Park Bench Redo

Hello. Sorry that I haven't been blogging much. Hard to get back into it for some reason. I started a new job and it has been keeping me busy (and tired).

What have you all been doing these last few weeks? I have not done very much crafting recently, but I still like to share my projects that I have made in the past.

Can anyone guess what this is?

Before

AFTER

It is the back of an outdoor bench to sit on. My brother and sister and I went together one Father's Day, and purchased this bench for our dad. He was getting weak and likes to garden, so he put this bench in his garden to sit on to take breaks while he was gardening. We had found out that dad had  lung cancer in August of 2012. He and mom gave most of their belongings away and downsized into a two bedroom apartment in December 2012. In March of 2013, he passed away.

My mom had this bench on her patio of her apartment and it was getting ruined. My brother cut it up and we were going to throw it away, but I liked the back of the bench and thought I would "rescue" it a little bit.

I should have sanded the ends.

I liked how they turned out and I think of my dad, sitting on the bench in his garden, every time I look at it.

I used white and black paint, from Walmart and touched it all up. The eagles were so dirty with green, gross stuff on them, so I had to scrub them quite a bit. I put them in a corner of my apartment to show them off when family and guests visit. I'm going to add a small crock, with some flowers, in the middle of them soon.

Have any of you "rescued" a memorable piece of furniture from your family? I would love to hear about it. Share some pictures! 

Have a nice day!

Cyndee