03 December 2010

Re-purposed!

So we finally got a flatscreen for the living room. YAY! We mounted it over the fireplace, which meant I could rearrange the room. But we still had the old stand from the old tv that had died. It was massive compared to the new one, and it's hard to believe it was about the same screen size. Anyway, since we never seem to have enough seats, and I hated to lose the storage capabilities of the stand, I decided to turn it into a bench. I figured if it was strong enough to hold that giant tv before, it should be plenty strong enough to hold a person. So I bought some 1 inch foam, which I doubled up to make it more comfy. Then I picked some fabric from my stash, a pretty green wool I got from my Nonna, and proceeded to sew a cover. Having a small child, I made the cover with an opening in the back like a sham, so I can take it off to wash it. Then I cut a piece of an old mattress pad to add a little extra fluff to the top. I stuffed the mattress pad piece and the 2 pieces of foam into the cover and voilà! A comfy seat with storage below. The pillow in the picture is from the couch, but I think I will have to make some nice pillows just for my bench. And if you're wondering, I did make the cushion slightly smaller than the stand on purpose. I left the end open so I'd have a place to set a drink down. Clever huh?!

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