Great Vintage Find: Antique Sewing Tables and Cabinets

No matter your preferred style, throwing in a touch of the old can add unique personality to your space. One such item I’ve noticed clever Houzzers using in every room of the house are antique sewing machine tables and cabinets. Whether they serve as dining tables, dressing tables, vanities, consoles or desks, these charming pieces are true furniture workhorses full of nostalgia and style. Marked by lovely ironwork and often still including the sewing machines, there’s a place for them in every room of the house, and even in the yard.

In the bathroom. This sewing cabinet had been left in the basement by a former homeowner of this 1919 home in Cleveland. “It was trashed and was missing the sewing machine,” says Ken Perrin of Artistic Renovations of Ohio. “Because the focus was on being green in this renovation, we wanted to repurpose as much as we could, and we thought it had potential to make a great vanity.”

He shored it up so it could take the weight of the sink and countertop, restored it and repurposed it into a unique vanity base, topping it with a counter and backsplash composed of recycled glass from Skyy Vodka bottles. Other green elements in the room include a repurposed vintage claw foot tub, a repurposed urinal found at ReStore and Marmoleum floors.


Likewise, in this creative home belonging to a hatmaker and a musician, a sewing table base topped with wood serves as a funky console that befits their creative decorating style.

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Using a sewing cabinet or table as a vanity base suits many styles, as you can see in this transitional bath. This antique cabinet features drawers and intricately carved wood. A contemporary sink, wall-mounted faucets and new counter-backsplash give it transitional style that suits the home.


In the bedroom. If you find a table that’s missing the sewing machine, or if it’s simply too clunky for you, you can always remove it. These pieces work well as an extra side table in the bedroom, as seen here, or repurposed as nightstands.

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In the mudroom. In this converted New Hampshire barn, a sewing table serves as a handy console where the homeowners can drop their keys and gloves as they walk in the door.

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Carpet tiles: FLOR


In the kitchen. This designer specified an antique sewing table base topped by reclaimed wood from a Northern California barn for this unique kitchen table.

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Table crafted by furniture maker Scott Pezzini; sewing table base found at Pepe’s Thrifty Shop


It’s hard to believe this Vermont kitchen is new. The antique sewing table and cupboard helped achieve the historic-farmhouse look the owners desired.





In this banquette area, the homeowner topped the antique Singer table base with a piece of scrap marble a friend gave her.

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In a hallway. In this chef’s country home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, antiques add to the relaxed feel throughout the house. Here, the wrought iron sewing table legs serve as a wonderful base for a console covered in vintage bottles. Antique washboards add to the tableaux.

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In the family room. A reclaimed top converted this sewing table base into a sofa table that’s just the right height for a reading lamp. It also solves the issue of entering the room and seeing just the boring back of a sofa; the unique table catches the eye and delights right away.


In the yard. Outside a Cape Cod farmhouse built in 1751, a stone patio gets artistic character from a reused sewing table base. A square top transforms it into an al fresco spot for four, and the rust just adds to the colorful landscape and home.

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If you’re having trouble finding antique sewing tables and cabinets at your favorite shops and flea markets, try online sources like Etsy, eBay, Chairish and craigslist. I did a quick online search recently and found that there are many sewing table and cabinet bases in good shape available for about $250.

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