bench monday :: bench makeover edition

Today’s bench monday shot is a little different …

Here’s the same bench a few days ago …

I took the fabric and “cushion” (if you could even call it that!) off, which was a little sad b/c that green paint on there was from when we painted Emma’s room while I was 7 months pregnant. Awww.

Then, I sanded off all of that ugly red paint, primed it with Rust-Oleum spray primer, and then painted it with Rust-Oleum American Accents spray paint in “Heirloom White.”

Also replaced the padding with medium-density foam cushions, used some old knit fabric as batting and then covered with some Japanese import canvas fabric that’s been sitting in my fabric stash for over a year.

Staple gun? You are my new BFF.

I just have to thank Centsational Girl for her blog, because I would have never had the courage to do this without her tutorials and before/after projects. She is the one who turned me on to spray paint, which is the EASIEST thing ever.

I also made over a bookshelf for my office a few weeks ago, but forgot to share it here.

It’s just a cheap particle board bookshelf from Ikea that I’ve had for years – you can kind of see the before here in the left corner.

I just sanded off the particle “shine” and then primed/painted with the same paint I used on the bench.

Then, glued some orange/white polka dot scrapbook paper onto the back board, which doesn’t match up just right, but that’s okay.

I’ve decided that my office / Emma’s playroom / our front room is going to be spring green and orange. With yellows and aquas thrown in for fun. Bright and cheery!