Patio Love Seat- the makeover

 Since moving into a larger home, we have lots of new space to fill. While Wes is still finishing school, we are still on a tight budget when it comes to decorating...or basically anything. We decided to go check out some garage sales in our area and see if we could find some affordable furniture and decor to put in our new home. 

We found a little old man selling some awesome frames and small tables. When we walked around we noticed a cute little wood table listed for $25. It was neat, but we didn't think we had a place for it. The man saw me eying it, so he told me it went with the sofa he was sitting on. I took one look at the sofa and thought it was gross. No chance! So we got in the car to drive away. As we were pulling out, I looked at the sofa one last time and I had an idea. We got back out and asked the man the price. He said $75. I must have made a questionable face because he said after that "Or just make me an offer". So we offered him $50 for the sofa and the little table to go with it. He took our offer! We were exciting. 

When we got home, Wes tossed out the nasty cushions and began hosing off the bench. He found 3 black widows living in it. Thank goodness he took the time to clean the thing. 

Next we cut off the goofy looking knobs on the top. They just weren't working for me!

Then Wes did a coat of primer, a coat of white spray paint as a base, then brushed a white gloss finish on it to make sure the coverage was perfect.

We are thrilled with the results. Since the cushions were shot, we had to find/make new ones. In my head I would have loved to make some fun bright teal cushions, but I am not talented in that area! So I went on the hunt and found the cushions and pillow backs from Walmart.  After adding 2 little lanterns {$4 from Pier 1} we have an adorable seating area on our back patio. We are excited to make a cozy sitting area out here, and we will be adding more accessories and some fun lighting as we go!