Dressing Table Bench Makeover - Plan C

You know the story behind the best laid plans, right?  Well, this little bench fits it to a 'T'!  

I found it in a little shop for $8 and since I needed a bench for my Dressing Table Makeover, it came home with me. 

 The legs didn't really match, but it was the right size and would do until I found the one I really wanted.  

The seat was hot-glued on, so that popped right off, and since it had a ton of chippy paint I got out the Citristrip and started coating it.

 I covered it in plastic wrap and left it overnight.  

This is what it looked like in the morning when the plastic wrap came off:

After some scraping and scrubbing, this is what I found:

There looked like a possibility of decent wood to be refinished, so I gave it another coat of stripper:

I did some sanding, and (I thought) it was ready to be finished.

My Mistake!

I grabbed the Tung Oil and started applying it to one of the legs.  Sadly, things immediately went south.  The oil left the wood color blotchy and uneven.  I was so disappointed. 
Time for Plan B!

Fortunately, the same day, I spotted another bench at a garage sale listed online.  It was painted white but the legs were a much better match for my refinished dressing table.  Hubby and I hopped in the car and headed to that sale.  The bench was still there and I got it for a great price.  I now felt much better about painting the original bench.  
Two coats of Peacock chalk paint and I was ready to distress it.  After two legs were done, it was clear that this was a mistake.  Without the old finish underneath, the distressing just looked messy.  No pictures, but, trust me, it looked terrible!  
On to Plan C......

One more coat of chalk paint and I had this:

Two coats of polycrylic and I considered it done.  Then I had to move on to the seat.  I mentioned earlier that it was hot-glued on, but the burlap was stapled.

And there were assorted nails and tacks:

Three layers later:

I was finally able to staple batting to the wood seat.

I cut a piece of fabric, folded over the edge, and stapled that over the batting for a nice finished edge. 

Sorry, that one's a little blurry - problems of working and trying to take pictures at the same time!

I used L-brackets to attach the seat to the frame (no more hot glue for this little bench!) and it was done!

One down, one more to go....and so much for plans.  I guess it's a good thing there are 26 letters in the alphabet!  Do your projects always go according to the original plan?  If they do, please let me in on your secret.  lol

Stay tuned.  I'll share the replacement soon.

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