I've been thinking about making one of these for a while now, in fact when I made this bench, I was planning on making one like this, but changed my mind half way through it.
There are a lot of ways I could have gone with this, it can be done many different ways. I decided to go with a bench seat and a shelf. I decided to use the iron shelf supports, and to leave the storage bins open for baskets or shoes, or whatever.
I added the arms made from salvaged wood.
The feet are pieces of shaped wood cut off a long length of wood that I previously salvaged. I don't know what it was, it looks like a banister or something, but it is very thick.
I added the arms made from salvaged wood.
When it was all put together I painted the whole thing with a good primer.
I added a little decoration to cover the lock hole, and then some more to balance it out. I then painted it with 2 coats of gray paint.
When it was dry I painted on a coat of Varathane, then I antiqued it with ebony stain. I finished off the painting by varathaning it again. I added chipped painted hinges and some old knob and tube insulators that I salvaged from the stone house to be used for hanging keys etc. I removed the door knob from the back of the door so that it can be placed against a wall, so I had to glue the remaining knob to the back plate.
To finish it off I added a nice cushion with coordinating fabric.
After a little clean up, it's all done.
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very nice makeover love the color and all of the hanging thingy's xx
ReplyDeleteThat is so nice! I love the little window, the shelf and the seating cussion. Heck, the whole thing looks great! I found youre post over at Vintage Inspirational Party, Thanks for sharing:) I allso shared a post about using old doors:) would love to have you by my blog and say hi sometime:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful project. I bet it will look stunning when it is in its proper place. Thanks for linking up to the VIP party
ReplyDeleteWow, now that's a transformation....awesome job! Love the color and all the little touches.
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