A new bench...

Hi Everyone!  I know some of you are tired of seeing headboards turned into benches, but I'm getting ready for the first fall craft fair and benches are a staple for my booth.  I got this headboard and foot board at the junk place that is no longer there, this past spring, you can see the original post here.

It had a piece missing from the foot that has been gone for a long time.

I used Kwik wood to fill in the missing portion and I filled all the other other cracks with wood filler.  Then sanded as needed.

I cut apart the foot board and then started building.....that was back in May...then it was set aside until after Dad's second surgery.

I spent time a couple of weeks ago when the weather was cooler to finish building it but neglected to take any pictures of it.  I painted it in Ivory latex paint and sanded it with my orbital sander to lightly distress it.

When I got home from work tonight I upholstered the seat in this fun paisley fabric.

The pictures are a little dark but then it's getting dark outside and I didn't want to wait until tomorrow to photograph it.

 I think this fabric is fun.  And here you can see the distressing...it's minimal....

 ....and a close up of the fabric.

I will be taking this to the Apple Jack's Fair in Nebraska City in the middle of September.  And I hope it finds a new home.  But if it doesn't...it will fit in nicely in my new studio.  So either way it will be a win/win.  Thanks for stopping by.

Linking to:
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2012/08/catch-as-catch-can-86.html 
http://www.504main.com/2012/08/tickled-pink-no-112.html 
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2012/08/shine-on-fridays-42-and-giveaway.html 
http://alderberryhill.blogspot.com/2012/08/make-scene-monday-37.html