Old...new bench....

Hi Everyone!  I've been busy building and painting furniture.  I'm trying to get a nice assortment of items in the Studio for some guests that will be stopping by to check it out..a mini Open House.  I tried something different with this piece.

 I built this out of a 1x12" and a 1x4".  I was busy building and didn't stop to take pictures...bad blogger!  I've made lots of these benches and everyone of them is different.  I've been experimenting with the look of the leg and I think this is my favorite...a little curvy detail at the base of the leg.

 Once the bench was built and sanded, I stained it with a custom mix stain that I didn't want to look perfect or like it was recently stained.  In other words I wanted age to it.

 Once it was dry, I painted it with black satin latex paint...no primer.  And then sanded the heck out of it.

 I wanted it to look like it was old and chippy....where the paint would have rubbed off naturally. 

I left just a few bits of black paint on the seat, mainly by the ends.  I can't decide if I like it or if I should sand the rest of the black off and start over.  What do you think?  It would work great on a front porch or mud room with baskets underneath it or at a kitchen table.  Now I need to get to work.  The weather is going to be great for working out in the shop today.  I hope you are doing something you love to do this weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Linking to:
http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/2013/07/catch-as-catch-can-128.html 
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/2013/07/184th-power-of-paint-party-popp.html 
http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/07/wow-us-wednesdays-125.html 
http://www.livelaughrowe.com/diy-wall-art-live-laugh-linky-68/ 
http://startathome.blogspot.com/2013/07/paint-party-happy-4th.html 
http://madeinaday.com/2013/07/04/made-u-look-linky-75/ 
http://missmustardseed.com/2013/07/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-a-link-party-24/