BEFORE:
One retro stool for $2.99 - horrible shape but I could see the potential. Deal of the week!!
Classic: Brown vinyl with drizzled gold & silver paint!! The legs were solid but in definite need of some TLC
AFTER
Sanded the legs down
Then burnished with Burnt Umber Acrylic paint with a touch of gold (I was thinking a dark Walnut Stain but didn't have any on hand - I think it turned out well)
Finished with a light coating of Tung Oil
For the new top - I just measured and cut the top & 4 sides from a drapery remnant that had been gifted to me ($0.00!!)
Sewed it together ... Added some padding ~ double layered
(I used leftover remnant of mattress padding $0.00)
Stapled the edges under ...
Good as new ... for $2.99
and it matches the curtain in my bedroom that I already made out of big piece of drapery material :)
and now I've decided it's not quite Finished as of Wed. March 24 ... I'm not happy with the edges along the bottom ... so I guess it's still a work in Progress ... like so many other things :)
What do you think?
Ruffles?
Ribbon?
anything else?
and now I've decided it's not quite Finished as of Wed. March 24 ... I'm not happy with the edges along the bottom ... so I guess it's still a work in Progress ... like so many other things :)
What do you think?
Ruffles?
Ribbon?
anything else?
Linked to: Ma Nouvelle Mode
I love it! I love projects that come from things around the house, they are the best! Nice work!
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ReplyDeleteI love your new stool. How about finishing it off with some brass or silver tacks?. If you want a more flowwy and romantic look, you can add som ruffle ribbon, or make your own pleated border with the same fabric, or maybe a white fabric?. All the same, it turned out fab! ^_^
Meli
http://domestiquette.blogspot.com/
Like your stool! I vote for a pleated fabric as well, either in the same fabric or the same tone. I'm sure it will look very sophisticated.
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