Sewing Table [**SOLD**]
This is a nice vintage sewing table probably from the 1940-50’s. Its most distinctive feature is the swiveling drawer front that turns 180 degrees to reveal storage space for large and small spools of thread, scissors and other sewing implements. Two additional false drawer fronts reveal one deep drawer probably meant to hold fabric and other sewing notions. When I saw it at Community Forklift, my favorite non-profit reuse/thrift store, I thought it was overpriced. But it was well constructed, in good shape (missing only one of the top gallery pieces), and I hadn’t come across one before so its rarity helped me rationalize its cost.
I started by tracing the curved outline of the remaining top gallery piece on the right hand side (or was it the left hand side? I can’t tell now which is the old vs. new piece!) on a piece of cardboard and transferred the shape onto a piece of poplar. Using a jigsaw I cut the wood to shape and smoothed it by hand with sandpaper, checking its fit on the top after cleaning out the old glue from the dado (groove) in the top of the piece. I used a combination of several Transtint dye stains to come up with a matching color for the new piece, and sealed it with a spray of shellac. After cleaning the entire surface with KrudKutter I de-glossed the existing lacquer finish with a grey synthetic abrasive pad. I followed this with three coats of brushed-on gloss lacquer.
Where and how would you use this piece? It could easily serve as an end table in a public room or night table in a bedroom. The revolving drawing could reduce clutter by hiding your remote controls, coasters, keys, etc., in the living room or your glasses, IPhone, Apple watch or other personal devices in your bedroom. It’s really a cute period piece that could slip into a multitude of decors because of its small size.
Dimensions: H 26 ¾” x W 17 ½” x D 12 ¼”
This is a nice vintage sewing table probably from the 1940-50’s. Its most distinctive feature is the swiveling drawer front that turns 180 degrees to reveal storage space for large and small spools of thread, scissors and other sewing implements. Two additional false drawer fronts reveal one deep drawer probably meant to hold fabric and other sewing notions. When I saw it at Community Forklift, my favorite non-profit reuse/thrift store, I thought it was overpriced. But it was well constructed, in good shape (missing only one of the top gallery pieces), and I hadn’t come across one before so its rarity helped me rationalize its cost.
I started by tracing the curved outline of the remaining top gallery piece on the right hand side (or was it the left hand side? I can’t tell now which is the old vs. new piece!) on a piece of cardboard and transferred the shape onto a piece of poplar. Using a jigsaw I cut the wood to shape and smoothed it by hand with sandpaper, checking its fit on the top after cleaning out the old glue from the dado (groove) in the top of the piece. I used a combination of several Transtint dye stains to come up with a matching color for the new piece, and sealed it with a spray of shellac. After cleaning the entire surface with KrudKutter I de-glossed the existing lacquer finish with a grey synthetic abrasive pad. I followed this with three coats of brushed-on gloss lacquer.
Where and how would you use this piece? It could easily serve as an end table in a public room or night table in a bedroom. The revolving drawing could reduce clutter by hiding your remote controls, coasters, keys, etc., in the living room or your glasses, IPhone, Apple watch or other personal devices in your bedroom. It’s really a cute period piece that could slip into a multitude of decors because of its small size.
Dimensions: H 26 ¾” x W 17 ½” x D 12 ¼”
This is a nice vintage sewing table probably from the 1940-50’s. Its most distinctive feature is the swiveling drawer front that turns 180 degrees to reveal storage space for large and small spools of thread, scissors and other sewing implements. Two additional false drawer fronts reveal one deep drawer probably meant to hold fabric and other sewing notions. When I saw it at Community Forklift, my favorite non-profit reuse/thrift store, I thought it was overpriced. But it was well constructed, in good shape (missing only one of the top gallery pieces), and I hadn’t come across one before so its rarity helped me rationalize its cost.
I started by tracing the curved outline of the remaining top gallery piece on the right hand side (or was it the left hand side? I can’t tell now which is the old vs. new piece!) on a piece of cardboard and transferred the shape onto a piece of poplar. Using a jigsaw I cut the wood to shape and smoothed it by hand with sandpaper, checking its fit on the top after cleaning out the old glue from the dado (groove) in the top of the piece. I used a combination of several Transtint dye stains to come up with a matching color for the new piece, and sealed it with a spray of shellac. After cleaning the entire surface with KrudKutter I de-glossed the existing lacquer finish with a grey synthetic abrasive pad. I followed this with three coats of brushed-on gloss lacquer.
Where and how would you use this piece? It could easily serve as an end table in a public room or night table in a bedroom. The revolving drawing could reduce clutter by hiding your remote controls, coasters, keys, etc., in the living room or your glasses, IPhone, Apple watch or other personal devices in your bedroom. It’s really a cute period piece that could slip into a multitude of decors because of its small size.
Dimensions: H 26 ¾” x W 17 ½” x D 12 ¼”