Sunday, February 21, 2010

Another Thrift Store Bench ~ Before and After

I finished another one my coffee table benches.  This fabric an off white linen. The print looks like a stamp that kept getting lighter and lighter as it ran out  of paint.


BEFORE below... The one with the lamp on it.  The one behind it is next in line!


The BEFORE...very ugly.  I started painting it white before I got the picture.

I did the legs plain white. No distressing or glazing.  I felt like that was what the legs and slipcover needed.


I really love this one, but I can't keep them all.  It would be perfect in our bedroom but I don't have room for it.
Thanks again for coming by to look.
Kelly













22 comments:

kim said...

You do such good work on these pieces. I love how you are giving the tables new life as a bench. Love the fabric and the ruffles are the perfect finishing touch...Kim

SILVIA said...

oh my, can you be any more clever?,beautiful!.i always look forward to your posts...hope u r having a great weekend..

Jan @ bobbypinsboardwalk said...

That is really beautiful, Kelly. I love the deep pleats you used for the skirt. Who would have thought such an ugly table would turn into a beautiful bench? Gorgeous!

Megandvd@Beauty in the Attempt said...

Kelly~

The fabric and deep pleats are so lovely. You make some ordinary into an indulgent piece. Congrats!

Cheers~
e

Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

Beautiful, Kelly! I love the box pleats on the skirt; it really suits the legs. I love how you reinvented these tables into benches.

My Yellow House said...

I love your benches! In fact, I am going thrifting tomorrow to find one of my very own! I don't know how to make a slipcover but I will stare at yours until I get it right. :) I want one to move around when I have company. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
Sarah

nostalgia*gal said...

I so LOVE all of your work! Where do you sell your benches? They are works of art with your taste an talent in sewing! Cheers, cindykay

All Things Creative said...

Beautiful!

dee dee said...

Kelly,
I love your coffee tables turned benches... I have my eye out for a large square one for my family room! Great job as always!
Dee Dee

mishebe said...

Your awesome! i love it.. mishelle

Pine Tree Home said...

Excellent. I love the fabric choice and the pleats. They compliment the size of the bench perfectly.

Ginger@cottageonrosewood said...

Love the bench. You do such a beautiful job.

C.J. said...

Kelly, I love what you do, you are so flippin creative! Looks wonderful, I so want to slip cover my sofa, but alas not my thing. Do you realize how hard it is to find people who still do that???

My Vintage Modern Farmhouse said...

Oh Kelly another beauty you have created. I am crazy about the pleated skirt.

LeAnn:)

Lori Lucas said...

I have my Grandmother's old bench. I have fabric. I have my sewing machine. I have the day off work tomorrow. I am determined to make my bench 1/100 as cute as yours! You are so good.
p.s. (Be expecting me to beg for your address and sending you my-not-so-cute-copy-cat-edition-for-you-to-fix!!!!

vignette design said...

This bench turned out adorable!

Jen C. said...

The box pleats are the perfect touch! And, wow!, on the fabric. Great transformation. :-)

Janis said...

That's a beauty, lovely fabric and I agree it would look wonderful in a bedroom.

Jenna said...

BEAUTIFUL! Youve ourdone yourself again! Im not sure what it is about these pleated fabrics you do, just like that lil round chubby chair with the pleats, gorgeous!!!

Londen @ Sixty-Fifth Avenue said...

I am so in love with these coffee table benches!

Londen @ Sixty-Fifth Avenue said...

Would you consider making a slipcover to fit a table I already have? I didn't see an email for you.

Fifi Flowers said...

WOW... that's a GREAT bench!!! You do FAB work!

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