Old Bench Makeover

I found this old bench sitting in my basement, looking for a project I thought it would be perfect to recreate into a functional piece of furniture.

What you will need:

-An old wooden bench

-Paint

-Fabric

-A stapler with staples (for stapling in fabric to wood)

-Sand Paper

-Foam (for The Cushion)

-Cardboard

After I found the bench I found some old fabric and foam in my basement.

First, I sanded down the bench entirely, except for the top which will be covered by the cushion.

After it was all sanded I painted, I used a satin spray paint.

Once it was painted and had dried I cut out the cardboard to the size of the bench top, and the foam 2 inches bigger than the bench’s top in every direction.

Then I layed down the fabric with the foam on top of that and on top of that the bench. After I straightened everything I stapled it to the bottom of the bench And cut off the excess fabric.