How you can Reupholster a Bench {With a Rug!} | Thrifty Decor Chick

How you can get better a wooden bench with a rug (and no stitching machine)!

I’ve reupholstered a bench utilizing a rug as an alternative of standard ornamental material a couple of instances over time. This selection will maintain as much as put on and tear and is usually inexpensive than thick upholstery material. 

I shared the beginning of a mini makeover in our bed room just lately…I am attempting to do as many small initiatives as I can with out spending any cash. This little bench makeover turned out so effectively!

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:

It got here from HomeGoods 12 months in the past however there is not any model identify on it. Sorry I am unable to supply it for you!

My plan was to alternate 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 needed to tone that down with one thing easier, plus have room beneath to simply throw our ornamental mattress pillows. 🙂

I’ve had it in my head to redo this bench for a very long time, so I looked for a thick upholstery material ceaselessly. I by no means discovered something with the look I needed. 

We wanted the material to carry as much as each use from us, but additionally the animals as effectively. Since I’ve used rugs to cowl bench tops earlier than, I saved these in thoughts as potential material choices. 

A few 12 months in the past I discovered a skinny $15 rug at Ikea that was excellent!:

I put the rug away in our storage room and considered this venture each time I touched that scratchy burlap material…till I lastly received to this straightforward DIY just lately. 🙂

My Dad received me that little instrument years in the past and it is certainly one of my favorites. I exploit it in every single place!

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

It’s also possible to use pliers to take away a lot of these nails, however that you must watch out that they do not get broken. 

When the previous 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 easier look. I saved the entire nails in case I would like to make use of extra. 

As an alternative of upholstering it precisely prefer it was earlier than (with solely a bit 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: 

I might prefer to get an electrical staple gun in the future, however this one is reasonable and does the job!

There have been assist boards working 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 flooring and see it? NOPE. 😂

I really like having the material wrapped across the lengthy sides of the bench! For the unhemmed aspect, I merely folded the material up after which pounded the nailheads in:

Reupholstery tip: When working with a striped sample like this, you should definitely watch your traces as you pull your material to the alternative aspect so it would not get wavy. 

The rug cowl has held up superbly — it is sturdy sufficient for the animals and their nails, and continues to be mushy and comfy for us to sit down on:

SO significantly better than that scratchy material from earlier than!

We just like the softer, easier look so significantly better…and since I purchased the rug so way back, I think about this to be one other free replace!:

We completely LOVE it! This room has “calmed” a lot with simply these small modifications…however I’ve a couple 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 simple technique to replace this room. 

Have you ever tried out certainly one of these bench reupholstery concepts? It is nice newbie redo in case you’re beginning out with do-it-yourself initiatives!