Operation Copy Cat Entry

Maybe I've already shared this picture. But I love this entryway from Remodelista.

My husband has some old planks that could be used as a bench top, but those hairpin legs are kind of pricey (over $20 a leg). And I didn't want to sink a bunch of cash into another project (even if it is just attaching legs to a plank). We have so many things to do around the house, I'm more interested in buying furniture that's ready to go.
This weekend we went out to an antique mall that's somewhat far our of town that we hadn't been to in awhile and SCORED an awesome iron bench for $50!

It's perfect and I like that the legs aren't exactly hairpin, since it might look too retro in our 1960s house. The only thing we might do is put a sealer on top to stop any further rusting. Although I love the current level of distress, which probably doesn't come through at all in the photograph. Emmit loves the bench and hey, there's my straw hat from China, cost $1.50!!! I had to wear it nearly the entire way home since it wasn't exactly a check-able item.
Now we just need to powder coat the hooks from Germany and get a cool mirror.

My husband likes these metal framed mirrors from a local antique store, but we think we can do better than $650 each. But I might prefer something like this, if not something like the inspiration photograph.