooden boxes and used flat brackets to keep them together and "L" brackets to screw the top to the boxes.
These boxes were hand me downs from my sister, but file cabinets and a coffee table top would work too.
This is the perfect height for me!
and it's just long enough to keep a small ironing board to press as I'm sewing.
Here's another idea for you too...
My old sewing table was made from this table top. It's a cheap hollow core core I covered in vinyl. I cut it down to a smaller size and recycled it for a cutting table. I used a file cabinet on one side and 2 drawers on the other.
Here's the vinyl covered door.
These are 2 kitchen drawers from our kitchen renovation. I tipped them on their side and used brackets to attach them together and "L" brackets to attach to the top.
The drawers are perfect to use as a book shelf!!
Old file cabinet for support on the other side.
If your two items on each side are not quite the same height, you can add pieces of wood on top of the shorter piece to compensate for the difference.
Perfect cutting table.
The best part about all of these is that I can take them all apart and use them for something else, store them away and they are easy to move around.
I hope I inspired you to look around your home and see what you can find to make a diy desk of your own.
You can also find all sorts of things to use in thrift stores and yard sales!!
Thanks of stopping by,
~Karen~
Great ideas. I need a 'counter top height' cutting table and the prices for them are out of my budget. I'm not very handy with tools, but using book cases or file cabinets could work. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteIsn't t funny how our sewing rooms are continually adapted for their use and our ideas? My Dh doesn't get it so I try to do most of the changes myself.
ReplyDeleteSo creative. Love this idea to reuse other items for a creative purpose! Pinned and shared.
ReplyDeleteLinda
HI Karen,
ReplyDeleteI love your "new" sewing table! I too use an old hollow door over two filing cabinets. That works well for me now that I turned it. I originally placed it against the wall and found myself constantly "hemmed in" while working. Now I have the short end against the wall and the long sides accessible....that has made a real difference. (There's a photo of what I mean on my blog if you Search "craft room").
FYI...I gave your Graduation Tassel Ornament post a shout-out on my blog today...love that idea and all of your tutorials.
Enjoy your reorganized sewing space...
Cheryl @ 22 Applegate Lane
Love these ideas. As computer components have gotten smaller, my "office" has become half office/half sewing room but my sewing self wants more than half!
ReplyDeleteGreat repurposed ideas. I love when I can recycle items to a new purpose.
ReplyDeleteI Always enjoy seeing your nifty ideas. Both of these made pretty and functional workspaces.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully inspiring! It's so tempting to plunk down the money for whatever we think will fill our current need, while sometimes the fix is right under our noses! The other benefit of creating our own remedy is we find we have a better answer than what we first thought we needed. Your ideas are very adaptable here, and I applaud your upcycling storage project. I also compliment you because it is stylish, which is not alway my own case.
ReplyDeleteCheers to you!
Julie @ Pink Doxies
Wow. I wish I could come up with these kind of ideas on my open. Great repurpose!
ReplyDeleteI bought a new hollow core door, painted an abstract painting on one side (I also added narrow decorative wood molding around the edges of the door as a frame.) At holiday time I lay the painted side down over two matching end tables from my living room.(Protect the painting with folded towels to prevent scratches). Then I use it as a nice size dining table for my guests at my party. Could serve as a buffet table too. It always sits upright in the living room during all the other days of the year it is an art piece. I am an artist so the painting suits me to a "T"....
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