Gather all of your supplies:
![PLAIN PICNIC BENCH](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMbare-bench.jpg)
![TOOLS FOR PICNIC BENCH MAKEOVER](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tools.jpg)
- FOAM (I USED SCRAPS FROM A OLD CHAIR)
- This foam was part of a sofa a cushion that I no longer use.
I cut and pieced it together. Reduce – Reuse- recycle!!!
![BEAN AND CHARLIE MAKE SLEEP LOOK SO GOOD](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bean-and-charlie1-700x427.jpg)
![STAPLE GUN](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/staple.jpg)
![I KNEELED ON THE BENCH TO DEPRESS THE FOAM](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/underneath-bench.jpg)
when I got to the end, I wanted to cover up the area where I had lots of stapling…I took a piece of the batting and glued it on top.
![STAPLES COVERED!](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/civer1.jpg)
I took the fabric and folded it over and stapled it down underneath. |
![SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pretty-bench.jpg)
View of the bench, PRE NAILHEAD TRIM…I love the gray and yellow!!!!
![I drew a line across the bottom edge of the sides, and followed that line with the nailhead trim. I discovered that if I used my needle nose pliers, that I could move faster and I avoided hitting my fingers with the hammer. (OF COURSE SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING THIS MAKEOVER I FOUND OUT THAT THEY SELL NAILHEAD IN A LONG STRIP....OH WELL)](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sidebench.jpg)
hitting my fingers with the hammer. (OF COURSE SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING THIS MAKEOVER I FOUND OUT THAT THEY SELL NAILHEAD IN A LONG STRIP….OH WELL)
TOOL TIP!!!
I purchased a magnetized tack hammer for this project
($6.50@ Lowes ) and I am IN LOVE with the difference it makes!
Because I pieced together two pieces of foam, I ended up with a teeny lump, but hey, this is going in MY bedroom, and NO ONE will notice it…In fact…my husband may not even notice that I upholstered it to begin with!!!!
- COOPER WAS A BIG HELP..THIS PICTURE MAKES ME WANT TO CRY- HIS HANDS LOOK SO SMALL!!!
- My Son Cooper was a HUGE help, I held the tacks with my pliers and he did the tapping!
It made a difference following the pencil line, I have done it without…
and I would not recommend it. I love how it looks, especially, when placed at the foot of my/our bed!!! I am so excited about how great it all looks together.
![...LATER....NEW BED AND BENCH](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BED-AND-BENCH-600x900.jpg)
AND EVEN LATER…NEW LAMPS FOR NEW BED AND BENCH!
![MASTER BEDROOM WITH NEW LAMP](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/master-bedroom-with-door-600x900-600x900.jpg)
that never materialized (HAH…no pun intended!!!).
Total time2 hours, and it probably could have taken less time… had I not had to take breaks to pick up kids from school, teach a drama class, drive to my daughter’s Track Practice, take my son to a hair cut appointment, make dinner (okay… so I ordered pizza!!!)…but I did get it all done in one day!
It is most assuredly a great weekend project!
Take a look around… do you have any benches that might be improved with upholstery?
I am already looking for my next project.
AS I PONDER THIS PROJECT…
…..it strikes me as a funny thing…I used to do projects like these all the time…often to save money and create something I needed…for less..and often just because I needed to be creative…..and I wonder if since I am painting so much now that the creative NEED is being satisfied…and HEAVEN KNOWS I don’t NEED anything else in this house…if anything I want to have LESS…I already am mentally distributing things amongst the kids in their apartments one day….I yearn to simplify…But I also do not war to rush time…IN TIME – IN TIME…there is a TIME and a season for everything…am I right? ….maybe my season of little projects is behind me…I say that ….but who knows what COOPER”S BEDROOM MAKEOVER holds in store!
I start his room next Monday…Just in time for his 15th birthday on the 11th!!!! HOLY MOLY!!!
![Cooper helping clean](http://myoldcountryhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Scan-130300011-5-688x1024.jpg)
BEAUTIFUL and GREAT DIY along with smart reuse/recycle!!
Thank you Brenda!
Thanks Brenda!
honest to goodness, I bought a similar bench for $7 at an estate sale last summer. Husband said it was hideous and told me to toss. Now I wish I had it back. Nice job (and re: pet portrait. does the family start with a Novo and end with a gratz?)
Hi Mary beth….I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Novogratz family and would be over the moon to get a commission from them…but nope not them….yet anyway!!! stay tuned!
Love grey and yellow together! Such a good upcycle!
Thank you Erika!