Stencil Love

Let's try this again.  I just wrote this post and when I tried to correct a misspelled word (shocking, I know!) I lost the whole thing!  ARG!


My favorite kind of upholstery job is a quick one.  I found this stool at an antique mall on sale half off, thank you very much! It was crying out for help!

Do you see the potential?

I started by painting the legs in ASCP Old White.  I distressed it and decided to try out a new wax - Howard's.  I really loved the way it went on and how silky it felt once applied!  I topped it with a coat of dark wax (Fiddes).

I turned out great, with a brownish tone so I decided to go with a brown stenciled design.

I bought some onisberg fabric and taped off some lines.  I wanted to give it a grain sack look.

Then I designed and cut the stencil using my Silhouette.  I stenciled it using brown acrylic paint.

I'm kinda liking the way it turned out!

Now the simple part - stretch over the cushion and staple in place.  I added some brown cord piping to polish the look.

Who are you and what have you done with the ugly stool?

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