SELECT
`table1`.`id`,
(CASE WHEN (`table2`.`null_field` IS NULL) THEN '' ELSE `table2`.`null_field` END) as `null_field`
FROM `table1` LEFT JOIN `table2` ON `table1`.`table1-id` = `table2`.`table1-id`
table1`.`table1-id` = `table2`.`table1-id`
- вы точно поля не перепутали?