New DIY cable-drum coffee table

We are still finishing the house after re-decorating a few months ago. Pictures are yet to be hung, decorative fiddly bits are yet to find a home, lampshades are yet to be fitted, and cupboards have yet to be sorted through. Before we finished the house, we embarked on the holy mother of all clear outs- to get rid of as much stuff as possible before the baby comes too, so the house just seems like one unending to-do list. 

One thing we have managed to finish however is our coffee table. My mister found this cable drum in a skip near his workshop back in February and proudly rolled it home to me. I greeted it initially with scepticism, as he has a habit of bringing home 'treasure' for me from the street, not all of it very hygienic or usable (old soggy suitcases, mouldy wallpaper, small ornaments, but the occasional gem too). But once he told me his plan to turn it into a coffee table, I warmed to it. We cleaned it, sanded all the rough edges back and then put about a trillion layers of varnish on it. Dave then attached 4 industrial size rubber wheels to the bottom. We love it, and it also serves as a book shelf which is doubly useful.

There is a similar project being pinned around Pinterest, from Design Sponge if you want further inspiration (I cant find the original post on Design Sponge though-grr Pinterest...) But I think I prefer ours. ( I would say that though, wouldn't I?!)

Anyway- Hurray for rescuing junk off the street! Anyone else found any gems on the street lately?