Repurposed Drum Table

This week I wanted to talk about one of our repurposing projects. This piece my mom had a lot of fun making. She found the drum in this shabby condition and came up with the idea of turning it into a table. She didn’t tell me exactly what she was going to do and just started to work on it. It turned out really good.

She started by sanding the sides of the drum to make it more of a shabby chic. Then took 1940 chair legs and mounted them to the bottom of the drum to hold it. She cut a hole in the top of the drum and put a clock inside. Then she had to buy the glass. This was a challenge, but she finally found one and we were happy it was beveled glass.  She made the table so the glass can be taken off and the clock inside so the batteries can be replaced easily. What a great way to repurpose an old drum!

3 Antique Chairs Reupholstered

This week I wanted to talk about three antique chairs we have reupholstered. There is an antique Lincoln rocking chair, an antique chair with wheels, and a Victorian chair.

Antique Lincoln Rocking Chair

It is burled wood and very old. When we found the rocking chair it was in pieces. My mom put a lot of work into the piece and did a beautiful job. She even did individual nail heads through the back of the chair.

Antique Rolling Chair

This chair is from the 1930’s. We thought this would be a beautiful desk chair because it was on wheels, but the fabric needed to be changed. So we found the perfect fabric to use and my mom came up with the fringe to make it stand out and it turned out really nice.

Victorian Chair

This Victorian chair has beautifully carved spiral spindles. It is over 100 years. It was bought fro ma bed and breakfast. When we found the chair it had a bad recovering job. My mom found a beautiful fabric for it and put a lot of work into the individual nail heads on the piece.