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28 Oct
By Grace. Posted October 28, 2008 at 12:07 am. Filed under DIY Ideas, Repurposed and tagged , , , , . Permalink. Subscribe to this post’s comments. Post a comment or leave a trackback.

Repurposed Card Catalog Transforms into Table

Although card catalogs do not need any further nostalgic appeal, Summerswann repurposed a thrifted card catalog (which she purchased for only $7!) into a unique coffee table.  After putting in hours of sanding and staining, she added mid-century modern inspired legs, and voila!  A fantastic repurposed conversation piece was born.  Not only does she have plenty of storage, but I especially love the original organization tags.

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5 Comments

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    Rachel
    October 28, 2008 at 1:39 am
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    Love it! I am always on the lookout for a card catalog. Sadly, I have yet to encounter one for sale (excluding Ebay).

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    Julia
    October 28, 2008 at 5:10 am
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    Awesome – I want this!!

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    Sheau
    October 28, 2008 at 10:41 pm
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    This is pretty awesome. Great find and great transformation!

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    sushi2
    October 28, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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    Where did she find such a beautiful piece for that awesome price. Lucky girl.

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    Amy
    October 29, 2008 at 3:00 am
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    Yeah, she was amazingly lucky to find such a deal! And she did an amazing job refinishing this beauty, lots of elbow grease. I love seeing this piece getting great attention right now in the blogosphere, it deserves it… thanks for posting this, Grace! :~)

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