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

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Learn how to get better a wooden bench with a rug (and no stitching machine)!

I’ve reupholstered a bench utilizing a rug as an alternative of normal ornamental material a number of occasions over time. This selection will maintain as much as put on and tear and is commonly inexpensive 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 tasks as I can with out spending any cash. This little bench makeover turned out so nicely!

We have had a protracted upholstered bench that I really like for years. I just like the size and the beautiful stained legs, however the burlap-type material had discolored over time.

Currently we have had the bench in our basement:

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It got here from HomeGoods yr in the past however there isn’t any model title on it. Sorry I can not supply it for you!

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

I really like that one too, however all of the steel legs had been a bit busy in right here. I wished to tone that down with one thing less complicated, 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 eternally. I by no means discovered something with the look I wished.

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

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

It is known as the Tiphede rug and the outline says it is black and beige, however it may well go darkish blue as nicely. These skinny rugs are excellent for upholstery tasks like this! I discover they transfer round and/or curl up an excessive amount of when really used as rugs.

I put the rug away in our storage room and considered this mission each time I touched that scratchy burlap material…till I lastly acquired to this simple 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 acquired me that little instrument years in the past and it is one among my favorites. I take advantage of it in every single place!

If the bar would not get beneath the nails, use a hammer to faucet it beneath. As soon as I acquired a number of of the ornamental nail heads out, the remainder pulled up pretty simply:

You too can use pliers to take away most of these nails, however it is advisable to watch out that they do not get broken.

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

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

I did not use almost as many as had been there earlier than, I just like the less complicated look. I saved the entire nails in case I would like to make use of extra.

As a substitute of upholstering it precisely prefer it was earlier than (with solely a piece on the highest coated), I spotted I preferred 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:

Chances are you’ll must hammer the staples into the wooden a bit extra to make it tremendous safe. I want these staples which have a little bit of an angle on the backside in order that they connect to the wooden nicely.

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

There have been help boards operating 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 ground and see it? NOPE. 😂

I really 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, remember to watch your traces as you pull your material to the other facet so it would 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 comfortable and cozy for us to take a seat on:

SO significantly better than that scratchy material from earlier than!

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

We just like the softer, less complicated look so significantly better…and since I purchased the rug so way back, I take into account 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 seems to be GREAT the place this one was. So many nice switches! 🙂

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

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