My New Bench…I LOVES!

Slowly but surely, our master bath/bedroom is coming together.  I’ve finally started to tackle a few little projects I’ve been meaning to start for a LONG time.  Like this sweet little bench…

 

I bought this about 3 years ago at this little antique shop for a whopping $7!!!!!  LOVE IT!!  As not cute as it is, it looks a gaJILLION times better than it did upon purchase.  The seat was originally covered in a pillowcase that was embroidered with mushrooms?!  SO…I brought it home…recovered the seat in this really generic fabric…and just let it sit in the bathroom under my vanity.  I really wanted to dress it up and paint it, but I never got around to it. 

FINALLY…3 years later…we’ve started to redo the bathroom and NOW my sweet little $7 bench has a purpose.  SO…time for a facelift!  First thing’s first.  The color.  I decided to paint it the same color as the bathroom…Emperor blue, I think?!

 

After a couple of coats, I was looking at a brand new bench. 

BETTER ALREADY!!

But the fabric had to go.  I picked up some textured brown fabric that was PERFECT for the look I’m going for.  I ripped off the other fabric, added some foam & batting, and pulled out the staple gun to throw it all together.  {Before I added the foam, I was literally sitting on covered wood.  Ouch.}

Ahhhh…that feels MUCH better.  But there was still something missing.  SO…I took my favorite little antiquing glaze, gave the bench a few coats and wiped off the excess.  Finally…a look that I absolutely ADORE.

LOVES. 

 

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