Antique French Cane Bench

This is a beautiful antique cane bottom bench in great condition except for the cane…

I didn’t do anything to the original structure of the piece except for clean it up…

I know what you are thinking.. where the heck is the cane…

There it is… it is the original cane (as far as I can tell). This is “hole to hole” cane ya’ll, not pressed cane. The difference being is when this was made the cane was hand sewn hole to hole, unlike sheet cane that is just pressed into a groove. You can see towards the back that it was damaged (and beyond my capability to fix)… however I did not want to ruin the authenticity of the piece so I used two small molding pieces to adhere the new seat to the bench…this way it is easily removed if someone wants to repair the cane. My hubby cut out the seat bottom for me out of 1/4 plywood we had on hand. I attached a piece of 2” foam to the wood and covered it with cotton batting and fabric.. using my AWESOME newish staple gun!!

This great French script fabric was leftover from another project and it just looks perfect on the piece!

Check out the HAND carved detail on the legs…

And the apron front…

I just think this is a lovely antique piece that will be treasured for many more years to come! See.. I DON’T paint everything, especially when it is so beautiful already! This little bench is headed up to Lucketts Spring Market…

Thanks for stopping by guys… until next time!!

Parties I’m Linking Up To:

Miss Mustard Seed, My Romantic Home, French Country Cottage, Chic on a Shoestring

, Funky Junk Interiors, Classy Clutter, Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm