I recently came across a very inspiring
article on creative ways of recycling
an antique sewing machine base, and ever since I’ve been obsessed with the
thought of investing in one of these and making it into a vanity table –
similar to the one in the above picture.
I already have an antique Singer sewing
machine with the typical swirly iron base back home at my parents’ house in
Sweden, but it’s a bit tricky to get it shipped over to England. Plus, the one
I already have is really valuable to me with it having once belonged to my
great grandmother, so I think I’ll just get my hands on a random one locally
that I can experiment with and place in my dressing room.
My ideal dressing room would have lots of
teal decorations as this gives a bit of a bohemian or almost oriental vibe. I’ve
got a few decorations of this colour already, but would really like to go all
out teal, mixed with shabby white and metal.
The focal point of the room would obviously
be the upcycled sewing machine vanity table, but the rest of the room would all
match, including bedding, lanterns, organiser jars (great for makeup brushes),
etc.
My dressing room isn’t actually a dressing
room, but it’s simply the spare room in the house which is for guests. Therefore,
it’s tiny and most of the space is taken up by a double bed. Very annoying!
My dream would be to have a single trundle
bed in the guest room/dressing room. One that won’t take up much space, that
has a pretty frame that matches the style of the room, that you can make up as
a sofa during the day with the help of cushions, and that you can easily fold
out into a double bed if needed. Something in line with the above trundle bed
from Bedz ‘R’
Us would be absolutely ideal!
Just imagine this! Although, with some teal
details thrown in the mix. I’d be in heaven!
I definitely need to get myself on Gumtree or
Ebay soon to find an antique sewing machine base – I can’t wait to start my
next project!
(I just need to convince the man in the house
first… or do I?!)
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