How to recover a wood bench with a rug (and no sewing machine)!
I've reupholstered a bench using a rug instead of regular decorative fabric a few times over the years. This option will hold up to wear and tear and is often less expensive than thick upholstery fabric.
I shared the start of a mini makeover in our bedroom recently…I'm trying to do as many small projects as I can without spending any money. This little bench makeover turned out so well!
My first project for the bedroom was transforming our nightstand dressers with some black paint. I don't know why I waited so long to do it!
We've had a long upholstered bench that I love for years. I like the length and the pretty stained legs, but the burlap-type fabric had discolored over time.
Lately we've had the bench in our basement:
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It came from HomeGoods year ago but there's no brand name on it. Sorry I can't source it for you!
My plan was to exchange it out for this faux leather bench we've had at the end of our bed:
I love that one too, but all the metal legs were a bit busy in here. I wanted to tone that down with something simpler, plus have room underneath to easily throw our decorative bed pillows. 🙂
The burlap on the bench had discolored over the years and the fabric wasn't the most comfortable anyway:
