In this room...

...lies MANY projects.  But today - I thought I'd share a super simple one.  Come on in...

to the office.

Today's project - bench. 

My sweet Papaw Ronald, who is nearly 81 made this bench for me about 3 years ago.  It is made from a double bed and is still in its original finish which is one of the reasons why I love it so much - besides the fact he made it for me of course.

On the back you can see where 44 years ago - this bed was antiqued by A.A.A., B.S.M., and G.S.A.  You can see where it is dated December 27, 1967.  That is why I can hardly bring myself to paint over it.  

And I happen to really like the crackle finish.

 But, the bench needed a face lift and I was not about to paint it.  So off came the seat - you can see it has had a couple of previous fabrics on it ;-)  Now, no comment on my upholstery skills - hey, nobody looks under there anyway - right.

 This lil' redo is nothing that a staple gun, staples, some scissors and new fabric won't fix. 

 It just doesn't get any easier than that.

 I was fortunate to find some fabric that matched EXACTLY - lucky me - the color of the walls is Sea Salt by Sherman Williams.  Now, I will confess - stripes on the horizontal may have not been the ideal choice but I was trying to find something that would not compete with this other fabric that I had already splurged on.  Do you ever get the cart before the horse?  Well, I do - especially with fabric. 

I also had my map as some inspiration and my peddlers mall leather desk chair.

Now this room is far from finished.  Here are a few other things that are going in there when it is complete - a brown dresser

a wicker chair

some more brown and cream fabric

checked rug

 a globe and some other "officey" things - when I find the right ones.

Oh, and the most important thing - a desk.

 So stay tuned for the completion of this room one of these days.  I'm going to be real busy in the coming days and weeks however- getting ready to go full swing into greenhouse season at work - I begin planting tomorrow - spring is right around the corner you know and oh how I love flowers!

 I'll shed a lil' more light on this room soon. 

Have a great week everybody!