Several years ago, my great-uncle moved into an assisted living home. Since my grandmother's old bed was slightly smaller than the rest of the beds in the house, he took hers with him. A year ago, his health started failing him more, so he was moved to a rest home, and was not able to bring the bed with him. So, it sat in storage for about 6 months until we recieved a call asking if we could come get it. Mom and dad made the 6 hour drive just to find that one of the side bars had gotten lost when it was put into storage. They brought it home, anyway, and I put my dad to work turning into a bench (he loved this idea because it gave him the perfect excuse to buy a new welder)!
I did a quick spray painting with brown because that was the bed's original color, and I already had a couple of cans on hand. I'm planning on making a cushion and a couple of pillows for it, I just have to decide if I'm going to keep it brown, or paint it something else. Any ideas?
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What a wonderful idea! The bench is gorgeous, and, to think, it was once your grandmother's bed. Vintage thingies just doesn't get any better than that.
ReplyDeleteWhat creativity. This is a treasure, indeed!
ReplyDeleteThis is just simply adorable. What a great idea. Lucky you had someone who was so talanted to do that for you. I love that bench.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and that the bed can remain in the family and live on as a bench! If it were mine, I'd paint it a lovely shade of aqua or turquoise...white would also be pretty and cottagey. But I can see keeping it brown to match the original color of the bed too. I'm sure it'll look fabulous no matter what you do!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out adorable!
ReplyDeleteSuper idea! Turned out really great too.
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call recycling!! It's gorgoeus and has wonderful history to it & it looks just dandy painted brown :)
ReplyDeleteI love your bed bench!! It looks great in that spot!
ReplyDeleteI love repurposing in home decor! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea - it turned out really well. Good on you 'dad'! I miss my dad - he loved to tinker in his shed, and was particularly fond of carpentry.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what you can do with a can of paint! It looks good where you
ReplyDeleteplaced the bench!