I’ve needed more storage and seating in my living room for awhile. I went through the house to get ideas and ran across a bench that came with our bedroom set that was sitting in our walk-in closet collecting dust. It was dark wood with an ivory material on the cushion. I visualized it with different material and with storage cubes underneath.

I went through my collection of material (I buy clearance fabric at Hobby Lobby and Walmart every time I go) and chose a patterned one that went with my other decor. Since I’m in my paint it white period, I took the bench apart and painted it white. While waiting for the bench to dry, I took the cushion and recovered it using the patterned material.

I put the bench back together with the new cover and set it in the corner. Now all I needed was some storage. I went to Target to see if that had any cloth storage cubes in stock. Normally I would have ordered them from Amazon. I was in too big a hurry to finish. The only thing they had in stock that appealed to me were a basket weave type storage cubes in white. I bought 3 of them. Once I got home and put them under the bench, it wasn’t the look I was visualizing. I got on Amazon and ordered 3 black cloth storage cubes. I had to wait 2 days but when they came in, they were exactly what I wanted. Once I put the storage cubes under the bench, I decided to put together a skirt around the front to cover the tops of the cubes. I love my new seating and storage. I put my grandsons toys in the bins and freed up the floor space.