Bench Make-over

For the longest time, I have been itching to do a furniture make-over.  I still plan on getting furniture for the girls' rooms to repaint...just have to find the perfect pieces!  At our last community yard-sale, I found a bench that I thought was cute and would be a perfect piece to go in our entryway.  It was custom made with a seat and side table all in one.  Well, it's cute, but too big!  When I open the front door, I feel like it gets crowded when people are coming in, trying to go around the bench, and when I'm also trying to keep the ferocious dog from attacking!  So, I decided to still make-over the bench and then sell it on the awesome Facebook resale group. 

Shame, shame, shame on me for not taking a before picture!  Ughh, I even went through my recent pics to see if I had it in the background....and nothing.  So, the before description would be:  plain medium colored wood with a yucky (no offense to the previous owner) cream with bits of color seat cover. 

I started out with a fresh coat of espresso brown paint.  Then, I found a really nice brown, black and tan fabric at Joanne's.  It's very thick so it will hold up well on a seat. 

Here is the newly painted and recovered bench:

I decided that it needed something extra.  So I made a throw pillow!  And I made it from material that I had around the house.  I cut up a canvas bag that I was no longer using.  I used the canvas for the pillow.  Then I stuffed it with stuffing from a mattress topper.  Finally, I added some flower rosettes from the leftover fabric.

Here is the finished project! It almost makes me want to keep it now!

**Update**  I am super excited that my friend, Tammy, purchased this bench from me.  She had a PERFECT spot for it and it looks so good in her house.