How to make a vintage upholstered bench from old furniture

Old things that are not pleasing to the eye can be turned into a real work of art. For example, to make a nice banquet from old furniture. Before starting work, it is necessary to choose a place where the furniture will stand. This is important for the overall design of the room.

How to make a vintage stool upholstered

How to make a bench from old furniture? Old wooden stools with carved bent legs are the ideal base for a banquet. In the future, it can be put in the corridor or by the sofa.

TIP: it is more convenient to process a tree than chipboard or MDF.

To make a stool banquet, we need:

1. Wooden legs from a stool, pre-sanded and painted in the color you need. After the supports have dried, they are covered with furniture colorless varnish.
2. Chipboard or wooden board, cut to size.
3. Self-tapping screws or nails, which is more convenient.
4. Foam rubber or synthetic winterizer (you can choose a different filler).
5. How to make a do-it-yourself upholstery for a bench? Dense fabric is taken (several colors can be combined).
6. Furniture glue.
7. Furniture stapler.

A vintage do-it-yourself bench is done like this. The legs, with the help of screws, are attached to the board along the edges. Foam lays on top of the base.

To prevent the packing from moving, the chipboard must be lubricated with glue. Then the material is taken. It closes the PUF and the side faces of the board. You can fix the fabric with a furniture stapler or glue.

TIP: a banquet around the perimeter can be decorated with a border, beads or buttons.

How to turn a shoe shelf into a cozy banquette

Masters recommend making a bench from an old shoe shelf. You can take metal or from another material. The tools are almost the same as in the first example.

First, we bring the old shoe rack in order: mine, if necessary, paint. Then we take LPSP and glue polyurethane foam on it. We close with a cloth and fix the seat on the base - shelf.

Features of manufacturing banquets from old chairs

There is another way to make banquets with your own hands - to make it from old wooden chairs.

1. It takes two chairs. They must be removed from the seat. We postpone the front legs separately, but the rear legs should be with the back.
2. Pre-cut to the required size, the board is covered with foam and fabric.
3. The seat is attached to the backs of chairs and then the front legs are installed in the corners.

Tip: from the chairs you can make a banquet without backs or backs to arrange along the edges, creating the original armrests. If the product will stand outdoors, it is more expedient to beat the product with a leather substitute or leave the seat without a soft top.

Whichever option you choose, the product will turn out to be very cute, if you approach the design with imagination.