Cute Stool Makeover

Cute Little Stool Makeover

So I started on this project this past weekend and I finished it on Saturday morning. I found this old stool in my neighbors trash pile! I couldn’t believe she was just going to throw it away. So, like the dumpster diver I am, I quickly retrieved it from the pile and added it to my collection of “to do” projects.

I finally made my way around to getting started on it (months later.) It was not a hard project at all. It was more of a, get past the initial fear of trying something you have never done before project! I cannot tell you how proud or how good I felt after completing it. Hello! It is just a little stool-I am sure you this is what you are thinking- But to me, this was a huge stepping stone and a huge hump to get over so that I could move forward with this blog.

The image below is the best that I could get for the “before” photo. The stool was a terrible old brown color with warn out fabric that looked like luggage fabric of some sort.

So I started by first taking the stool apart. I turned it over and started unscrewing. I kept a mental note on what screws went where so that I could put it all back together when I was ready. Now mind you, I have never reupholstered anything in my life so this was a bit scary.  I didn’t let fear get me though; I kept a pulling and tuggin on the screws, took the legs off and then the board and fabric that they were attached to. I had it all disassembled and I laid it all out on my little work table in my garage. I sanded the little legs down so that when I painted the paint would stick nicely. I then began to paint. I used a turquoise blue from home depot. It was an awesome color and I am in love with it. I wanted to go for the distressed/antiqued look so I used the Ralph Lauren glaze that I learned about from one of my favorite blogs www.vintagerevivals.blogspot.com. I put the glaze on the legs and then wiped it off so that it looked distressed here and there.

 I let that dry and I ran down to the fabric store with one leg in hand-and began the hunt for a fabric top to match. I only had the fabric store that is here in town to go to so my variety to choose from was not a lot. I did find the gray print and fell in love with it so I grabbed it and ran back home to finish.

So I put the padding that was originally used back on. I had to get a new board cut at my home depot because the one that was there was not lookin the greatest. It was so easy to have them cut one to size though. I can’t believe I was ever so scared to ask for something so simple! That is what they are there for! They are also helpful and nice.

I began pulling the new fabric over the new padding and wood piece and then I stapled it down on the underside. I used a black piece of cloth to cover all of that up on the bottom and then I screwed the lil legs back on and voila- she was done! I was so happy I almost did a cart wheel! Okay, I totally did a cart wheel in my drive way. My sons were laughing and then started the “ I bet you can’t do this” game and I was trying hand stands and walking hand stands and so on….

This project was fun and it made me feel amazing when I finished it. Enough to have me addicted and wanting to make more and more! So I went out Saturday afternoon and found a side table to remake! I started on it that same day! I will be posting about that in the next few days! Sorry about the not-so-awesome pics. I am saving up for a nice camera someday….

Better get those littles of mine outta the tub! Can’t wait to share my next project!

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