Coffee Table Turned Bench

Here is the final result. I think it turned out really cute and I love how the distressing of the wood turned out {although, let me tell you, its a little stressful taking sandpaper to a perfectly good paint job}! There are some obvious flaws due to the fact I kind of made up what I was doing along the way, but I am still happy with the final outcome. I spray painted the coffee table soothing white {minus the top since it was going to be covered}.  Then I distressed all the edges, found some new hardware and made buttons for the first time {securing them to the bench was the hardest part }. I then found fabric with a cool print {it was also difficult to get the edges to look right on this – I still have a little bunching on mine}. It really was a pretty quick project over all, I was just procrastinating at several stages.

My new best friends for painting projects – Rustoleum High Performance Enamel (seriously, you would never know this was spray paint once it goes on) and the little trigger gun thing that Rustoleum also makes. This thing will seriously save your poor index finger and sprays much more evenly than you are able to do on your own.

I hope you enjoyed this DIY coffee table turned bench project!