Fall is in full swing in our neighborhood right now, and we have come up with so many fun projects and decor posts lately. (Which I will share later). But first, we have had this stool done and ready for it’s own story for awhile now. It’s small, but turned out so cute!
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I have seen these kind of simple farmhouse stools before, in fact, Vicki has a couple I know for sure! This particular one wasn’t cute previously, however like all the pieces we pick up, a little paint does wonders!
It started out with a very weird looking stain on it. I’m not exactly sure what it was at all, looked very watery and wasn’t the greatest of browns. Therefore we determined it needed some paint to freshen it up. The design plan was to give it a distressed look to go with the farmhouse style, so I choose two paint colors for a layered look.
First we painted the entire stool with Annie Sloan’s ‘Duck Egg Blue’ which is such a beautiful muted blue-green. Once dry we put ‘Old White’ (also by Annie Sloan) over the top. One coat of each was all it took.
One of my favorite ways to distress a piece is to spray a mixture of water and white vinegar over the piece and wipe with a clean cloth. It is a soft distress and really brings out the under-layer of paint. I then like to take a fine grit sanding block to further distress the piece.
The water mixture is great for the flat parts you want distressed and the sanding block works extra well for all the edges.
In some places I took the distressing all the way down to the brown underneath which really warmed up the stool. I also loved seeing all three of those colors!
In the inside apron of the stool instead of painting over the duck egg blue color with the white, I left it and love that at some angles you can see the duck egg peeking through.
I picture this cute little piece sitting on a porch with some pretty decor all around it. Or it would be adorable in an entryway or mudroom!
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Here is what we have been busy doing with our decorating this fall.
Fall Vignette Ideas to Decorate Your Home
We created a White & Wood Fall Tablescape
DIY your own Fall Wreath with this easy tutorial.
And for those of you who aren’t DIY’ers we rounded up some great fall decor items.
We came up with a DIY Faux Pumpkin Garland, easy enough for anyone to put together.
I love it and the way you distressed it! Pinned.
Thank you so much for visiting and pinning Cheryl!!
This is a great makeover…I love the colors you used! Pinned this and several other of your Fall posts for later! Hugs- Christine at Light and Savvy
Thank you so much for all your pins! We appreciate it!
Paint works wonders, especially white paint. Thanks for sharing your talent at Monday Social.
Judith
Thank you!
Great makeover! Thank you for sharing with us at the To Grandma’s house we go link party – hope to see you at the next one that starts tomorrow! Pinned!
Thank you Tarahlynn!
Hi Kristen! I love how when furniture is painted and distressed it just looks like it’s been around for ages…like it has a story.
Thank you for sharing and linking up at Dishing It & Digging It! We enjoy having you each week! 🙂
Thank you so much Lori, I totally agree and we just love to transform pieces!
What would we do without paint, right?! Thanks for sharing #homemattersparty
Exactly! Thanks for visiting!
What a beautiful white table! I like the blue undertones! Such a lovely job!!
Thank you so much Keri!
Beautiful paint job! I never knew about the vinegar and water trick, I will definitely try that next time I am distressing. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Thank you Amanda! The vinegar and water trick makes distressing very easy and is a bit of a softer look. Good luck trying it!
Love your farmhouse stool. I’ve heard of the vinegar and water trick but have never used it. Thank you so much for sharing at Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party!
I am featuring your farmhouse stool and fall roundup at Snickerdoodle today.
Thank you so much for your feature Sharon! We appreciate it!
Thanks Sharon! The vinegar and water make the distressing easier, and is a softer look. Good luck!
Aw I love how this turned out. It looks so great!!
Thank you so much Sabrina!