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Church comes Home



Category: bethie's world | Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:27 am

I was somewhat surprised by my hubby dragging this bench home from "The Junkyard from Hell". It's only a few miles from my house and quite a scary place. I've been there but I usually send "my representative" to look for interesting junk. We've had some good finds but this bench was huge, 9 feet 4 inches of Huge.

We measured in my front room but it was just too big so my husband said he would cut it down to size. He took off one end and sawed two feet off it and then moved the middle leg back to the middle. Then he painted it gray and then sponge painted (only he did it with a plastic bag) it a lighter gray. Then I made some pillows for it and in it finally came.

It's a very comfortable bench too. We love to restore junk!


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Gardenstew wrote on Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:33 am:

Wow try buying something as unique looking as that from your major furniture retailers. Not a chance! I think it's great that you rescue stuff and make it into something it never thought it would become. Bethie I believe your home and garden to be quite fantastic. Thanks for posting.



 

eileen wrote on Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:35 am:

Gosh Bethie it's hard to believe it's the same bench!! What a great job you've both done. I could do with someone like you around here. LOL



 

reggaefan wrote on Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:18 pm:

very nice it made a wonderful bench, good job.



pondlady wrote on Sun Oct 01, 2006 1:19 pm:

Wow! What you did to an old church pew. Great work!!



 

glendann wrote on Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:31 pm:

I like it .You have such beautiful junk.I do wish for some kind of talent.I have an old swing I would love to redo just don't know how to start on it.Wish you live close by. :)



 

cajunbelle wrote on Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:11 am:

Great bench, but the pillows are awesome too. We need a close up of them and the butterflies in the middle. Do tell more about them, details please.



 

Polly wrote on Mon Oct 02, 2006 1:27 am:

I agree with cajunbelle - close up pictures of the pillows and how they were made.




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