I have been working on a side table for a while.  I was having no luck with the base.  I knew I wanted it to be metal but everything I came across was either too big, bulky or too tall.  Well, my luck change when I found this old sewing machine base.

before coating

after coating

I like the rusty look but it was flaking too much so I applied a clear coating that helps control further rust.

The final product after some tweaking to attach the base to the top. I couldn’t be happier with the result.