When you live in a 550-square-foot flat in Los Feliz, even something as seemingly minor as a side table becomes a tricky addition to the small-space puzzle. The solution? A $25 vintage window from the flea market.
This crafty DIY fits a side table into a tiny nook beside the couch, leaving plenty of space underneath for more storage as needed.
The window frame was sanded and stained, finished with a new glass top, and mounted on the wall with simple support brackets. The final price tag came to $65 — but could be less if you salvaged materials elsewhere.
Read more: DIY side table made from leaded glass window at Los Angeles Times
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Love this idea... this "table" looks great! Would work in any room, and with other materials too. These would make great shelves anywhere too.
That is a nifty and creative idea.
Love this!
What a creative idea. Really like it and I would love it even more each time I moved something on it or dusted it....get to look at something beautiful and caress it just a bit (I know, I'm nuts).
Thank you! I have three of these windows, one was recently cracked and now I know what to do with it.
OMG I love this, I live in a 1930s building and a leaded glass side table would be fantastic.
This is just gorgeous! I live in a place where we're hungry for space, too so I appreciate the idea. Now, to find as beautiful a window as you did..
Love this!! My tricky no-side-table space is in front of a patio door, but I'm definitely filing this away for later. One tip for finding salvaged windows: head to an area with lots of lake cottages or cabins. The antique/junk stores there might be full of them. I rescued a couple of awesome larger windows from my parents' lake cottage that will eventually be a coffee table, wall art, or something.
Can I say that I like the kilim sofa arm cover even better?? That's a great idea.
So charming!