Thursday, January 7, 2010

~Shabby Pink Bench~



When I saw this picture from Rachel Ashwell's home in Romantic Country magazine I thought, "Ooh! I need a shabby pink bench."
So I decided to make one.


I cut a board for the seat and two for the sides with a 22 1/2 degree angle cut on the ends.







I cut two boards for the legs, drew an inverted "v", and cut out with a jigsaw.  I then glued and nailed it all together. 




At the bottom, I added a small shelf.





Then the fun part.  I distressed the wood by creating "worm holes" with a drill.




And then just beat and scraped and dented with a hammer.




To finish,  I painted a pale pink and antiqued with Ralph Lauren smoke glaze.




And now I have a shabby pink bench of my own.  I'm sending this post to the I made it without my hubby party at Shanty2ChicI can't wait to see what everyone else made.  I will also be joining SNS at Funky Junk Interiors.  And since this was my first big project of the New Year, I'm joining the party at Sanctuary Arts at Home.

Janet

32 comments:

  1. I love it!! I am putting this on my to-do list!

    ReplyDelete
  2. HOW CUTE! Pink is fun! This looks like a project I can do. Great job and thanks for sharing it!

    Jennie @ Cinnaberry Suite

    ReplyDelete
  3. I'm visiting from Shanty2Chic- Love the bench, I'll definetly come back to visit.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love it!
    You did a wonderful job. I'm feeling inspired... oh, I wish it would warm up here. I want to get out to the garage/shed soooo bad.

    ~Amy

    ReplyDelete
  5. What a great bench.. I love anything that looks old but is secretly a new gal underneath!!
    Staci

    ReplyDelete
  6. You did a great job! A bench like that would be so fun outside my door! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Super! I love it! Thank you for sharing how you did it. I hope you don't mind if I copy it. I could use a small one at the end of my hallway. Thanks again! Rosie

    ReplyDelete
  8. I love this! I need a shabby pink bench now too! Thanks for sharing. :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Don't tell Rachel, but I like yours better! Thanks for the tutorial.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I agree with Amanda above! Your vignette is even nicer than the magazine. Terrific job!

    ReplyDelete
  11. You are amazing. Absolutely love this. Great tutorial too! Think I'll feature this on my sidebar. :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Your bench is fantastic. You are so clever.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Sweet and cute! I just love how you go and get it done.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Oh how cute! :) I love that! It is so cute & girly!

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is lovely - you did a really good job!

    ReplyDelete
  16. I have wanted an oversized bench like this for a coffee table FOREVER. And here you go creating one just like that. YOU are a true inspiration!

    Thanks for linking up to SNS!

    FJ Donna

    ReplyDelete
  17. Love, love, love this! I am on my way out to the garage now to poke through my hubby's wood left-overs. XX Fingers crossed ;-D

    ReplyDelete
  18. Wow! I am incredible impressed! You did an amazing job and the bench is too adorable -

    ReplyDelete
  19. i love the bench. Great job. The pink paint looks like it has been there for decades.
    Nice.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Oh.My.Goodness.
    How cute is that!
    -Trish

    ReplyDelete
  21. I'm totally impressed with your woodworking skills! I think I like your bench better than the original.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Your bench turned out wonderful! I would love to try and build one, I think the style is called a Cricket Bench. Cute name for a sweet bench! Thanks for the inspiration.

    ReplyDelete
  23. I like your bench much better than Rachel's!!! Your is a better shade of pink. I'm so impressed that you did this yourself!!!

    - The Tablescaper

    ReplyDelete
  24. Isn't it fun to make something that looks so sweet, and get to use power tools to do it?

    ReplyDelete
  25. Shut right UP! So cute!
    Nice work!
    Shelley

    ReplyDelete
  26. It looks great and soooooooo cute! Fabulous job!!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Awesome! You are very creative and handy. I haven't even learned to hang a shelf yet, but I will! ♥

    ReplyDelete
  28. Oh my goodness !! I just adore your bench and it is the perfect pink ~
    xoxo
    Lori

    ReplyDelete
  29. I'm copying this tutorial so I can make one too! Thank you for the tips. P.S. I like yours better.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Oh I've wanted one of these for years!! And it'll most likely take me a few more years to acutally make one hehehe. Thanks for the tutorial! Ps New follower here. Cheers, Stacey

    ReplyDelete