"B" is for Bench #4

A bench makeover.

This bench went from out-of-the-box boring to beautiful blue.

I purchased this bench back in August to use at the dining table for the kids, easy in - easy out.  It was always meant to be temporary.  Then I found chairs for the dining table and the bench became a coffee table.

The kids like the open floor space in the living room to play but still need a surface to put books on, to draw and color, for drinks, etc.

The bench serves that purpose well.

Although it was fine in it's original state I wanted to make it my own.

Here's how I did it:

1. Sanded with 120 grit to remove poly and rough up edges.

2. Applied Minwax special walnut stain to legs only:

3. One coat Kilz primer on slats:

4. One coat paint Behr sage:

5. One coat paint Behr vintage velvet:

6. Sanded with 120 grit:

7. One coat paint watered-down white.

8. One coat BM buxton blue:

9. Sanded 120 grit to distress.

10. Applied Minwax special walnut stain.

11. Applied one coat satin poly.

Basically I layered up the paint using colors I already had, then distressed and stained it.

It's a bit coastal but fits right in.

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