Make a Rustic Farmhouse Technology Stand for a Home Office

Do you know what this is? I only do because there was a label on it when I bought it. I'm giving it a new purpose today so it won't just spend its life in the basement.

Make a Rustic Farmhouse IPad Stand


I put the question out on my Instagram and got a whole bunch of good answers, but none of them was the right one. 


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Make a Rustic Farmhouse IPad Stand for a home office


There were a lot of guesses like: a sanding tool, a cement working tool, and a brick maker's tool. 


According to the tag, it is actually a vintage carding tool for wool. 


Many people have since told me that the tag was not correct, that it is actually a cement smoothing tool. 


I love the old wooden look it already has but it needs work, the wood was a little stained. 


I began the makeover by adding a Scrabble shelf to the front.




Rustic Farmhouse IPad Stand for a home office


I painted the Scrabble shelf and the front only with Fusion Mineral Paint in Raw Silk


I love Fusion Mineral Paint because it can be used on almost any surface with little or no prep work. 


Painted Rustic Farmhouse IPad Stand for a home office


I didn't paint the back, I liked the look of the old wood but I did use hemp oil to refresh the dried out wood. 


I hot glued an old fabric tape measure around the edges of the tool. 


If you don't have a vintage tape measure for decorative trim, you can use the twill tape


Ipad Stand for the Home Office


The old wool carding tool makes a great IPad stand in my new home office and the style is just what I love. 


Repurposed Ipad Stand for the Home Office


The old wear marks are still there and hold a lot of history in an updated way. 


Repurposed Technology Stand for the Home Office


The perfect tech solution with a vintage vibe.


(Is anyone else wishing for beach time now?)


Finding a vintage tool like this one to repurpose is not alway easy but when you do find one, I hope this tutorial will show you how you can transform it into something you can repurpose and reuse!


Repurposed Vintage Technology Stand for the Home Office


Thanks so much for visiting!


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I am Susan, the author and creator at Homeroad. I am a wife, mother of 4 daughters, and a grandmother of 5 and counting. I am a retired teacher, a DIY blogger and an artist at heart. .