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November 26, 2018 · 9 Comments

Easy and Awesome How To Paint A Bench with Video

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I got this wooden bench from a thrift store and it was made by my friend Frank (Hi Frank!)  It didn’t quite match my home’s colors and I wanted it to fit in with our mountain decor.  I knew it was time to upcycle with a little paint, stenciling and more…

Here is the original bench. It’s color was a taupe color and it just didn’t match my home’s colors.

Easy and Awesome How To Paint A Bench with Video

Easy and Awesome How To Paint A Bench Instructions

I painted the legs with Apple Barrel Brown acrylic paint.

I painted the top and side of the bench with Apple Barrel Warm Buff paint and let that dry completely.

I made a mixture of the Apple Barrel Brown with water to create a glaze. I painted this on the top of the bench.

I used a wood grain tool I had on hand to create a wood grain effect on the top. I rocked the tool back and forth to create the textured look as I dragged it along the top of the bench.

I did the same thing to the sides of the seat of the bench as well.

I let this all dry completely.

I place my Plaid Woodland Stencil of a Moose onto my bench and held it secure with painters tape.

I used Apple Barrel White with a little Apple Barrel Warm Buff mixed in to get the stencil color I wanted.

I used My Plaid stencil brush, dipped the brush in the paint and then pounced the brush to unload as as much paint as possible to be ready to stencil. I then pounced the my stencil brush onto the bench and stencil.

I carefully lifted the stencil off and let the moose dry completely.

Here is the completed bench. I’m so happy with the way it turned out.

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  1. LindaS says

    November 26, 2018 at 8:46 am

    Nice job, Chas. I love the faux wood board look!

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    • Chas says

      November 26, 2018 at 10:21 am

      Thank you Linda, we got to bring it to our condo during the Thanksgiving weekend. We are so excited how it fits in our home.

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  2. Megan Elzey says

    November 30, 2018 at 5:09 am

    What a cute bench! I love it. I am not creative at all (except for with words, I guess :-)) so I am always so impressed when I see the creations of others. Well done!

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    • Chas says

      November 30, 2018 at 6:35 am

      Thank you so much Megan, and I think what you are sharing is special too. Writing and putting it all out there is a talent too.

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      • Megan Elzey says

        November 30, 2018 at 6:14 pm

        Thank you <3

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  3. Daron says

    November 30, 2018 at 6:18 am

    Looks great – thanks for sharing! I have some benches to make next year and this post is giving me some ideas!

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    • Chas says

      November 30, 2018 at 6:36 am

      Thanks so much Daron and I’d love to see what you create.

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  4. Tracy Albiero says

    December 6, 2018 at 10:17 am

    Oh well done!!! I love old things made new! #trafficjam

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    • Chas says

      December 6, 2018 at 12:21 pm

      Thank you so much Tracy and thanks for the great link party.

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