Comments on: Singer sewing machine into desk,table,vanity

By: Hope

Hope — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:48:16 +0000

Beautiful work! I’m getting ready to refurb my grandmothers cabinet into a plant stand. The bottom metal is covered in rust. Any tips for cleaning it off before spray painting?

By: Lisa B

Lisa B — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:06:04 +0000

In reply to Bev. I’m a vintage sewing machine collector but I am also practical. I bought two 1916-ish Singer treadle machines in their original cabinets (not cheap, they sell for about $90-200 in my area). One is in excellent shape and still sews beautifully, and one is in terrible shape with a warped battered cabinet and rusted frozen machine. I cleaned and disassembled the rusted machine for spare parts (yes, these are getting hard to find) and now have a cabinet that needs a new life. Your ideas are inspiring — thank you! I plan to restore the cabinet, keeping it as original as I can, but with a new life as a desk/hall table. Reply

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 23:17:23 +0000

A whole $25 huh? Do you know how cheap that is? Here in Arizona, $50 – $75 is considered cheap if the drawers haven’t been lost along the way. I do love what you did with it though. It’d be darling in a teenagers room. It’ll sell really quickly.

By: Linda Moffatt

Linda Moffatt — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:24:14 +0000

Gail,
This piece is beautiful–I love it. I have a very similar machine and cabinet (though not Singer) and I’ve been wanting to do something with it. I had thought of putting a drop leaf table top on it, but I like your project so much more since it uses all of the cabinet including the beautiful drawers. If you were to sell this, how would you price it?
Thanks for the inspiration–great work!
Linda

By: mary ballerin

mary ballerin — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 03:32:48 +0000

I have my grandmother’s functional Singer treadle machine in an oak table with very ornate drawer fronts. I plan to clean it well, oil the wood and metal, hang a mirror above or use a tabletop mirror and use a midcentury white fiberglass swivel chair, for contrast. I just can’t paint it, it’s too beautiful. The drawers should hold most of the makeup and supplies.

By: Jonathan Pound

Jonathan Pound — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:17:08 +0000

My grandmother had one of these old singer sewing machines in her living room. It no longer worked, but I remember playing with the foot pedal every time I went over to her house as a kid. Sewing machines sure have come a long way, but it’s cool that some of these old ones are still around.

By: gail@myrepurposedlife.com

gail@myrepurposedlife.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 00:09:15 +0000

In reply to Kelly.

Kelly,
Great question! I did not chisel the hinges, I simply put them on the flat surface.

good luck with your project!

gail

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:35:46 +0000

I absolutely love this idea and am currently restoring my sewing machine because of it! I do have one question, did you chisel the hinges in with the lid or did you just place them on the flat surface? Thanks so much for the inspiration and help!

By: Kraig Elliott

Kraig Elliott — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:27:53 +0000

I love the look of this repurposed sewing machine. You did a wonderful job building the box under the hinged top for putting makeup, brushes, pens/pencils, etc. I am feeling inspired!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 26 May 2015 07:44:36 +0000

Absolutely beautiful, I love it as a vanity….a piece you should be very proud of……I have several of the bases that I am deciding what to do with.