A Garden Party

This is the next group of furniture and items that will be heading tothe store later this week.  I found this great old bench at the Extravaganzaflea market in Springfield.  It's solid oak and very heavy.  The vendor saidit had sat on his front porch for 25 years and it really had a chippy look.I added the curvy piece of wood along the bottom of the bench to giveit a little more personality.  I also found it at the flea market and it wasthe perfect match of already aged and weathered wood.

When I found this fabric to make pillows, I knew exactly how I wanted to refinish this bench.  It really didn't take much work since the painting wasdone mostly with the dry brush effect and several coats of different glazes.

I found this set of cats just yesterday at a yard sale and they matchthe bench perfectly.

Also matching the pillow fabric were these panels that I framed tomake the perfect companion for the bench.

In this picture are various other items going to the store, but the piece Iwant to point out is the plant stand made of slatted wood.  It also hadbeen exposed to the elements and was perfectly weathered.  Just alittle dry brushing and glazing completed the look.  The best part of this plant stand is that it folds up like an accordian for easy storage.

This old window missing it's glass was also picked up at theflea market and I'm going to make a chalk board out of it.  I still haveto cut the wood to insert into the window panes and get them paintedbefore it is finished, but I think you can get the idea of how it will look when done.

This vignette of garden items has been so much fun to create.  It seemslike every weekend I find something new at yard sales to add tothis fun theme.  If I had a sun room or large hallway, I woulddefinitely keep the bench pew, but since I don't have either,hopefully it will find a new home where it can be kept inside and enjoyedfor many more years to come.

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