Easy Bench Backing for under $5

*UPDATE*
In the post below, I show you how to paint
clear contact paper to make bench backing;
HOWEVER,
since then I've recently discovered you can 
buy black contact paper!
I now sell Black Contact Paper for $.70 a foot in my {Store}.

The benefit to using contact paper instead of vinyl
is the black contact paper is not only easier to apply,
but is movable and you can re-position it
a few times before it loses it's stickiness;
whereas vinyl shrivels once you decide to move it. 

Keep reading! 

So as promised,

here is another one of my

contact paper crafts.

My awesome husband made this

bench for me out of some

materials he got from our local DI.

I really wanted a sitting bench

in our entryway, 

but since we live in a split entry level house, 

the entryway is very small. 

(About 10' x 5'.)

The bench was cute, 

but I also wanted a backing on it;

however,

it wasn't going to fit in our entryway 

if I made it much wider.

So using contact paper and paint,

I painted 10 black strips

2 inches wide and then a long strip 

that measured two inches longer than the bench.

Each strip was painted with black acrylic paint twice

and then finshed with a very thin layer of modge podge.

Then I put the strips on the wall, 

each strip two inches apart and dipping behind the bench 2 inches.

Last, I put the longer piece across the top, 

overlapping the vertical strips by about 1/2 an inch.

I'd love to know what you think!

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