Tick-Tock Table

I used this thrift store stool,

and the top of a cable spool (from my previous redneck patio tables).  To make this:

The base went through a few transformations.  First it was brown, but after I waxed the top, it didn't look right.  So then it went cream, which was too stark of contrast, so then it got some wax rubbed on it too, much better.  I cut the hole in the middle of the stool bigger so you wouldn't see it through the hole in the tabletop.

Screwed the top on through the bottom of the stool and the result is a great coffee table with some character.

Find more great ideas at:
Funky Junk Interiors
Tatertots and Jello
Finding Fabulous
Shabby Nest