"Re-purposed" Drop Leaf Table

[juliepooch]

I was so impressed by this project that I wanted to share it on the forum.

Yesterday, a truly talented woodworker friend told me about an old 1930-40's solid mahogany drop leaf table that belonged to her in-laws. They had no further use for the table but she just could not part with it. She was looking for twin beds at the time and decided to use the table sides for the headboards. She added legs to raise the headboard height and then attached metal bed frames. The leaves were exactly the right width for the twin beds and she loves the patina on the wood. Naturally, the solid mahogany headboards are better than anything she could have purchased.

What projects have you refinished or "re-purposed"? Ideas for re-purposing?