Danish Modern Bench Redo; Guest
We have shown a few of Cassie’s projects from Primitive and Proper, but I couldn’t resist this make over. It is simple yet has such a fun, artistic flair….
DISCLAIMER: I am not an artist. I just play one on this blog.
A few weeks ago, I picked up this Danish modern slat bench from a lady in town who was moving and giving it away for free. It’s not the sort of thing I normally do, but free is always my sort of thing. 😉
As you can see, the finish was worn and peeling in some spots. I sanded it with my orbital sander, then took it outside for a coat of KILZ oil-based spray primer. Once that was dry, I took it back inside to brush on another coat of oil-based primer. Once that was dry, it was back outside for some semi-gloss white paint. Once that was dry, I used Americana Slate Gray to add some decorative touches. I painted some wispy branches coming from either side. (It’s been so hot that a reminder of what winter branches looks like is welcome around here!). Here it is now. Kind of funky, yes, but a fun piece that would look great in a wide entry of a modern home.
>wow, what a nice surprise to wake up and see this morning! thank you so much for featuring my bench…. and for calling me an artist. 😉
>Bom dia!!!
Passei só pra deixar um carinho, e desejar que seu dia seja abençoado, bjks doces…Cris
Eu amo seu blog…
>Looks great painted! We had a coffee table just like that growing up. My brother still has it!
>She did a beautiful job on that!
>That's such a pretty color!
>I love the wispy branches scroling over the bench lovely
>Free Danish Modern bench… Awesome! Beautiful makeover, I'm awed by your talent.
>Wow, it turned out beautiful and I love the branches! This caught my eye because we recently picked up a very similar free bench. On ours the slats interlock and the two ends can be pulled apart to make the bench longer. We were thinking of a redo into a coffee table, but it's sitting in storage till time and inspiration are more plentiful. Love this idea! 🙂