April's stool

Another one of April's projects. She brought me this stool, which looked like it was an old shoe shine stool. It had layers and layers of paint that was chipping and it was a dirty tan color. The top was covered in leather, old leather that was cracked and worn.



The majority of the work was just prepping it, sanding it and removing the top, which was strongly nailed down. The original plan was to paint it white and distress it. But after sanding it down, I sent April a picture of it. I know she likes the old distressed look and the multiple layers of paint showed through in muted yellows, creams and blue/greens. I liked it! And she did too...so I sealed it well with a few coats of poly. Then I took plush batting and burlap to replace the top, and attached it with antique brass nailhead trim. Here it is...