Torn black vinyl uncovered the yellow foam beneath the seat of this previous bar stool. Its wooden legs had misplaced a lot of their end, and harm hidden beneath the cushion created one other downside as soon as the seat got here aside.
Discovered at a yard sale for simply $2, the stool caught the eye of DeeDee from Our Clover Home regardless that the vendor questioned why anybody would need it. She stored the wooden body and eliminated the broken elements hiding beneath the torn seat.
As an alternative of masking it with one other darkish cushion, she modified each the body and seat. Yellow chalk paint and brown wax went onto the wooden, whereas muslin, further batting, and crocheted trim changed the torn black vinyl.
The Torn Vinyl Got here Off First
The black seat masking had cut up throughout the highest, exposing foam via a number of giant holes. Its stitching had deteriorated sufficient that DeeDee may pull the vinyl away with out chopping it.
She lifted out the prevailing foam and saved it for the brand new seat.
Eradicating the cushion uncovered the particleboard seat base and the staples holding the previous upholstery in place. A flat-head screwdriver and pliers helped pull out the remaining staples.
That step additionally revealed a crack working via the particleboard.
The Seat Base Wanted Restore Earlier than New Cloth
The crack had separated a part of the seat base, so DeeDee repaired it earlier than beginning the beauty modifications. She utilized Gorilla Wooden Glue alongside the damaged particleboard and pushed the items again collectively.
Furnishings clamps held the restore in place whereas the glue set.
With the seat secured, consideration moved to the naked wooden body. Fairly than restore its authentic brown end, DeeDee selected a pale yellow base with darker worn areas displaying via.
Insurgent Yellow Lined the Darkish Wooden Legs
She used Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint in Insurgent Yellow throughout the legs and stretchers.
The sunshine yellow coated the previous brown wooden however grew to become the place to begin for a distressed end somewhat than a strong painted floor.
Brown wax went over the paint after it dried. DeeDee labored the wax into the floor with a lint-free fabric, including brown again over elements of the yellow.
Sandpaper Introduced the Darkish End Again Via
DeeDee used 220-grit sandpaper on areas the place put on would possibly develop from use. Edges, legs, and footrest bars misplaced parts of the yellow paint, exposing darker patches beneath.
The sanding broke up the uniform painted floor and left the body with yellow, brown, and uncovered areas somewhat than one uninterrupted coloration.
She eliminated the sanding mud earlier than sealing the body.
A Flat Clear Coat Sealed the Painted Body
Dixie Belle Clear Coat in Flat went over the distressed paint and wax therapy. DeeDee utilized it with a foam brush to guard the end earlier than rebuilding the cushion.
The unique foam returned to the seat, however she added one other layer between it and the brand new upholstery.
Three Layers of Batting Added Extra Cushion
DeeDee selected impartial muslin for the brand new seat and added three items of polyester quilt batting to present the cushion extra quantity.
The batting was minimize to the sting of the seat whereas the muslin prolonged farther, leaving sufficient cloth to wrap beneath the particleboard base.
She folded the muslin beneath and connected it to the underside with a hand stapler. The staples secured the material across the round seat with out bringing seen fasteners onto the highest.
Crocheted Trim Lined the Seat Edge
The completed cushion traded torn black vinyl for plain muslin. DeeDee then positioned classic crocheted trim across the decrease fringe of the seat, including an ornamental border between the cushion and painted legs.
The $2 stool stored its authentic body, seat base, and foam, however little of its previous look remained. Darkish wooden grew to become distressed yellow, ripped vinyl grew to become impartial cloth, and the uncovered foam disappeared beneath a fuller upholstered seat.
Would you have got rescued this $2 stool after seeing the torn seat, or left it on the yard sale?
Picture credit goes to @ourcloverhouse.
