How to Use Drums As Nightstands or End Tables

Drums are a work of art; they are made with precision and out of the finest woods. Many drums sit in attics, basements and garages just collecting dust, when they could be utilized as a table for your bedroom or family room. Although they are an instrument, using them for dcor can be done by changing them into a table. Using plywood, glass and tack putty, you can assemble your own tables. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

Turn A Drum Into A Table

1

Place a piece of round cut tabletop glass on top of a drum and it instantly becomes a table. Two of the same can be arranged on either side of a couch or bed as an end table or night stand. To secure the glass top to the drum, use nail putty or tack putty, which is easily removed and does not damage the wood on the drum. Roll four tiny pieces of the nail putty into small pellet-sized balls. Remember the putty will show through the glass, so it needs to be neat in appearance. Place the four pellets equally spaced around the rim of the drum and place the glass on top of them. Use light pressure to make them stick.

2

Use a piece of wood as a tabletop for your drums if you have small children or pets that are active. Have a small piece of plywood cut to size at your local home store for each drum. It can be square or round, either shape will work. Stain the plywood using stain that matches the wood tone on the drum, or a few shades darker. Keep with the theme of the drum and finish the edges of the plywood with natural rope or leather strapping, whichever you prefer. You can anchor the top with the nail putty once you are done.

3

Place a smaller drum on top of a larger drum for a layered end table look and for more height to the table. Using plywood cut to the size for the top of the larger drum will support the weight of the smaller drum on top. Use glass or plywood as the tabletop. Stick the pieces together using the nail putty.

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Measure the length of the drum and pick up three small wooden legs at your local home store. Make sure you get the right size legs to bring the drum up to the height you want for a table. Paint or stain the legs and screw them into the bottom of the drum. Put them at equal spaces away from each other to balance the table. Use glass or plywood for the tabletop.