Is that a word?.. I think so. Anyhow, I did my very first (of many planned) projects requiring my (lack of) ability to reupholster. A great hobby of mine, that I'm trying to become better at, is interior design and furniture refinishing. I didn't refinish this little bench, since it's actually my mom's and she happened to like the stain and patina of the wood as it was, so I left it and just reupholstered the top. I've been wanting to try my hand at this for some time now, I have a hope chest and big plans of refinishing and reupholstering it, so this was my chance to teach myself and see how difficult it really is. It's not that bad at all really, almost fun actually, and more time consuming than I expected... went in thinking it would take about a half hour... removed the fabric that was on it... found two more layers and little batting underneath... must have been upholstered at least 3 times before I got ahold of it... removed all of that... and started from scratch... took about two hours!! But I think it was totally worth it for a cute little old fifteen dollar bench found at an estate sale.. Go Mom!! Here are the pics!! Let me know what you think :)
<--- Before
<--- So, I'm not the first with this idea... Yes, that was 3 different fabrics!!
TA-DAAAA!!!
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