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Sewing Machine Drawers into a side table

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I think you may love this makeover of sewing machine drawers!

white treadle sewing machine

I picked up this little lady from Craig’s List for $20.00. Yes, it is well over my $5.00 limit. This is the actual picture from Craig’s list. I got this when I very first started junkin’. Also, I knew I was going to make two projects, and I thought they were both going to be for me. My $5.00 limit is flexible if the purchase is for my own personal use, or for a gift.

How to turn sewing machine drawers into a cabinet

repurposed sewing machine drawers into a table I dismantled the wooden parts from the chassis. That in itself was not an easy task. There are many screws holding all of those pieces together. I had a piece of curbed wood that I used for the top. That piece of wood determined the size of this piece. I cut a piece of plywood and routed the edges to match the top. This is the dry fit, making sure that everything was going to work. As it turned out, I decided not to use the piece of bead board that you see in the back in these pictures.

 

 

IM000478I used some scrap bead board pieces to “box in” the cubby portion. You can see in this picture that some of the wooden appliques have fallen off.

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Repurpose sewing drawers

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Add legs and you have a new table with storage

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I used some table legs, that I had to cut down a little. (they were too tall). The four drawers slide in and out very easily.
repurposed vintage sewing machine
I was very lucky to find a basket to fit the cubby so perfectly. I was able to glue on most of the appliques. One of the pieces had been lost and not included when I got the machine. That would be Matt laying there under my new table! I think he was looking for his lady friend  Kitty. (I’m a fan of Gunsmoke)
UPDATED to add:  I redid the top of this table with a faux leather paper bag technique
You can see how I used the base of this machine in my post Repurposed Treadle Sewing Machine
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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

18 Comments

  1. Hi Gail…

    Ohhh my goodness…what a fabulous find! I just love how you reworked and refinished this pretty piece! It’s gorgeous! Ohhh…and I love the drawer hardware…so pretty and sooo frenchy!!! You did a great job, my friend! BRAVO!!!

    Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous post with us for Sunday Favorites this week! So sorry that I’m just now getting by for a visit…I was out of town yesterday!

    Have a marvelous Monday, my friend!
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  2. Love the table. The price you paid for the machine is a steal. Sindle sewing machine drawers go for a premium around here.

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  5. om goodness! this is so awesome and usually these aren’t hard to find around my parts…. Lezlee

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  8. OMG we did the same thing over the winter.. I will have to post pics.. Wish I had thought to do a before, mine was in pieces and had no base.. It is now my favorite piece in the house..

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  12. I love this table,, its just amazing the creative people i’ve found online,, thanks for sharing. You’re a real inspiration. Now, if my brain can hold all of this info ??

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