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By: Jesse Akre
If style, quality and comfort are the top three characteristics
you search for when selecting the outdoor furniture for your
home, then, comfortable, decorative outdoor benches are the
furniture for you.
Quality benches make fantastic accents to any space. Custom
made benches are available for both inside and outside your
home. You can find different styles, sizes, colors and many
other varieties to choose from to satisfy your needs and personal
style.
Outdoor benches are phenomenal pieces on any front porch.
Since front porches are meant for relaxing and enjoying the
weather on those beautiful spring and summer evenings, most
people use these outdoor benches for relaxing. Due to the
contouring of the seats, they are extremely comfortable to
sit in.
A terrific addition to any indoor or outdoor bench is the
custom bench cushion. Not only do they add that extra splash
of color to your home or garden, but they also give your bench
a soft cushy feel. You can either order these cushions on
line, or you can take some initiative and make them yourself.
If you enjoy sewing or creating your own furnishings, then
making them yourself may be for you.
In order to custom make your own bench cushions, you need
four yards of upholstery material of 60 inch width, 3 yards
of matching ribbon of 1 inch width, approximately 10 yards
of standard quilt batting, some heavy-duty thread and a pound
of polyester fiberfill. The first thing you should do is find
the appropriate size of your material by referring to the
cutting pattern. Trim out the front and back pieces and also
a sleeve piece of 13/1.5” X48”. After that, pin
all the pieces together and stitch them. For a sleeve, you
need to form an inch wide, double turned hem by the side of
the longer edge.
To make it easy, you can lay the cushion half (bottom) with
right side up on a plain surface and cover it with the face
up sleeve. Thereafter, put the remaining cushion half on its
top with face down. It is necessary that the seam that is
opposite to the sleeve piece must not be sewn. It is done
to leave space for accessing the quilt batting. After, it
is turned right side out; whole cushion is stacked inside
it. Place the padding evenly and whipstitch your glider rocker
cushion. Now, two 1.5-yard pieces are formed out of 1”
ribbon. These two pieces must be folded in half. Attach them
to the edge of your cushion at the fold. After the pads are
created, tie all the four strands to the pipe at the bottom
of the seat. Thus, your custom bench cushions are ready
About The Author
Jesse Akre, owner of numerous furniture websites, makes it
easy to find a unique http://www.simplybenches.com/view-all-outdoor-benches.html
and http://www.simplybenches.com/indoor-benches.html . Learn
how to decorate your patio and home in style by clicking the
following link: http://www.SimplyBenches.com.
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