DIY X-Bench Upgrade
A couple of months ago I started to work on a former clients basement. It’s almost finished with all of the main pieces sorted out and it’s now time to finish up with accessories. Until the final photos are ready I thought I would share one of my favorite parts of the space.
When you walked down to the basement you were originally met with this:
You are now met with this:
Now I must admit I have many favorites in this space, but I think what makes the space is the x-benches. We didn’t want to break the bank with upholstered x-benches, but we still wanted a custom look.
Enter this plain jane x-bench for only $86:
I knew right away it had potential and with a can of my favorite spraypaint and two yards of striped fabric plus a quick trip to my local embroidery shop we were met with this:
Perfection!
Total Cost Breakdown:
X-bench $86 (free shipping) x 2: $ 172
Spraypaint $8 -only 1 can (You can find spraypaint for a lot less I just have a good experience using Montana Gold and it’s a bit pricey.
Fabric $20 (2 yards plus shipping)
Embroidery $15 per bench
Total for each bench: $115!
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My living room is one of the rooms that evolved drastically from when we first moved one. Originally I painted the walls chocolate brown and did accents of white, blue and orange. That lasted maybe 2 years.
Our dining room sat empty for months. Okay maybe it was empty for just a handful of weeks and then we couldn’t take it anymore and put in a folding table and plastic outdoor chairs, but in my mind that was still empty.
On the main floor of our house we have a Florida room. Being that it’s a Florida room it is a considered a 3 season room, because there is no heat in the room. The previous owners used it as an indoor patio with outdoor furniture and it looked like this when we moved in.
Looks really great! I must ask, is that table from Overstock? I’ve been contemplating purchasing it. How is the quality?
Thanks Amanda. It’s actually a Parson console from West Elm. I’ve never used the overstock look a like for a client or my own personal use.
What a great bright addition to a basement! I can’t wait to see the rest of the space. And I love the color you used on the walls.
Love it! Where is the mirror from?
love it! i need to try this too now!
Agreed! Those benches are fabulous!!!
Pink and navy are perfect together – a combination I’ve loved foreverrrr. Would also like to hear more about that beautiful mirror.
Bench looks great my daughter would love it.
those stools are too cute!
Those x benches are a steal…is the upholstered top just screwed on?? I’m hoping this will be an easy recover job!
It’s just a screw. It’s super easy!
super darling! love these. wish i could find a place that would do monogramming for me locally – what a treat!
this is my first time visiting your blog and i love it! this little diy project looks fun and easy to manage…think im going to try this out this weekend. great post!
I love the color on the walls… can you tell me what you used?
What a beautiful transformation! I love the white anchoring the space with a splash of color on the “X” benches. Those seem like an easy DIY project for such a beautiful look!
LOVE!!
Just in case you see this. Any chance you have a fresh link for your x bench? The link is no good (and its so old it may not exist at all anymore, but I thought Id try)
Hi Debra,
This is the closest I could find: http://bit.ly/2DJyQsx
Hope that helps!
xo,
C