a sofa from a night stand

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My excitement at the moment is at peak :D THIS is the project when i patted my back and told myself "GOOD JOB HUDA!" 

Trust me there are very few projects when i do so, most of the time i am still in doubt if the thing is looking good or not. satisfying a creative mind is really a tough job :/

 remember when i first started blogging, when i was all new bride and a-trying-hard-to-be-a-girly girl, this was my very first project i shared with you all

The painted glass table top

then came a time when i excused these buddies and bought 2 little babies and remodeled them due to small area.

since that day these tables have always stared at me with why-you-did-this-to-us look. i had to bring them back in somehow. PINTEREST! because life is too short to sit idol. while spending my nights on pinterest i was fascinated with idea of changing night stands and dressers into benches and sofa. This idea literally made me wanting to steal everyone's dresser and change them into a bench. DONT LOOK AT THE SCREEN LIKE THAT! i know i am absurd at times, but those times can prove to be golden for a few people :P

Anyway, lets not delay and see what i did with these buddies.

Now tell me i was right for patting my back, i DESERVED it for THIS :')

The pictures i saw on pinterest had their top drawers removed and the back was kept for a proper sofa look. i thought of doing the same but hubby told me the same day he wanted a desk and a chair to work. if i had a bigger house i would have loved to make him a home office, buttt reality is my tiny apartment, and in such a tiny space i couldn't dedicate a whole area for his office. so that made me build a folding wall table (next post... YEAH B) ) and for the seat, i used this night stand.

Positioning it upside down was the solution i came up with.
The procedure was not really hard except for the tufting part.

1. I removed the drawers and its sliders. removed the back and top. chopped the front legs diagonally (someone was trying hard to be creative, MORE CREATIVE!)

2. Painted it with white exterior paint, i got it by mistake :| but tried the distressing technique with this paint and acutally loved it.

3. Took a 8inch thick sponge ( available at Al baghli sponge factory, shuwaikh) and made a hole in the middle. Ignore the 2 on sides as i changed my mind due to the hard procedure (talk about laziness). marked the spot on the seat and drilled a hole.

4. made a tiny slit in the fabric that was the tufting point, then inserted this screw and washer (i hope this is the right name) into the slit and screwed it in the hole.

5. Folded the extra fabric under the cushion and glued the edges ( i know i am lazy, no need to remind me :P ) glued a stone in the middle.

6. glued this pearl string on the curves for some added beauty

7. Stitched a cushion for the back.

8. Sat on it and clicked a selfie. VERY IMPORTANT STEP ;)

Tell me you're in love with it as much as i am :')

Time to clear some confusion.
1. no back attached, why? it would be totally clear in my next post.
2. what are those golden leafy things on the sides? those are the curtain rod ends i bought and then attached then here for some prettiness, procedure of attaching them requires a complete post (and i could have posted it but i mistakenly deleted the pictures :| ) I'll be using these in a similar way in my bathroom makeover and i promise i'll post it this time. PROMISE!:)

Dont forget to share on my page and show me if you try any of my DIY project. i adore my readers hardwork and creativity.


KEEP DREAMING ...
KEEP DIY-ING
XOXOXOXOX