A Christmas Bench (Before & After)

You may recognize this little Christmas Bench from our home tour.  I thought I’d share the makeover details with you today.

I found this awesome piece at Bent Nail Farm Antiques it was a bit dirty and needed cleaning but otherwise was in perfect condition.

Here’s the top:

I scuff sanded and washed the piece down.  Then I mixed up some MMS Milk Paint.  I wanted this piece to look rustic, like it was just found out in an old barn.

I used Luckett’s Green first and dry brushed it on, but it was looking a little flat. So I dry brushed some Grain Sack too.  I love how it came out.

I sanded it down so it is pretty smooth and I sealed this piece with Miss Mustard Seed Tung Oil, as I did with this little Ikea step stool.

I mixed together the solvent and Tung Oil so it would be easier to apply.  I brushed on with an Ikea brush and then wiped away.  I repeated this the next day.  By using Tung Oil you get a water resistant top coat.

Aren’t John’s new boots so cute?!?  I can’t believe he’s almost my size.  These are a kids 3 and I wear a kids 4.  Sigh.

The bench fit perfectly in our entry.

Oh, and I got a new pair of rain boots per all your suggestions on Facebook. These are Hunter Kids.

I was so tempted to keep this one!

But I brought it down to Kjeld Mahoney’s Gallery in Sciutate Harbor to sell.  So if you need a little spot to pull on your boots go take a look.

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