Upholstered Bench From A Coffee Table: Guest Remodel
27 July 2010
Melodie @ The White City Project created and upholstered bench from a coffee table. Melodie said:
This piece started its life as a coffee table. But I didn’t need a coffee table. I needed a bench. So, now it’s a bench. Yeh, it’s that easy. Mr. Mel doesn’t understand this. He is confused and I am tired of trying to explain it to him. Moving on...
This was actually part of a set of three tables, two of which I used to make night stands for our bedroom.
I figured I’d stick with the same idea here. I removed the glass then primed it with Kilz (this piece also had brass corners so I made sure to prime these with a metal primer I had leftover from my night stand project).
I gave it two coats of CIL Lovely Lisa leftover from my night stand project.
To make the fabric cover for the seat, I cut 4 pieces of fabric 1" wider and 2 1/2" longer than the sides of the foam. I cut the top piece of fabric 1" wider and 1" longer than the foam. These measurements will allow me a 1/2" seam allowance and enough fabric to wrap around the bottom of the seat. I pinned and sewed the side pieces together, end to end, creating a big loop. Then I ironed open my seams.
With right sides facing, I pinned the loop I just made to the top piece I cut out earlier.
Once it was all sewn together, I trimmed the excess fabric from my corners, and ironed the seams open. I fit the seat cover over the foam and batting and stapled the excess fabric to the bottom of the seat (just like I did for my headboard project). I attached the seat to the frame from the underside using small L-brackets leftover from my closet organizer install.
All done! Do I think we will ever use this bench? Maybe not. But it will look great at the foot of my bed!
Cost breakdown for this project:
$25 for the table
$0 for paint
$0 for glaze
$12 for fabric
$57 for batting and foam (I opted for the really dense foam so it cost a bit more)
$0 for mdf (I found this in my garage. Where it came from, I have no clue)
Total cost $94
4 comments:
Very nice
It appears that you've figured out the trick to getting people to actually read the blog post instead of scrolling through the pictures. Leave out a major key image so they get confused!
I scrolled down until I saw the cushion seating neatly on the bench (not coffee table) and then I thought to myself... how did she compensate for the massive hole in the center? Images of people falling straight through the bench ensued and I decided I must have missed something so I scrolled back up and actually read.
Ah-ha! You tricky woman you. ;)
I love the bench. I have a coffee table that I think about changing into a bench all the time, the problem is that I wouldn't have anything to prop my feet up on afterward, but other than that, we use the coffee table for zilch.
I love it! Such a great look and I like the purple. There's something about sewing with naked feet that's just better. I do the same.
Looks great! I have an old coffee table sitting down the basement that I don't want to throw away but couldn't figure out what to do with it.
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