Carpet Tape

[TheGrey]

Phone books placed on top. Lots and lots of phone books. Or dictionaries.

[Bmac]

Cut the carpet 12" larger than the total perimeter of the bench. Assuming it's a rectangle, start at the left, or right, side and unroll the carpet long way over the bench. When you start overhang the carpet 6" over the end and 6" to the right and left. Bend the end piece down and place a staple, or 2,(or a piece of metal strapping and metal screws through into the table) in the overhung corner. With that corner firmly in place pull taught and even the rest of the carpet. Where you are on the table at that point staple/screw that entire end off. Fold down the corners and work each long end back to the beginning. Finish off by taking wrinkles out by using the starting 6" to adjust stuff around. The corners will be dog eared. Staple/screw tight to the corners on each side and use scissors, or a razor knife to trim the excess.