Picture this. Vintage vanity stool with typical walnut stain and a lovely olive green velvet seat cover. Nice then? Maybe. Today? Yuck! (I would love to include the before photos but……they are on my crashed computer. Hopefully my pics are retrievable…when I get to it. So this is the fast-forward version. No "befores". Excusez moi.
So, on to the recycled version. I painted it up using a cream color and transferred the words on muslin using Citra Solv (you can read more about Citra Solv here). I arranged and reversed the words using MS Word.
As I was adding the trim I found that the cording was kind of sinking in the gap between the chair and the seat...
So before I went any further, I added cotton clothesline to fill in the gap. You can kind of see the roll under the chair.
It did the trick! It hid the gap and supported the rope trim.
Et voila! There you have it.
You certainly have the golden touch! Every thing you turns out gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! :)
Love!
ReplyDeleteYou have so many great ideas when it comes to redoing stools or benches. This looks so much nicer.
ReplyDeleteGirlfriend...I'm impressed with your skills!
ReplyDeleteHave a pickin' cool day,
Cindy@OldTimePickers
You did such an incredible job on this stool, Maureen! It looks like something that would be in one of those high-end, shabby chic antique shows. I love all of your makeovers, and I hope you've got alot more ideas like this up your sleeve!
ReplyDeleteYou pretty much outdone yourself this time! This stool is very lovely!
ReplyDeleteI am always so impressed with your transformations! This stool is so lovely! My daughter's vanity stool needs to be recovered; I might just try doing it myself.
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