I mentioned a few posts ago that I was trying to find the courage to work on a furniture project. Well ~ I found the motivation today!
The brief back story ~
I decided our guest room need a small bench. Some place other than the bed for guests to sit and tie their shoes or maybe rest a suitcase and handbag. The room is teeny tiny. I have a small chair in the corner now and even though, by typical standards, it's a small chair it still feels too big for the room. So a little bench would work perfectly. On the hunt I went...
The first Sunday of every month is an antique flea market in Alameda {in the Bay Area} and the hubs and I love to get up early and stroll through all the stuff. While we were there in February I found a cute little bench. The seller said he was having a Super Bowl blow so that he didn't have to pack up anything and could just leave the market quickly and still see the game. So, for $20 I bought a little bench.
{Side note -- I know it may not be the lowest price any of you have seen for a bench at a flea but he was asking $45 so I felt good about $20}
Here he it is ~ pre makeover
Pastel tapestry. It felt a little gramma to me.
But the detail on the legs is pretty ~ not too ornate.
After we brought it home the hubs and I shopped for some fabric and about 2 months later {today} I started the work.
Turns out, it wasn't too difficult.
I just removed a screw from each corner and the top came apart from the base. Simple!
Then I unstapled the old fabric and threw it away.
I added new batting to fluff it up a bit and make it soft.
Then stapled the new fabric in place and trimmed the excess.
And Voila! It's was done!
{Chrissy Dog is giving it a full inspection. She's a helper}
I say this is a {Partial} make-over because I didn't paint the wood.
Although, that might be in the future for this little baby.
AND ~ After looking at these pictures, I decided I really like the subtlety of the reverse side of the fabric so maybe I'll take it apart and flip the fabric???
I'll post pictures after I place it in the guest room.
I linked up to www.houseofhepworths.com
Hugs,
Carrie
