Friday, June 19, 2009

Progress on the Bench.

Well I started working on the bench I found last weekend. I was going to try and recover it, but found that someone had glued everything together. So I tried dyeing the velvet. I put some fabric dye and water in to a spray bottle and went to town. I'm pretty happy with it so far, at least now it won't clash with the room where I want to put it. Now I need your opinion. I started drybrushing the metal pieces. Do you like this finish? Or do you think it needs a solid coat of paint?
I didn't get my cloche finished to my liking, but check out Marty's Awesome Cloche Party for some real beauties....

8 comments:

Dirt Princess said...

Man I LOOOOOOOOVE this bench

Girly Stuff said...

I like it the way it is turning out. I guess it depends how it looks in the room.

Where are you getting fabric dye?

Unknown said...

Hi Steph!
I like the dry brushed look so far... wow... Can't wait to see how it comes out! Great project!
Have a great week end!
~Really Rainey~

Charla (SHar-la) said...

I love the bench the way it is!

Shannon said...

That bench looks great! I love the dry brush look.

Diane and Kelly said...

I think the bench turned out great!

Restoration House Interiors said...

Ooooh, me likey! Wonderful job!

Free Art Printables said...

I love the dry brushing!