Recovering the Bench

The piano was missing the original bench, however, my husband's Aunt offered up this vintage sewing machine bench.  It needed to be recovered but I thought it was unusual and would add a little character to the overall look.

Before I started, it looked like someone had tried to recover the bench but didn't finish and the material really wasn't the look I was going for...so I had to remove the material which meant using a screwdriver, some pliers, and patience to pop out a few hundred staples.

Surprise!  There was another layer of material but this time it was the original stuff.  No clue how old this was but I decided to leave most of the first layer since I wasn't interested in changing out the cushion or removing the nails.  Guess back when this was done, the staple gun wasn't around?

Finally time to start adding the new fabric.  This was some fabric that I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby.  A little more elegant and neutral in color.  

The finished product!