Tuesday, August 10

An Old Favorite


Hello everyone! Sorry I've been m.i.a the past week. It's been crazy around here. But, some how I've managed to get a few projects done.

I am SO happy to say I am FINALLY done with this project!! It's been a long process...
Here's the before.
This is a bench to a vanity that belonged to my great-grandmother. I've had it for a long time! Apparently my great-grandmother was a junker too!! :)  I've heard that she enjoyed dumpster diving hehe. I think it's so ironic that I got such a great piece from her. It took me awhile to figure out exactly how i wanted to fix it...so this is what i had at first...
It was going to be grey with black stripes, but that didn't work for me. So then i did this...
I wanted light green stripes that barely show up. In real life it looks that way but they seem to show up more in this pic. I wanted it to be like these Hint of Mint stripes over at Life in the Fun Lane. Her furniture is so crisp & clean...I love it.
And here is my finally product!
The top is covered with a deep green fabric i found at Hobby Lobby in a fabric bin for (gasp!) $4! I didn't put in dept instructions bc stuff like this is all over blogland!
This last picture makes me so giddy! Seriously, i did that! :)

So here's the prices:
Bench-Fa-ree!
Paint(all 6 coats)-Freeee
Fabric-$4 bucks
Grand total...$4!

P.S. I forgot to mention I also have the vanity (which is absolutely beautiful) I can't wait to redo it...but right now i dont have any room left in this bedroom of mine so it will be a project for the future.

-Brittany Amber



UndertheTableandDreaming

15 comments:

Amanda @ Healthy House on the Block said...

LOOOOVE that bench, Brittany! Great redo! That fabric is just killer! And for only $4.00?!?! You can't even buy an ugly one for that price around here! You did a wonderful job -- so cute!

Brittany Lewis said...

Thank you so much, Amanda! Im so glad you found my blog!

Staci J said...

That's awesome!! A screamin deal and a gorgeous bench! I love the green fabric:)
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Brittany Lewis said...

Thank you so much Staci! Id love to check your blog out. Actually I just started learning how to sew this wk...its not going so great haha. Hopefully your blog will help :)

Terrell said...

Seriously a terrific redo! It looks amazing!! I'm loving your blog and I'm so excited to be your newest follower! I would also like to invite you to my link party/giveaway every Friday at FrouFrouDecor! I love new friends and hope to see you there!
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Shanny said...

I love the bench. I wish I could look at something and just know how to make something cute out of it!

Great job!

Brittany Lewis said...

Terrell thank you so much I love your blog! & i will definitly be there i am dying to win something on these blogs lol!

Shanny it took me 3 trys to figure out what i was going to do with this thing, so dont give up!

Suzanne said...

Fabulous bench. Love the colors you used and the stripes! I've been looking for a footstool to recover and this gives me inspiration!

Andrea said...

Don't you just love Hobby Lobby? You really can't beat them for fabric! Your bench looks fab!

Brittany Lewis said...

No I LOOOVE Hobby Lobby!! haha
Thanks so much ladies, don't forget to follow please!

Kat @ Black Kats Design said...

Love it! The stripes are so cute.

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Maria said...

What a big difference. Nice re-do.

Brittany Lewis said...

Thank you Maria. Dont forget to become a follower. :)

Kara Henry said...

Love love love the fabric and the light green stripes!

Thanks for linking up at Craftastical!

Tanya said...

The stripes are a really nice touch. Good work! I'm just starting to dip into DIY stuff, too, and finding treasures is so much fun!

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