This table base has been in my garage for months...
Really, I shouldn't call it my garage...
I haven't had a car in there in a year!
I should call it my storage facility/studio.
Anyway, back to the table...
I couldn't decide what to do with it.
Make it a bench?
Add a mosaic to the top?
Then I came across this vintage suitcase...
I was just guessing,
but it appeared to be the perfect size to fit on top of the table base.
And, I was right!
It was the perfect size...
except at the corners where it left a little gap...
So, after using a staple gun to attach the suitcase to the base, I added rope to cover the gap. Plus, it needed a little "something."
It was the perfect touch!
It has great storage...
I'd love to know all the places the suitcase has traveled to!
What stories could it tell?
And, who owned it? I'm sure we would have gotten along great.
Apparently, they love color just like me!
I'll never know who owned it, or where it's been.
I guess I'll just have to make up stories about far away lands and fantastic adventures!
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Very Cute, I Love it. Glad someone else doesn't use their garage for parking!
ReplyDeleteLove it- especially since its my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteLove it- especially since its my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteWow -- I absolutely LOVE this!! I love the color (I'm a big fan of red too) and your idea of adding the rope to cover the gaps was genius.
ReplyDeleteVery creative! Your newest follower! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteYears ago I bought a leather Samsonite at a junk shop, I wonder, too where it has been, what trains and buses it was carried onto. Your red suitcase table is terrific!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love this. I am the opposite of you - I have a blue suitcase that is looking for the right size base. One day!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Adorable.
Have a wonderful week,
Bev
@ Eclectic Red Barn
Such creative use of a great piece and I love how you solved your "gap" problem! Of course, red it my favorite color, so how I could not fall in love? ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love how it turned out and the rope was just the thing. Thank you for submitting this to Transformed Tuesday.
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Peggy~PJH Designs
I love it! Very unique!
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This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:
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Just perfect! Love the color and your clever remake! Send me your address and I will send you the article from our newspaper on the garden spoons - patti (ppultorak @ gmail)
ReplyDeletePerfect, and now you can store all your magazines in there, too!
ReplyDeleteLove it! And I love the color! Fabulous idea and really inspiring!
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What a fun idea! I love how well it goes with your chair. Thanks for coming by and partying with us. I hope that we'll see you again next week.
ReplyDeleteRobin @ Fluster Buster
AWESOMENESS!!! I need to look for a table this weekend while I'm out tag saling. LOVE IT!! Please come link up to my party What to do Weekends!! I love this. PINNING. Linda
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I've seen a few of those done, but yours looks the best. The rope detail was just the thing. And it looks fabulous next to that chair. I just love vintage luggage. Take care - Dawn
ReplyDeleteHow cute! I love the color and those turned legs! :)
ReplyDelete~Katie @ Upcycled Treasures
So crafty! Pinned:)http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2013/06/red-white-and-blue-roundup.html
ReplyDeleteFeatured and pinned. Thanks so much. It's awesome. Linda
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Love your idea!! Thank you for linking up at our SImply Create Link Party!
ReplyDeleteMelissa
redflycreations.com
I like how you did that suitcase , looks great
ReplyDeleteThe red suitcase table is truly outstanding in its field!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! And it goes perfectly with your arm chair!
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested, I'd love if you linked up to the Show & Tell party going on at Gingerly Made this week.
http://www.gingerlymade.com/2013/06/show-tell-32.html
Virginia, I love it! You know that I adore red and it looks so cute with your chair. Certainly not your ordinary end table. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
What a lovely, unexpected creation! I adore the pop of red and especially the rope treatment! Genius duo. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be featuring you on I Love That Junk and various other places. :)
Love this! Love the color and the rope is the perfect finishing touch! I know you were so excited when everything came together so perfectly!! :)
ReplyDeleteXO,
Christy
Very cute and functional too! I love how you added the cording to finish it off.
ReplyDeleteI so love this idea!
ReplyDeleteThat is Awesome!! Love it, and have it pinned! Thanks for linking up to the DIY Sunday Showcase :-)
ReplyDeleteA perfect marriage!
ReplyDeleteSuch a simplistic idea. I love the execution on it! And that red is an amazing color!
ReplyDeleteI hope you come and link up with us today at our Monday link up party!
http://www.sowderingabout.com/2013/07/on-display-link-up-8.html
Nicely done! Would love it if you came by and shared it at One More Time Events...http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/2013/06/share-it-one-more-time-features-and_29.html Hope to see you there! Hugs Tammy
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! This is an EXCELLENT idea! Thanks so much for sharing it on Make Bake Create and on my Homemaking Party.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sarah
This is so creative! Your project is being featured on Dandelion Wishes Wednesday tomorrow night! Stop on by and grab a featured button :)
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ReplyDeleteMajor Typo, OPPS!
ReplyDeleteHopping over from Sumo's Sweet Stuff. Love this table, so creative and clever.It looks great with that red chair. I am pinning this table.
Happy Fourth!
Ginger
You've just got Pinned!!! Thanks for sharing on DIY Showcase Party!! LOve the red/rope very unexpected!!
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minettesmaze.blogspot.com
This is so very cute! Thank you for linking with Hickory Trail!
ReplyDeleteLove your suitcase table! You're my feature for this weeks Transformed Tuesday.
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Peggy~PJH Designs
So creative and it looks fabulous next to that chair!
ReplyDeleteLisa
Hi Virginia, just hopping by to let you know that I will be featuring you at SYC this week.
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Jann
Good Morning Virginia, I absolutely love what you have done with this table base and suitcase. You have created a very unique table.... with added storage, which is something we all need. Guess what, I will be looking out for a suitcase and table base.
ReplyDeleteI really feel inspired and I have enjoyed my visit to your blog, so I have become a new follower.
It is lovely to meet you and I would like to invite you to visit me at Ivy, Phyllis and Me! when you have the time as you will be more than welcome.
Have a wonderful July 4th holiday today.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Such a cute idea! I love the rope detailing. Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea and we love the red suitcase next to the red chair - great color - fun idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing on the BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT. We'd love it if you link back to BeBetsy.
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Sharon and Denise
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Wow! Do I love this or WHAT!!!!! I need one of these and this suitcase is so great...it's not leather (great for a vegetarian) the size is WONDERFUL...so deep with so much storage...IN LOVE!!!!! : ) TFS...hugs....
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. And it fits perfectly into your rooms decor!
ReplyDeleteLove this X1,000 and you are being featured today! http://bowdabrablog.com/2013/07/05/bowdabra-feature-friday-with-christmas-in-july-projects/ Stop on over Mz. Creative ArtsyVava :)
ReplyDeleteSusie @Bowdabra
I have the very same suitcase that I scored at a yard sale two years ago (but it's a dusty blue)...LOVE the color of yours!
ReplyDeleteWe featured your suitcase side table at Our Sunday Best and at our Pinterest board!
Happy weekend,
Nicolette
What a perfect fit! I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so wonderful. Just love it. Featuring it when my link party opens up tonight!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Your new side table looks perfect next to that cute chair! BTW, what kind of wood floors do you have? They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTalk about thinking outside the box....this is beyond that. Very clever, my fav color. How great was it that the 2 pieces that have separately have great stories? Put them together....O the stories you can tell. Fabulous!
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