Saturday Bench

So I haven't been a fan of my entry way since we moved in. I have a few ideas of tables I would like to make but just haven't made the time to do it. So in the meantime I decided to make a simple bench that I could whip up quickly.

Here it is complete. I love how it turned out!

 

My Dad of course helped my with the bench! I bought a yard of the stripped fabric so he simply cut me a board that would would give me enough room to wrap the fabric around it. I used a foam camping pad from Fred Meyer for the cushion. I then stapled the fabric around the board and the cushion. The legs are an old table my dad had and he cut them off and down to 16 in. for me. I painted them with a few coats of the black paint I had left over from my black doors and screwed them in.

The entryway somewhat become an Ikea project. I got the fabric for both the bench and the pillow there. Plus the large gray frame and the basket the fern is in. The picture that is in the frame is actually a poster from Walmart along with the fern. I have about 10 of these ferns around the house. They are a great filler to any spot that just needs a little something more. I think want to add a lamp on the left side of the bench but don't have one at the moment that I like for the spot so I will be on the hunt for one.

Here's a closer look at the pillow. I used an extra piece of fabric I had from making a pillow for my bedroom and made a cover for a $3 travel pillow from Walmart. Can't beat a $3 pillow! Hope you enjoy!



Black Doors Galore

Ever since I saw someone paint their interior doors black I have been so excited to try it. I had thought I would just do my front door but once I got started I loved the results and had to just keep going! I ended up doing all our doors downstairs. Here is how they turned out.

This is my front door along with my crafting room double doors. The black added so much to this space. It feels so much cozier and gave it a very rich feeling.

Here is a look at just the front door. Doesn't it look so much better. Who knew what a huge difference some black doors could make.

This is our garage door. Not to sure why my camera makes the coloring look so different in both these pictures. The walls in person are kind of a mix between both the gray and brown.

Now here is our bath room and the double doors are the laundry closet. One of these days you will get to see whats behind all these doors but for today we will just focus on doors.

And for the last shot here is a look down the hallway with the addition of the closet door on the right. I love love love how they turned out. Now that you have seen the results I let's talk about how this wasn't the easiest of projects.

Being the cheapo that I am I ended up getting the paint at Walmart  for the project. I bought Glidden interior Semi Gloss in Onyx. I wanted a glossy finish but didn't want to see my reflection in the doors so I went with the Semi Gloss. While I was getting supplies I also bought 1. an angled paint brush 2. a small and large roller 3. painters tape

First I took off the hardware on the doors...mainly just door handles and locks and placed tape over the hinges.

I started  with  my angled brush to paint the indentation of the doors. I then used my rollers to paint the rest of the door. I found the large roller worked best for the front of the door and the small roller for the sides.

This is after one coat. Don't be nervous that you see lines and smears! I ended up doing three coats on all these bad boys (and a few touch up spots on a few even after three coats)! One thing you do need to be careful of the paint dripping. You want a nice smooth finish so if you are coating the paint to think it is likely to drip down as it is drying. I made sure to go back with my brush when I was done with each layer and make sure I wasn't leaving any paint to run down the door.

Hope you all love the results! Happy Painting!