Guest Room Bench

Once I finished making the Guest Room Headboard (click here for more on that DIY) I knew I needed a bench for the foot of the bed.  Benches aren't too cheap if you buy them brand new.  I considered making one but then the heavens opened one day at my local thrift store and I saw this beauty for the great price of just $10!  I contemplated the decision of buying it and bringing it home for all of about 1 second!  

It was pretty beat up on the top but that was fine with me- I had plans to cover that up anyway.

I saw this idea on Centsational Girl and it was pretty easy overall following her directions.  After painting the legs white, I got to work upholstering the top.  

 I ended up buying a piece of foam that was just 1" thick but wide enough that I could cut two pieces and stack them to give me a 2" foam seat.  It was a little cheaper to do it that way.  My foam was 1x24x72 and was on sale for 50% off so it cost $17.99.  I already had the batting left over from the headboard project.  I used the same material as the head board- I unfortunately had to buy 2 whole yards to cover the 5 ft. length of the bench but it did leave me enough leftover material to upholster another bench if I so desire (you know I will!).  The cost for 2 yards of this fabric was $30.

I then added a roll of Nail head trim from JoAnn's (reg. $20 but on sale for $10).  So total cost for the project was $70, more than I wanted to spend (because of the fabric- but again I can now make another bench without having to buy more fabric).