I have been flying through makeovers and have not stopped to take pictures of some of them…stupid, stupid, so I made sure I snapped a before picture of this stool.
This before picture is horrible! It was late at night and I couldn’t get the white balance right, but it makes the after look even better, right?
The stool was filthy, so I gave it a good scrub and allowed it to dry. I then stained the top with dark walnut and painted the base in Sea Salt by Sherwin Williams. I used a resist technique, so the paint would sand off and look “chippy.” A final coat of dark walnut stain rubbed over the paint furthered the weathered look. I brushed on a polycrylic to finish it off.
Ahhh…much better.
And now you actually notice the very cool wiring underneath.
This is going in my new booth space. The grand opening is this Saturday, so come on out if you can! (See my side bar for Wild Rose and Co’s address.) I’ll be officially moving into my space on Thursday and I can’t wait to share pictures and videos of that. The shop owner, Lynette, is going to bring me a caramel apple cider and keep me company. Sounds like a grand time to me.
And the winners of the “Roll-a-day” Frog Tape giveaway are…
Leslie from Goodbye House, Hello Home
Michelle from A Family Deal
Melinda from Tales From my Empty Nest
Sue (sweetiesuzy@aol.com)
Linden Townhouse from Linden Townhouse
Solace Mama from In Search of Solace
Amy Kinser from All Things Home
Amanda from The Shoestring Contessa
Michelle from A Family Deal
Melinda from Tales From my Empty Nest
Sue (sweetiesuzy@aol.com)
Linden Townhouse from Linden Townhouse
Solace Mama from In Search of Solace
Amy Kinser from All Things Home
Amanda from The Shoestring Contessa
Congrats to all! Please send me an e-mail with your address and I’ll get a roll out to you right away!
28 Responses
This stool is soo sweet wish I lived near you I would snap it up at your new shop!!!
The stool is adorable! I would love to see your shop and will plan a visit next time we are traveling anywhere near there. I am sure it will be fantastic!
xo, Sherry
Absolutely gorgeous, Marian!! Can you explain what a resist technique is? I would totally buy this…..
Oh, I am a winner! Thank you, Miss Mustard Seed! I love your stool makeover. I too wondered what a resist technique was. It is photographed so beautifully too with the ironstone and antique linen. I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your new shop set-up. How exciting for you!
I love the rustic look of the stool! I'm also curious about the resist technique. Looking forward to photos of your new space! Very exciting!
Totally Awesome Transformation!!! <<< said in my best "valley girl" voice!!!
Oh WOW I won!! I haven't won before. I love your blog and hope that one day I can make such pretties as you do. I wish I lived closer I would definately be visiting your store. Have a great weekend and grand opening.
great refurb on the stool! looking forward to the reveal of your shop space. 🙂
have a creative day!
I think it is great. I too would love to know more about the resistant technique.
I just love the way the wire is twisted together as if to hold it all together 🙂 and YES, you did a grand job with bringing it back to life 🙂
oh….this is one beautiful re-do. I was drawn to the paint just for the name, "sea salt". I could almost feel myself holding my breath to see how it turned out!!!!
love it and the photos are fabulous as well.
xo
lynn
Marian, I am so excited that I won a roll of Frog tape!!! We are in the process of re-doing our upstairs and that tape will come in handy. My husband has painted 3 rooms already and we still have our master and bath to do. On Friday we had new carpet put in. Thanks so much for hosting a great giveaway! Love & blessings from NC!
Don't you love stools with the wires? I always thought that they were just some jury-rigged repair, but yours looks like it was meant to be there. Am waiting with bated breath about the resist technique. I have a tall stool (no wires) I can try it on. Ann
That stool is incredible. Love it!!
Hugs
SueAnn
PS Good luck on your opening. Wish I could be there!! Take lots of pics now???
Cool technique! Did you just invent it yourself? Wish you the best on your grand opening.
Love what you did with the stool, but I love what you do with everything!! Good Luck on the opening of your new Shop this weekend. It will do great!
Hi, Marian. first, sorry for my english. I´m spanish and i love your blog. You´re example for me. The restauration is a hobby now for me but i expect that it becames a business in a future.¿can you see my blog with my works and tell me your opinion? I´m your new follower, forever! Kisses
The stool looks great!! What an awesome transformation.
And you're supposed to take awful 'before' pictures…then people are even MORE amazed with the after shots!
Good luck with your grand opening!
Marian,
I also would like info on the resistant technique… I LOOOOOOOVE that stool and wish I lived near you, I would snag it right away!
Can't wait to see the shop reveal!
Wonderful after photo! I really love the dark stain with the weathered paint look. Beautiful!
OOH – LA – LOVELY!!
Cute, cute, cute!
I love the stool! What is the "resist technique" and how do you do it? I would love to try that on some of my furniture.
Cindy
The stool looks amazing. I love it. I'm certain you are going to be selling out on a regular basis when you open shop…wish I lived near enough to visit.
Good luck.
Karen@Garden, Home and Party.com
I thought the "after" was the before and wondered why you'd mess with perfection… I should have known ;). I'm really excited for you Marian, I'd be there if I could.
I love it, Marian! I'm going to give it a try on an old stool I have…:) JP
That turned out just lovely!
I want to hear about your resist technique too. DD2 wants her kitchen cabinets painted and she has 4 dogs. I think it's a good idea!
Allison
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