How To Make Window Seat Cushions

How to brand your own NO SEW bench seat absorber.

You lot don't accept to know how to utilise a sewing machine to brand a cute absorber for a bench seat!

Custom foam bench cushions and covers are not cheap -- this tutorial shows you how to make one in less than an hour for way less.

Whether for your mud room, the dining table or a window seat, it's really not hard to make your own. And you can customize in whatsoever color or textile you want!

It's been awhile since I've made a cushion for a bench, only it came right dorsum to me.

Years ago I shared how to make a DIY demote cushion -- exist sure to cheque that post out for detailed steps.

I found a couple upholstery fabrics I absolutely LOVED at Joann Fabrics:

Gray white and cream fabrics

The i on top was pricey simply they were both half off and I had another xv percent off of that. Then not as well bad! (And I didn't need much for my projects.)

I'm working with the lower fabric for this DIY absorber (the stripes look black in the photo to a higher place, but they are a lighter blue/grayness).

For this project you'll need a bottom slice of some kind to staple the cloth into.

I found the plywood I needed in my trusty flake pile and cut it to the dimension of our mud bench acme:

wood base for DIY no sew cushion

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Notice the slightly rounded corners -- I like to do that so the fabric isn't stretched beyond anything pointy. Over time it wears at the fabric.

You'll desire to check out this demote cushion tutorial to see the adjacent couple of steps in detail, but here's my BIG hole-and-corner -- I use egg crate cream instead of thicker upholstery cream from the arts and crafts store.

It'due south cheaper (especially in the autumn during back to schoolhouse sales) and does the job merely also. (Plus yous'll have much more to work with!)

Beginning up, cut your foam to the exact size of your wood base.

Tip: Using an electric carving knife or bread knife makes easy piece of work of cutting your foam!

If you use layers of the thinner egg crate foam, regular scissors volition cut it just fine as well.

I similar to apply a spray adhesive on both the wood and the foam to stick information technology in place just a fleck before wrapping. Lay both items on a drop textile or the grass exterior earlier spraying.

After securing the cream to the lath, you'll want to wrap it with a calorie-free cloth similar muslin to concord everything together well. If you want it actress cushy, yous tin utilize batting every bit well.

Make sure the width and length of your bench seat fabric is at least vi inches more than the wood base. Even more if you're making your cushion extra thick.

You desire to make sure you'll have plenty of fabric to work with as your wrap the forest base and foam!

Place the top of the fabric face downwardly and employ a basic staple gun to secure the fabric to the lesser of your board.

If the staples don't get in all the fashion, but pound them in with a hammer:

How to make a DIY bench cushion no sewing

Take your time when using a striped material -- you'll actually detect if it doesn't line upwards well!

Helpful tip! Practisenon to pull the material too tight around the sides of the cushion.

If yous do information technology volition pucker up along the sides and you'll run into where y'all added each staple.

I normally leave the corners for the final step, and fold them as cleanly equally possible to give a box corner look on the short ends of the cushion:

Wrapping corners on bench cushion

It's just like making a bed -- pull the backlog fabric to the side, then pull that flap/folded edge down and secure to the wood underneath with the stapler.

The corners are the hardest part of the whole project!

The underside doesn't look groovy -- just who cares?:

How to DIY no sew bench cushion

Not me! ;)

When y'all're washed, cut off any backlog fabric and thread. That's it!

I'thou so pleased with it -- the striped fabric is PERFECT in here with the new wall color (see all my plans for this room here!):

Cream blue and white stripe bench seat

I nigh went with something more than modern for the fabric, but I'm glad I found this instead.

It'south more "me" for certain:

How to make a bench cushion cover

It's so classic and pretty. And yes, I will be spraying it with Scotchgard!

I never have bug with my demote cushion sliding around, only if yous practice, try this easy couch absorber sliding hack. It is an inexpensive and quick fix!

I can't WAIT to replace those shoe baskets with something sturdier.

Once I finish up the wall next to this demote that will be my next projection:

DIY no sew bench seat cushion

Yous tin can also tuft your bench cushion easily with a long needle and thick wax cord. Or add together some decorative trim with a hot gum gun to add more detail!

You can use ALL kinds of materials for your bench cushion embrace:

Curtains and drapes work great!
Drop dress are a nice, neutral color and durable plenty to agree upwards to all kinds of wear and tear.
Table clothes are easy to clean and you lot can make easy throw pillows out of placemats!
Shower defunction are crazy inexpensive and the perfect size.

Have you lot e'er tried this DIY cushion projection? On the piece of cake to hard scale it falls more than towards the easy -- it's a not bad one to tackle if you are new to the do-information technology-yourself game!

Hither's how this function of the mud room turned out with the DIY shiplap wall in the color Whitestone, the pretty lumbar pillow I made with the other cloth pictured above and the DIY sliding shoe storage cubbies:

no sew custom mud room bench cushion