Thrift store footstool gone wild !
Mark
9 years ago
Here is my recent project for under $25.00 . I found this lovely footstool at a thrift store for $15.00 and the faux leopard coat for $7.00. I took apart an old throw cushion and took the filling out of it and "puffed" up the top of the footstool a bit more. I had a small can of black paint from another project and painted the frame and reupholstered it with the faux leopard. I love how it turned out and it looks lovely in our Master suite. I love repurposing furniture, it's so fun and rewarding !
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Mark
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9 years agoCool ! My little thrift store foot stool project was featured on Houzz on twitter. https://twitter.com/houzz/status/552668551262502913
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9 years agoHi Jill. I did not spray the frame. I used "Dark Secret " by CIL (from another project I had done ) and used a brush. The picture shows a really black color but it's not quite that dark. I didn't want it a true black.
The paint is eggshell low lustre enamel ( see picture below for the true color ) I gave it about 3 coats of paint. Let it cure for a couple of weeks because I didn't want the paint to scratch off when I was upholstering it. Then I took apart an old faux leopard coat that I purchased from the thrift store and added some more batting to the top of the stool and added the fabric. I have been looking for a leopard print stool for a while and could not find one that I liked so I decided to make my own. Thanks for the nice feedback, I appreciate it. The style is certainly not everyone's taste that's for sure but it's mine and I really do like the way it turned out.
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