Hmm, That Looks Familiar....

Oh my goodness! I just got my sweaty little hands on the new Ballard Designs catalog and got super excited about something they have. Isn't this the cutest little bench?

Guess how much it is in Ballard's? $839.

CLEARLY, the bench above is not the exact same but I love it all the same. It is my favorite DIY project to date. I bought the little jewel at an estate sale last summer for $75 and gave it a makeover with stuff that I had on hand (mostly).

It looked like this....

The fabric that I used was given to me by my sister and the paint was left over from a previous painting project. The only real thing that I had to buy was the jute that I used to trim around the cushion edges. It was $1.50 a yard at WalMart and I think I used about 5 yards, maybe a little more. Either way, it came out to alot less than $839! AND, to top it all off, my gorgeous niece, Caroline, used it in her bridal portraits last year and they were AMAZING. It helps that she is pretty amazing to begin with.

So that's my "Pat Myself on the Back Award" for the day. I'm going to the Junk Yard later today and hope to find some more good junk that I can utilize somewhere! Happy Weekend!