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April 8, 2013 By Emily 6 Comments

Entry-Way Bench Redone!

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So this is something I have been wanting to change for so long. It is the bench that sits at our back entry way right off the kitchen. It was ugly wood and didn’t match the kitchen and it had this awful cushion on it that I really should have thrown out earlier but just never had. We use it for storage, I got a basket to go on it earlier to put all of our gloves and scarves in but now it is sunglasses and random stuff because todays high is 81!!! So my plan was to paint this bench. We made a trip to Lowe’s on Saturday and after much looking we settled on spray paint. We picked a dark red color to match our kitchen curtains. We got Valspar spray paint with Primer + Paint.

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On Sunday we decided to get out there and spray paint the bench even though we wanted to be lazy and I am so glad we did. It was so easy, like crazy easy. We took the bench outside and Tyler wiped it down to clean it off. Then we both grabbed a can of spray paint and just started spraying. We did one coat. We sprayed and watched it for spots that needed more. Once it looked to be all done we let it dry for about an hour or so. We just left it in the backyard and went on our way. Tyler then went out to check it and it was dry and looked great! He just had to flip it over to finish off the bottoms of the legs and underneath it.

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And then viola we have a brand new bench in our entry way! It looks so much better, it matches the kitchen now and really adds a pop of color to the entry way. I am already planning other pieces of furniture we have that are hand-me-downs that I want to go at with the spray paint. I’m not sure how well it will do as far as not getting scratched off but for the bench it was great because we don’t use it that much just for storage. I will keep y’all updated as to if it stays well. But for now it looks beautiful and it only took two cans of spray paint and they weren’t even both empty. Such an inexpensive improvement to our entry-way!

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Do you have any furniture you have painted and remade? Let us know, we love to hear your stories or let us know if you try this out on some of your old furniture!

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Filed Under: Home & Decor, Home Improvements Tagged With: Entry Way, Furniture, Home Improvement, Kitchen, Lowes, Paint, Painting Furniture, Redo, Redone, Spray Paint, Valspar

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  1. Jessica says

    April 10, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Very pretty! I love the red. Thanks for linking up to An Oldie but a Goodie link party! – Jessica

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    • emilyandtylerglover says

      April 10, 2013 at 3:22 pm

      Thank you! And thanks for checking us out! Please continue to stick around and follow us on Twitter!

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  2. Jill says

    April 12, 2013 at 11:45 am

    That red it gorgeous! Entry benches are always more useful than you think! My mom had a friend of hers paint the lid of what used t be my toy box bench and now it sits at her front door!

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    • emilyandtylerglover says

      April 12, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      Thank you!! We love it and it gets a lot of use! What a great idea to reuse an old toy box as a bench!

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  3. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says

    April 12, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    This is terrific!! I would love for you to share at my Tasty Thursdays linky party and GIVEAWAY. Going on until Sunday. Hope to see you there and spread the word!! Thanks, Nichi – The Mandatory Mooch
    http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/04/tasty-thursdays-36-giveaway.html

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    • emilyandtylerglover says

      April 14, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      Thank you so much! I look forward to checking out your link party!

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