Just an Old-fashioned Piano Bench...
30 Minutes
Easy
Some piano benches are born to greatness, and some are just plain blah. Personally, I can't resist a piano bench (if it's cheap!), and I've got a few here and there. This one came from an auction, so it couldn't have cost more than $10, and was probably quite a bit less. It was plain brown and scratched badly. We needed extra seating for our "banquet" (folding) table, so I gave this a simple rehab--Valspar paint and contact paper. It didn't cost me anything since everything had been hanging around, begging to be used. The piano bench is the perfect depth to hold my Valspar paint samples (last week Lowe's sold all their fall/winter 2013 samples for 50-cents for an 8-oz jar. I bought 24.). It's a bench, it's a coffee table, it's paint storage. I'm happy.
Not daring, not creative, just a utilitarian update to a sad, old piece. (That junk underneath is my 25-cent dropcloth, formerly a mylar door cover bought post-Christmas at Dollar General.)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?