I have an old American treadle base with a piece of blue stone for a top. My mother has one also and uses her for her tv and cable box. A real fun re-purpose I did was last year with a friend. He needed a game table for his basement/man cave. I saw an idea in a magazine and used it --- we stacked bowling balls for the legs using some bolts and plumbing pieces. Looks great! So, go for it...people have used stranger things to make furniture out of.