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Grain Sack Stripe Painted Bench

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Sometimes projects come together quick and easy and sometimes they take forever.

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
Let’s just say that Connor’s room has been one of those forever projects.  For Christmas, he wanted a new desk and more of a “big boy” room.  We got rid of the little road mural on his wall, repainted his room,  purchased a new desk from World Market, and picked up a few fun accessories.

Love this boy's desk!
And then progress kind of stopped.  It is always seems to be those last 20% of projects that I seem to have trouble completing!  Since I have been working hard on tackling my terrible habit of procrastinating, I decided to get going on the room again.

Great organized boy's bedroom!
Project Number One is to come up with some kind of shelving or feature wall for above the Ikea Expedits.  That one is still, unfortunately, a work in progress; however, I do have Project Number Two completed…

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
Connor’s room has this short little entryway when you first enter his room.  After not really doing anything with it in the past, I decided that it would make a great little mini-mudroom for him to store his hoodies and shoes {and, of course, his hockey jersey}.

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I picked up the coat rack from Decor Steals and bought the wire basket from Home Sense to hold a couple of pairs of shoes.

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
I also found this unfinished pine bench at Goodwill last November and it has been patiently waiting to be painted.

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
I painted the bench using Homestead Blue from Fusion paint {you can read more about this amazing paint line here} and then used Lamp White to paint the grain sack stripe using the same method as I used on my Ikea step stool.

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I love how the blue adds a nice pop of color to an otherwise fairly neutral room. It also happened to work perfectly with the blue from his bedding, so I am now also thinking of painting his bookshelf in there too.

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
Isn’t that always the way it happens?  As soon as you finish one project, you come up with another one to replace it?

Cute painted bench and mini-bedroom entry way.
Hopefully I will have the rest of his bedroom to show you soon, but for now, the entryway is ticked off of my to do list. 🙂

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  1. Sarah @ Cozy.Cottage.Cute. says

    May 25, 2015 at 7:50 pm

    So, so cute. And I just love that shade of blue! 🙂

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    • Jenn Lifford says

      May 26, 2015 at 5:33 am

      Thanks Sarah! I love that blue too {and pretty much all of the paints from that line}. Hope you are enjoying your beautiful little girl!!

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    May 27, 2015 at 6:36 pm

    Connor’s bench looks great as does the rest of his room.

    I can relate to your struggles with procrastination. I have two sewing projects that I’ve been putting off for years. I’m going to follow your example and get one started this week.

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    • Jenn Lifford says

      May 27, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      Thanks on the bench! And good for you for getting going on a project too! 😉

      Reply
  3. Karen says

    June 3, 2015 at 10:52 pm

    What a great “Big Boy” room. I love the way the bench came out, totally worth the wait!
    Thanks for sharing at Something to Talk About!
    Karen

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  4. Wendi @ H2OBungalow says

    June 4, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    This is darling! Amazing what a lottle paint can do to change the look of a an item..and a room!

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  5. Cat @ pocketful of posies says

    June 4, 2015 at 3:24 pm

    Hi Jenn!

    I am totally with you on procrastination and trying to finish the last 20% of a project! I think your little one’s big boy room looks great though! I am starting a new link up party with Refresh Living every Tuesday night starting @7 pm CST and we would love to have you link up with us. Pocket of Posies.

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    • Jenn Lifford says

      June 5, 2015 at 5:52 am

      Thanks so much! Will try to make it out to the party! 😉

      Reply
  6. Tanya says

    June 5, 2015 at 11:44 am

    I love the colors of the bench and how it goes with the room. Lovely! Thanks for linking up to smallvictorysundaylinkup!

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  7. Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai says

    June 9, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    Love how you painted the bench, what a nice difference. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we’re looking forward to what you have to share next week. 🙂

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

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  8. Cathy says

    June 11, 2015 at 9:37 pm

    I love grain sack stripes and these look great on your bench. So cute in your hallway. Love it. Thank you for sharing at Share It One MOre Time. Cathy

    Reply

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