WWII Footlocker Table
Oh the things I find in my mom's garage. I about had a heart attack when I found this footlocker buried underneath a slew of boxes. It's my grandfather's footlocker that he used in WWII.
I immediately asked my mom if I could have it and she said "Of course! But what are you going to do with it?" A devilish grin appeared across my face. I packed it up, took it to FedEx, and shipped it to Austin.
I called my creative partner in crime, Riley Eckman, and asked him if he could make this trunk into a table. Of course he could... Riley can make anything.
First, we ordered the legs.
Then primed them.
And lastly painted them a flat gunmetal grey and attached them to the bottom of the footlocker.
And voilà, WWII footlocker table.
Works so well in the loft. Might slap a piece of glass on top, a shaggy rug underneath and make it into a coffee table. Either way, what an easy conversion of something so beautiful and full of history. Oh the places this trunk has been and the stories it contains. It's an honor to give it new life.