Farmhouse Bench Makeover
When my friend, Debbie, & her husband purchased a farm, this bench was left behind...
Although neglected & abandoned, Debbie wanted to save it & incorporate it somewhere in the new house they were building.
So, I started sanding away at all the loose, chipping paint. This big spot of red paint was very difficult to remove, so I sanded it back as much as I could. And, in the end, I let a little of the red peak through the new paint as a nod to its previous life on the farm.
Once I finished sanding, I painted the bench with the color, Fluff, from the Dixie Belle Paint Company.
When the Fluff was dry, I used the Royal Damask stencil from Dixie Belle and randomly stenciled some areas of the bench. I used the color Hampton Olive from Dixie Belle's new paint line, Silk.
I used a spray adhesive to help keep the stencil in place while working with it.
As I stenciled, I faded out the edges of the design.
Once the paint was dry, I sanded over the bench to maintain the rustic look.
Debbie gave the bench a beautiful spot to hold some of her plants in a beautiful sunny room.
The bench is now ready to continue a long life on the farm.
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Love it !!!! Great job and I have an old bench waiting for something and I think this is it !!!
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I have a similar bench. Now I know what to do and put it on my front porch. I made a milk can table with a similar idea.
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