Step 1 of the bench restoration.  I feel like I need to take a shower after touching this thing.  I peeled away three layers of fabric.  I have a feeling this bench is pretty old… I washed it down, sanded and removed any rusty nails that were poking through.  I don’t know if I’m going to paint it or not.  I’ll have to see how it looks next to the cabinet… The less work the better, but it’s not ready to come indoors quite yet… to be continued.