Mid-Century Modern to 21st Century Pop!

I've had this piece for quite some time now, and finally decided what I wanted to do with it.  Originally I thought I wanted to go with some bright colors, but since I'm going to sell it I had second thoughts.  

I wish I had taken more before pictures.  This one lonely picture doesn't really show how bad of shape this little gossip bench was in.  The cushion had burn holes.  The legs had rust on the tips.  And there were lots of scratches all over.  Anyway, here's the before.........

Mid-Century Modern Gossip Bench

I certainly had my challenges on this one!  I used a black acrylic enamel gloss and I've decided I won't be doing that again anytime soon.  Maybe once I get a sprayer and learn how to use it I'll try my hand again at shiny black paint.  It was just a very unforgiving paint with a brush. I had to add a third coat to get the look I wanted.  The next challenge for me was the cushion.  I ended up just stapling the fabric over a piece of foam instead of actually covering the foam.  I had some time constraints on getting this done, and I'm not a sewer.  So covering the foam would have been too stressful for me this go round.  I'll try my hand at that another time.  So here are some more pics of the final result......

In the store for sale.  My husband is selling the old phone, so I thought they looked cute together.

A little closer look.  I used Mod Podge over the material on the drawers.

I got the knobs at Michael's for $1 a piece.  I just love them!

One more look........

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I guess I better start taking down the Christmas decorations now.  See you soon!


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