Sunday, March 30, 2014

Gingham Stools

I found these four stools at my neighbor's house on trash day.
They were covered with a layer of that white vinyl and then a layer of some awful floral fabric.

After I pried out at least a million staples I got to work painting them with two coats of Behr Outback green color mixed into homemade chalk paint.

For the tops I wanted to add a little something and I went with a gingham look.  First I taped off lines one way and painted them with a light coat of Valspar Churchill Hotel Vanilla.  After that was dry I lightly sanded it and then taped off lines the other way and gave another coat of the cream paint.
It gave a sweet look to the tops of the stools.
I distressed them all over and waxed them with Minwax Finishing Paste.  I only painted three stools because the fourth had a broken spindle and it was a repair I did not want to do.
The green and cream colors pair so nicely together and I love the dark wood peaking out underneath. 


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25 comments:

  1. You just keep those new ideas coming! Now I have to find something to a gingham check!

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  2. I love the gingham!!! Great job!!!

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  3. Wow! You really did a great job recreating the gingham look with the paint. There's not a lot of room for error. Love the stools.

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  4. You are quite talented and creative !! :) So pretty! :)

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  5. What a transformation! You got to love free stuff!

    Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!
    Emily @ elizabethjoandesigns.com

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  6. So cute and one of a kind. I love them!

    Big Texas Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  7. Your gingham stools caught my eye at The Inspiration Exchange Party. Love this idea - so pretty especially with the distressing added.
    Marie@The Interior Frugalista

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  8. What a great idea!! At first I thought it was fabric on the tops...love the paint idea! I would love to have you join me for my Centerpiece Wednesday linky party and share this post with us. Come on over  http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/04/centerpiece-wednesday-cool-blues-with.html
    Karin

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  9. These came out so cute. Love them.
    Have a great week.
    Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above

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  10. What a massive improvement. I love the way you achieved the gingham look, I thought at first it was fabric. Your paint technique is beautiful.

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  11. You just answered what I'll be doing with some stools somebody gave us. They've been sitting out in the yard all winter and I want to do a cute fixup. Can always use stools. Yours look so great, thanks for inspiration. I'll going to make tops gingham but the legs something else. Happy Spirng

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  12. Guess I shouldn't be leaving comments this late at night,my spelling is atrocious. Happy Spsring

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  13. I love these! Thanks so much for sharing on Twirl & Take a Bow last week!

    - Brooke -

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  14. Nice project, I love how you rescued these stools.

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  15. What a great makeover! I just wanted to let you know that I am linking to this post at Simply Creative Living on 4/9 if you don't mind.

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  16. These stools are so darn pretty. Did you show them to your neighbor (hope not, she'll want them back). Similar to my story on a tray table makeover I did. Hope you'll come over and check it out! In the meantime, I'll be following your lovely blog and visiting often.
    Doreen
    alt.art

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  17. Perfect, I want to paint my stools and this idea is great. Red and white checks it is!

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  18. Beautiful!! Love this idea...would be so cute in the kitchen!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

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