Methods to Reupholster a Bench {With a Rug!} | Thrifty Decor Chick

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Methods to get well a wooden bench with a rug (and no stitching machine)!

I’ve reupholstered a bench utilizing a rug as a substitute of normal ornamental material just a few instances over time. This feature will maintain as much as put on and tear and is usually cheaper than thick upholstery material.

I shared the beginning of a mini makeover in our bed room just lately…I am making an attempt to do as many small initiatives as I can with out spending any cash. This little bench makeover turned out so effectively!

We have had an extended upholstered bench that I like for years. I just like the size and the gorgeous stained legs, however the burlap-type material had discolored over time.

Recently we have had the bench in our basement:

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It got here from HomeGoods 12 months in the past however there isn’t any model title on it. Sorry I am unable to supply it for you!

My plan was to change it out for this faux leather bench we have had on the finish of our mattress:

I like that one too, however all of the metallic legs had been a bit busy in right here. I wished to tone that down with one thing easier, plus have room beneath to simply throw our ornamental mattress pillows. 🙂

The burlap on the bench had discolored over time and the material wasn’t essentially the most snug anyway:

I’ve had it in my head to redo this bench for a very long time, so I looked for a thick upholstery material perpetually. I by no means discovered something with the look I wished.

We wanted the material to carry as much as each use from us, but in addition the animals as effectively. Since I’ve used rugs to cowl bench tops earlier than, I saved these in thoughts as attainable material choices.

A few 12 months in the past I discovered a skinny $15 rug at Ikea that was excellent!:

It is referred to as the Tiphede rug and the outline says it is black and beige, however it will probably go darkish blue as effectively. These skinny rugs are excellent for upholstery initiatives like this! I discover they transfer round and/or curl up an excessive amount of when truly used as rugs.

I put the rug away in our storage room and thought of this mission each time I touched that scratchy burlap material…till I lastly received to this straightforward DIY just lately. 🙂

I used this mini pry bar to drag up the upholstery nails that had been holding the present material down:

My Dad received me that little software years in the past and it is one in all my favorites. I take advantage of it all over the place!

If the bar does not get below the nails, use a hammer to faucet it beneath. As soon as I received just a few of the ornamental nail heads out, the remainder pulled up pretty simply:

It’s also possible to use pliers to take away these kinds of nails, however it’s essential to watch out that they do not get broken.

When the outdated material was off, I vacuumed the froth rapidly to wash it up, then began attaching the brand new material on prime of the bench.

For the reason that rug was already hemmed on all sides, I began with one completed edge on prime and reattached it with the nail heads:

I did not use practically as many as had been there earlier than, I just like the easier look. I saved all the nails in case I would like to make use of extra.

As an alternative of upholstering it precisely prefer it was earlier than (with solely a bit on the highest lined), I spotted I favored the look of getting the material wrap round the back and front of the bench.

I turned the bench the wrong way up after which wrapped the rug across the entrance and used my fabric stapler to connect the rug on the underside:

You could must hammer the staples into the wooden a bit extra to make it tremendous safe. I desire these staples which have a little bit of an angle on the backside so that they connect to the wooden effectively.

I would prefer to get an electrical staple gun in the future, however this one is reasonable and does the job!

There have been assist boards working beneath the bench, so I used my material scissors to snip the rug only a bit so I might connect it round these:

Is the underside of the bench fairly? Not precisely:

Will anybody ever lay down on my flooring and see it? NOPE. 😂

I like having the material wrapped across the lengthy sides of the bench! For the unhemmed facet, I merely folded the material up after which pounded the nailheads in:

Reupholstery tip: When working with a striped sample like this, make sure you watch your traces as you pull your material to the other facet so it does not get wavy.

Do not pull the material too tight as you connect it across the bench!

The rug cowl has held up fantastically — it is sturdy sufficient for the animals and their nails, and continues to be mushy and cozy for us to take a seat on:

SO a lot better than that scratchy material from earlier than!

And I’ve loads of material leftover to make pillows. 🙂

We just like the softer, easier look so a lot better…and since I purchased the rug so way back, I contemplate this to be one other free replace!:

I additionally switched out the colourful blue rug that was on this room with this gorgeous green and gray rug from our basement. And leather-based bench appears GREAT the place this one was. So many nice switches! 🙂

We completely LOVE it! This room has “calmed” a lot with simply these small modifications…however I’ve just a few extra in thoughts:

I like transferring issues round in the home to make areas really feel like new! And these easy DIY makeovers have been a simple solution to replace this room.

Have you ever tried out one in all these bench reupholstery concepts? It is nice newbie redo if you happen to’re beginning out with do-it-yourself initiatives!