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Home » Empty Wood Spool Upcycled Into A Seasonally Decorated Side Table
Empty Wood Spool Upcycled Into A Seasonally Decorated Side Table

Empty Wood Spool Upcycled Into A Seasonally Decorated Side Table

09/27/2017 By Deborah T

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I recently had an idea on how to fill an empty corner of my office without spending a dime. This involved an empty wood spool upcycled into a seasonally decorated side table. The spool I had in mind was a smaller spool, and it was just sitting in a warehouse waiting to be hauled to the dumpster.

Of course, my upcycling senses kicked in! How could I let such a useful object be hauled off?

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I had been wanting to put some type of table in a blank area of my office.  This was just the right size. Once I looked closer, I realized one challenge. The ends of the spool were made from plywood; however, the tube in the center was cardboard. I knew that the paint would not look right since they were two different materials.

So what could I do?  Fabric! I could cover the center tube in fabric and change it out every season. Bingo!

Here’s how I did it.

SPOOL UPCYCLED INTO A SIDE TABLE

First, here’s the before picture of my simple, unassuming spool.

Wooden spool upcycled
A wooden spool can be very useful and unique.

STEP ONE: PAINT THE SPOOL

I started by painting the top of the bottom platform as well as the “tabletop”  piece of plywood. Even though I planned to put a round mirror on top, this gives me the option of white wood finish if I decide to change it.

Don’t forget to pain the edges (like I did, I had to go back and do them two days later when I noticed).

This took two coats of white paint; in fact, where there were logos and words stamped on the wood, I had to touch up with a third coat. I chose white to keep it bright and neutral.

STEP TWO: COVER THE CENTER TUBE IN FABRIC

I had a yard of fabric that someone stuffed in a supply cabinet from some prior decorating efforts at the office. So I took it home, ironed it, and cut it with pinking shears to the correct size to cover the cardboard support.

Then I laid the spool on its side and used clear thumbtacks to secure the fabric. I chose thumbtacks so that I can swap out the fabric for Christmas in a couple of months with no hassle.

You need thumbtacks down the seam where the fabric ends meet as well as concealed under the tabletop in a couple of places to keep the fabric from sagging. It laid perfectly on the bottom edge, thanks to the careful measuring and ironing.

upcycled table
Tack the fabric down with thumbtacks.

Once you have wrapped the tube in fabric, go around and straighten around the bottom carefully so it looks nice and turn the “seam” to the wall to hide the thumbtacks.

STEP THREE: ADD THE MIRROR TOP

My spool top was 19″ across. I had an unused mirror at home that I thought was the right size. It measured in at 20″ so it was just the right fit!

upcycle wood spool
I found a round mirror in my home that I wasn’t using. It makes the PERFECT top for this table made from an upcycled spool. You may recognize theTiffany blue mirror from my mirror restoration project.

Here is the finished table:

upcycled spool
After, the wooden spool is a unique table for the once-empty area in my office.
wooden spool upcycles
This wood spool has been upcycled into a seasonally decorated side table for an office.

This project was quite easy and would be a great beginner-level spool upcycling project.

This allowed me to fill in an empty gap in my office with a cute and useful table…without asking my boss for any budget. And why have standard store-purchased office furnishings when you can create your own unique DIY project instead?

Do you have any ideas on how to upcycle small spools? Please share them with me on Facebook if you have any photos!

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Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.
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About Deborah T

Deborah Tayloe is a full-time blogger, children's book author, and freelance writer, contributing to large publications.

She has a B.S.Ed. in Secondary Education/English and a Spanish Minor. In addition, she holds a Certificate in Natural Health from a fully-accredited program and is a Certified Herbologist. She pursued these natural wellness certifications due to her love for herb gardening.

Despite freelancing to make a living, her love is "all things home."

Deborah grew up in a family that grew a large vegetable garden and a fruit orchard, helping her parents pull weeds and can home-grown foods as part of her childhood. In fact, she had no idea that she could purchase veggies and fruits in pre-packed steel cans until she went to college and made a food run.

Today, she lives in Bertie County, North Carolina, an agricultural rural area with more chickens than people. She lives with her husband and two rescue pets a sweet toy fox terrier and a cat who showed up one day and moved into the house. Together, they enjoy DIY projects, furniture refinishing, gardening, and canning.

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