My First How To

Okay friends, as promised, here are the instructions as to how to turn an old coffee table into a bed bench. A bed bench is that little bench you see at the foot of the bed. A great place to put your shoes on in the morning, set your pj's, or just for a nice decoration if your don't have or want a foot board.

Since this is my first "How To", I hope you will pardon the fact that I forgot to photograph a few steps. Please forgive me? Forgiven? Okay, thanks, we can move on.

Start with an old, wooden coffee table. I got this one at a perpetual garage sale here in Borger. You can find some great stuff there...and CHEAP! I got this table for $2!!

Just be sure when you buy your table that it is sturdy enough to sit on. Don't get one of those cheap-o particle board things, your don't want your dear husband to sit on it early one morning and end up on the floor.

First thing you do is sand the table down. (First forgotten picture.)I sanded this table down so very much that I could have just stained the top of it. What's even better than that? I sanded the top. The top! Yeah, wasted time. We're putting fabric on the top. Duh! (Don't tell my kids I said duh, I get onto them every day for "duh-ing" each other.)

Then you take the top off of the table and set it aside for later:
Paint the legs and base (all the parts that are going to show):

Then you take some Super 77 (wonderful stuff and spray generously onto your table top)
And stick 2" foam to the top of your table. You can cut the foam before or after, its up to you.

Several missing pictures here. Sorry.

Lay your fabric centered on the top of the foam and fold edges under and staple to the bottom of your table. I just used a handheld arrow stapler with 3/4" staples. Keep it neat and tight as you do this. If you not like me (trying to surprise someone) get someone to help you hold the material tight.

Then attach the top back onto the bottom and VOILA!

You have a wonderful new bed bench!

HOT HOT HOT!!!

Here it is friends, this is a picture of the temperature reading in my car at lunch! 107 DEGREES!

When I checked weather extremes, Borger, TX was the hottest place in the United States at 12:00 pm Central Time, right behind us was Laredo at 105 degrees! It's hot, there's no denying it.

Just remember, there are people in your community, no matter where you live, with no air conditioning. If you have a fan, window unit or air conditioner that you are not using, there are places to donate them. If you don't know where those places are, call your local United Way (211 on most phones) or a local church, they can help you(in Borger, call Living Water; in Amarillo call KVII, they always do a fan drive). If you don't have something to give, donate whatever you can afford and specify that you would like it to help purchase an air conditioner for someone who can't afford one.

As you sit in the cool air, remember those who are without. Pray for them and do whatever you can to help!