One Footstool, Two Footstools, Three Footstools, Four!

What does one do on a dreary, rainy Tuesday?

Get off the sofa and find something inside to do!

I was going nuts here twiddling my thumbs.

So I pulled out a bunch of fabric remnants, trim,

and these four thrift footstools and began some magic:

A friend found this on the side of the road…

It was dark wood and had a hand painted duck scene on top.

(Thanks, Terese!) 

I promptly painted it with white chalk paint.

I added batting and then used this ikat remnant to cover the top.

Then I tried several trim options along the edge...

I ended up choosing this plain red piping that I glued along the bottom edge.

 This little cane top stool I purchased at Curtain Call this year.

I painted it in a homemade chalk paint I whipped up

with warm water, plaster of paris, and a $3 sample from Valspar.

After the paint was dry, i cut batting to fit the top.

Then upholstered with this fun zigzag remnant. 

I glued red pompom fringe to the bottom edges.

 Another thrift store find…

this one tufted in a butterscotch velvet.

I painted the legs in the same homemade chalk paint.

I filled in all the indentations with polyfill,

then covered the top in batting and stapled down all the edges.

Next I used a remnant in this botanical linen print to upholster the top.

Next, I added this beautiful trim with pompoms around the bottom edge.

Here's the overhead view.

And finally, this little wooden stool from Goodwill.

I painted the base in a pale green, gave it a stain overlay,

and added a padded top in another botanical remnant.

I added a few brass nail heads around the wooden base.

 

And  here they are:

My rainy day assembly line.

All one of a kind…

Which is your favorite?

 Uno..

 Dos

 Tres

Quatro

$42 each….

Oh, and while I'm counting,

let me say

Happy 2nd birthday to Wilma Pea Pie!

(Here she is outside the tub waiting for her pray:  Me…)