Tufted Bench~Before and After

My fingers are raw, but it's done!  After I made the mirror a few weeks ago, I headed back to the thrift store for a bench.

I found this little table for ten dollars with cute legs.

Here's the mirror.

  I needed the bench to fit nicely against the wall, and the table was a little bit wide for the space.  

It's in the entryway.

The table was pretty gross.  Anyone want any gum? 

I first traced the bottom of the table on to the back of the top of the table.

I cut with the jigsaw around the traced line. I was a little worried about just chopping into the table...

Ahhh, much better.  It's beginning to look more like a bench.

I primed and painted.  

Next I used the bread cutter, btw..awesome tool  for cutting foam!! 

Drilled holes. Batted the foam, and now for the hard part...buttons and tufting.

I have searched and searched all over the internet for an understandable tutorial of how to tuft buttons. I have always been fascinated by it and this "how-to" seemed to explain it well.  Go here.  It's step-by-step, and explains it much better than I do.  Half-way into it I lost some confidence and didn't take the best pictures. My stapler is old and malfunctioning, and I had short needles.  Both of these made tufting buttons very difficult.  The right tools make a huge difference. Long needles, good buttons, and a good stapler are very important!

I glued the trim onto the wood instead of the fabric.  I thought I could get a straighter line. 

I think it fits the style of the mirror, and it's a nice place to sit and put your shoes on. 

The folds are not perfect and I struggled with several areas, but not bad for a first time.

Here is a little Before and After picture.  The best part is, I used fabric, batting, foam, and cording all from past projects.  Total cost-10 dollars, and I tried something new. 

Linking to
Trash To Treasure at Reinvented

A Soft Place To Land, DIY Day
Make Your Monday at Twice Remembered
Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch