Redoing a Piano Bench; Wood to Black- from Drab to Fab!!

Redoing a Piano Bench; Wood to Black- 

from Drab to Fab!!

Party Highlight by Christina's Adventures

I am so excited to show you this project...I can honestly say this was one of my FAVORITES EVER!! :)

I bought this bench last week at my local thrift store for $3.90. This was a rare find...the thrift store around here usually NEVER has interesting furniture...usually it's plastic-y, beyond repair, and over-priced. So I was really excited when I found this bench in great structural condition - just completely ugly!



Now, I have been drooling over all of these re-upholstered projects...and I have been so scared to try my own! I decided that since this bench was so cheap, and it was so simple to re-upholster (not like a crazy chair or anything)...I could try it! First step: primer!

Next step: spray paint the insideNext: painted the outside, legs, and undersideNow comes the fun part. Part of the reason I stayed away from re-upholstering...I had no staple gun! I assumed it was expensive...and we all know I couldn't afford that. However, I got one at Wal*Mart for $8.88! What?! I had no idea! So exciting! But before I could use my new stapler...I had to remove allllll of those lovely staples already in there.Ugh. I have many cuts on my thumbs now... :(

Enter...the new stapler!I cut my beautiful black and white fabric to size, pulled the corners tight, and stapled them into place first. I then went around the borders and put the remaining fabric.I had to also cut around the hinges. Then I used a cute small polka-dotted fabric to cover that ugly "wood"I just love black and white...and I wanted to add a little more interest to the inside...so I measured and the mod-podged some b&w scrapbook paper on the inside...Yes! Now I just had to re-attach the hinges...and I took it outside for a modeling shoot!! :)

Just look at how sophisticated she is now! I do think this is a true "Cinderella Story"!! And the re-upholstering was so much easier on this project than I thought it would be!!

Here's some more glamour shots...

Cost Breakdown:

Bench: $3.90

Paint: Leftover from my Kitchen Table project

Scrapbook paper: Around the house

Polkadot fabric: From my closet

B&W print fabric: Normally $9.99 a yard, got it for 50% off, plus 15% off (teacher discount), and I only bought 3/4 yard: $3.18

Staple gun: $8.88

Total Cost: $15.96

Plus- I now have a staple gun! Woohoo! :)

**UPDATE: I posted this on Craigslist on Sunday evening...and someone came to my house and bought it on Monday evening! YES! It will now be living in a chic black & white salon. So perfect!**