Green and White Striped Bench
Our area has quite a few estate sales. A company comes into a house, pulls everything out of cupboards and closets, prices it and then runs the sale for 2 days. The items are usually higher priced than a normal sale, but if you go on the second day, everything is half off. That’s how I found this bench. There were actually three of them. I’m not sure what the owners did with three of them, but I only came home with one!
First step was cleaning everything up. I wiped down the legs and then lightly sanded them.
The top was easily removed by unscrewing the 4 screws. Then I painted it white.
I had this fabric for awhile. I think I made a pillow from it before, but had plenty left over. I plan to put this little bench in my laundry, so it could be a little bit of a bright and fun color.
I cut the fabric a little bit larger than the bench top. I folded over the edge twice to give it a clean line.
Next, came the stapling. I usually start in the middle of each side and then work toward the edges, pulling the fabric tight as I go.
For the corners, I fold the fabric in, kind of like wrapping a present, then staple.
Now that the fabric is on, I just reattached it to the base.
I took photos in my living room since my laundry room has no natural light. I love the bright green stripes!
It’s amazing how a little bit of paint and some pretty fabric can change the whole look of a piece of furniture! What projects have you worked on lately? I would love to hear about it!
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OOOH! I love it. Great save and great job.
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Beautiful!
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