small repurposed table into a stool

I’m going to show you how to use a small repurposed table for two different projects!

Small Table

Back in the summer, Jan gave me some items she had curbed. This table was one of those items.

It had actually been a “tiered” table, hence the holes.

Using a Small Table for Two Projects

In the fall, I used the table top to make my faux pocket watch.

Painting Several Projects

I used my HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer  to paint it black. Did you see the post about my two tiered accent table?

Small Repurposed Table into Stool

The finish is really fabulous. The paint is Behr Premium Plus (satin).

I cut and covered a piece of scrap plywood. I ended up taking it apart realizing that the square was really too large for the base.

This is before I trimmed the plywood.

Use a serrated knife to cut foam

This is after I trimmed the plywood and the foam to fit the new size. Using a serrated knife makes cutting foam a breeze.

I rounded the top edge of the foam. (in the first round I found that it was just too squared off looking) I rounded the edge with scissors, not the knife shown in the picture.

Staple Fabric and Batting

I then trimmed my drop cloth material to better fit the new trimmed board. I started stapling, first one side  . . .

. . . then the other. Huh? doesn’t everybody DIY in their pj’s?

You can see I tugged really hard on the last side to make sure it was good and tight.

I do NOT like corners. I had never done anything this thick, and I really was clueless how to do them.

Just winging it here, too impatient to take a break to “google” it.

Attach new Padded Top to Small Repurposed Table

The manufacturer of the table was kind enough to have left me some great pocket screw holes in order to reattach my new board.

This small repurposed table into a stool would be great for sooo many things. A footstool, extra seating in my tiny living room, a window seat for one of my furbabies (it’s the perfect height for my low window sills) and last but not least, it could even be used at the foot of a bed as a pet bed, or a leg up for that short legged fifi or fido.

I really like the shape of the legs/skirt. It reminds me of something that would have been  found in my Nana’s house. I like the black a lot better than the red toned wood.

One Table = Two Projects

One curbed table into two great projects!

I ended up doing a single button in the middle. This stool hangs out in my living room for extra seating, or tired weary feet/legs.

All this stuff would have been off to the landfill, had Jan not rescued them! Thanks girl! I appreciate your castoffs! (for those of you who don’t know Jan, she’s a local reader who contacted me to make some stuff for her, now I call her “friend”)

gail