tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post689702821706272464..comments2024-02-23T05:39:04.212-05:00Comments on DWELLINGS-The Heart of Your Home: Antique Sewing Machines ~ Granny'sCindy @ Dwellings-The Heart of Your Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02897883854642097143noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-19587858611302049432014-06-30T09:13:16.316-04:002014-06-30T09:13:16.316-04:00I have one of the old Singer sewing machines in th...I have one of the old Singer sewing machines in the cabinet, and it's been multi-functional over the years. I don't think I could ever lay a paint brush to it, but to give a bit of a change (actually a big change), hubby cut a top for it and I made a ruffled skirt. It has been the best foyer table for a couple of years now. They truly are "things of beauty," and hold so many stories of those early seamstresses!An Oasis in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775583025686145582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-28660377735250660152014-06-25T10:29:28.411-04:002014-06-25T10:29:28.411-04:00My sister has my Great Grandma's old machine a...My sister has my Great Grandma's old machine and stand. I purchased a small black sewing machine for display in my sewing room because I love them. In Chicago there is a store (can't remember the name) on Michigan Ave. that has black old sewing machines in the window places like on bookshelves that cover the whole window. It's amazing to see and you could google it because it's awesome. My first apartment I used a sewing machine base with a butcherblock table top as my kitchen table along with a wooden folding chair. I was poor and the base and chair were in someone's trash! But if your Granny's machine were mine, I would paint it with chalk paint and display it someplace in my home. It's beautiful in it's details and rare to find one that detailed.foreverdecoratinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278188412961955344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-69362520022357778912014-06-24T17:36:51.518-04:002014-06-24T17:36:51.518-04:00Why would you display only part of any other piece...Why would you display only part of any other piece of furniture? I personally don't like just the base being used for any thing other than how it was intended because I think the history is important especially if it belonged to a family member. However, this is only my opinion and I am a bit envious!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-29499154671718211412014-06-22T15:38:12.456-04:002014-06-22T15:38:12.456-04:00I have the base of a sewing machine that I put a p...I have the base of a sewing machine that I put a piece of butcher block (from IKEA) on top and used in the kitchen until I found a beautiful, big butcher block island. My son's friend just gave me an old one like the first one you showed and I am going to put that in my craft room and keep it just as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-44460230145146782812014-06-22T11:43:07.481-04:002014-06-22T11:43:07.481-04:00I would maintain the original look as in the last ...I would maintain the original look as in the last idea. The other ones are clever but if it was an inheritance I'd keep it as the antique that it is ...lovely :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-43576529298410239222014-06-22T11:01:42.096-04:002014-06-22T11:01:42.096-04:00I have one almost exactly like this in my foyer.I...I have one almost exactly like this in my foyer.I can NOT bring myself to dismantle it. in any way!! I think I would rather open it up and put things on top of it and continue to display it as my grandmother's sewing machine. I want to keep some of the past intact!!! THank you so much for sharing this with us!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237036377663262537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-21823190730362131652014-06-22T08:36:45.318-04:002014-06-22T08:36:45.318-04:00Those are really neat Cindy! Never would have thou...Those are really neat Cindy! Never would have thought to use them in these clever ways.Debbiedooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206855970605853635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-3096237665665044022014-06-22T04:25:45.590-04:002014-06-22T04:25:45.590-04:00I'm so glad that you left it as your Granny ha...I'm so glad that you left it as your Granny had it. What a wonderful tribute to her. I bet she spent many a happy hour sewing clothes on it for her family. I was fortunate to buy one that a local, mountain carpenter had put a beautiful piece of wood on the top and made a desk out of it. He stained the wood to match the existing drawers and base. Let's preserve the old wood whenever we can. ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-87839060401737397082014-06-21T17:57:48.076-04:002014-06-21T17:57:48.076-04:00Do you know that Lehmans catalog has parts for the...Do you know that Lehmans catalog has parts for the old machines?<br />Mrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-580914954667510162014-06-21T16:34:06.306-04:002014-06-21T16:34:06.306-04:00Guess what? The kitchen island one is mine I had i...Guess what? The kitchen island one is mine I had in Texas! It is now being used as a sofa side table, and as I type, it's right next to me with my lamp on it. Used as tables, they are ultra versatile.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-88624412442716922812014-06-21T15:27:53.835-04:002014-06-21T15:27:53.835-04:00I have several of those wonderful old machines. A...I have several of those wonderful old machines. A couple of them belonged to my grandmother and I have topped them with glass and another with a slab of Corian. Another that was purchased at a garage sale and I refinished it and it's a bedside table in our guest room. My daughter has one that she uses as a makeup table and in the past we actually put large tops on them and used them for our sewing machines. I can't bear to see an old machine be tossed so I salvage everyone one I can get. Sometimes they are in pieces but I find ways to reuse them. The drawers make for wonderful storage of odds and ends, some of the machine parts are framed in a shadow box frame, the drawer frames have glass shelves cut for them and I can display things on them. There's a use for everything if you think long enough. I recently bought an old Singer at a garage sale that didn't have the cabinet so I'll be making a lamp of it. I dearly love these old tables and the memories that they give me.Betsynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198642533840030075.post-63656726654129666422014-06-21T12:30:42.824-04:002014-06-21T12:30:42.824-04:00That's a tough one. I love the ideas you have ...That's a tough one. I love the ideas you have shown but I am not sure I could ever tear it up just to use the base. Wish I had one, they are beautiful!<br /><br />Gigi @ Old World PatinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com