One more of my MANY projects that are ongoing is this lovely (?) bench... to it's defense, it is a very sturdy and comfortable little bench... and it has springs... and for $10 it was really screaming to come home with me as my FIRST ever upholstery project. I MAY regret this decision yet!
the bottom is looking OK, but not knowing what those strings are all about.. to keep the springs from springing too far up? It's a mystery for now...
So, let the great reveal happen... Angela and I grabbed some pliers and started ripping off the cover to find THIS underneath... EWH. NOT what I was thinking would be under there. I'm not SURE what I expected but lovely 50's bridge scenes was not it.
Looks like the original/original fabric was in oranges and reds. No telling what that looked like.
Angela is definitely my helper of helpers, but she is getting grossed out by this fabric and it's age as well - ha!
string mystery solved. Apparently the buttons came off ages ago and the "fix" was to pull the string through the bottom of the bench and affix them to the side with nails. Interesting approach. I don't think I'll do it that way. But OK. Also the batting is very loose batting, so we opted to chuck it as well. The strings are stiff with age and heaven knows what else, so I think it's time to go back to the basics for this poor thing!
all that is left is the burlap. I debated removing it too, but it's stapled to the springs, and that's just a bit more work than I plan on doing. I will have to put another layer of fabric over the burlap to "help" it stay in one piece, but for now, it stays.
I have painted the legs white... but pictures of that process will come in a few more weeks as we make progress.
2 comments:
I think the orange bridge print is charming. I think I liked it better than the green floral and fringe. Although, the green and fringe would have looked much better in your ancient victorian dream house than the 50's bridges. ha.
True, but my victorian house belongs to another now... so this one has to fit into our modern home now... no 50's bridge material - it's in the garbage... :)
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