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

This furniture walkthrough stays in the order the work happens.

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 low-cost, and it was so direct 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 option! 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 striking 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 well fitted!**