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6/20/11

Little Black Bench

This cute bench has seen SO many colors and fabrics, I can't even count. My sister bought it from a yard sale for $1 about 5 years ago. That's right! One dollar. I remember the exact day. It was raining. The man doing the sale wanted to get the yard sale over with, so he sold it to her for a buck! It wouldn't even fit in the car we were in, so we had to bring her van back later. But, for just a dollar, we were about to pass up this beauty! Moral of the story... rainy day yard sales are awesome! Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of every single redo this bench has seen. You'll just have to trust me. When my sister had it, I believe it was pink, then white. Then she gave it to me, and since then it's been black, white, and brown... recovering the seat each time. The only pictures I could find are of it black with rose fabric.
I decided it was time for a change... again! I bought this awesome fabric a couple of months ago to make drapes with. I haven't gotten around to sewing the drapes, but I did use part of the fabric to recover my new bench (let's just hope I have enough fabric for the drapes now!)
I recovered the bottom portion of the bench with plain burlap, just using hot glue to hold it in place! :)
...and the AFTER!
I love it!
Happy Monday!

7 comments:

Nicole said...

LOVE that fabric, Marni! Great job!!

PJ @ Planned in Pencil said...

What a great find! Definitely looks like it should have cost more than $1 and definitely looks like a million bucks with that new fabric!

Sarah said...

very pretty!!

Connie the crafterbug said...

Really cute and what an awesome deal!
Connie

Dawn said...

Wow, you sure hit the jackpot. What a deal. You can transform that piece over and over to whatever is in style at the time. A true treasure!

Lolly Jane said...

love love LOVE it! what a goof to give it to you for $1!-but if you're yard saleing in the rain you DEFINATELY deserve it haha!! score!

soo...we're actually doing a joint craft night in july w lil luna, you HAVE to come so we can all meet in person FINALLY! deal?-deal! (:

ps: love your always changing look!-this one is cute. i esp love the classic chandelier profile pic with your name in front of it, so you!

Unknown said...

That looks so good! It's fun when it's a cheap score because you can change it over and over without ruining it's value! :)