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Wooden Step Stool Makeover

January 9, 2019

Wooden Step Stool Makeover

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It’s thrift store makeover time, we have lots of ideas to share! I’m sharing a wooden step stool makeover, a quick and easy idea that you can use on a finished or unfinished step stool. I used my favorite DIY tool: spray paint. You can makeover one of these in less than an hour.

Be sure to check out all the ideas from our Thrift Store Decor Team at the end of the post.

EASY DIY WOODEN STOOL MAKEOVER

A wood step stool comes in handy in any room of the house. I have several. This small one doesn’t take up much space, sometimes I sit plants on them when not in use.

Wooden Step Stool Makeover Step-by-Step

Step 1: Go get yourself a wooden step stool!

I found this beauty at a thrift store and decided I loved it so much I just had to do a project with it!

Wooden Stool before

Step 2: Grab your sanding block and get busy

Before we paint this thing, we have to sand it down to make sure our spray paint has a nice surface to adhere to.

Lightly sand and then wipe it clean!

Spray paint wooden stool

Step 3: Spray paint the step stool

Now we need to get some color on it. Place the stool bottom up and start applying light, even coats of spray paint until it looks covered all over.

Once you’ve spray painted it bottom-side up, let it dry, then flip it right-side up and finish the top.

spray bottom first spray light coats

Step 4: Give your step stool some decoration

I used one of my favorite Chalk Couture transfers for the design on top. Y’all know I love anything with a farmhouse style.

spray painted stool
Wooden farmhouse stool painted wooden stool idea

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Tags: DIY Ideas, Thrifty Finds

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Gail wilson

Ohhh Debbie! I can NEVER pass up a stool. Those of us who are height challenged can really appreciate how necessary these are.

I love the way you changed up this little stool, especially with the paint and Chalk Couture transfer. Too darn cute!

Pinned!
gail

Liz Neiman

I love your stool!! Where did you get the stencil?
Thanks

Christy Little

That stencil is so darn cute!! I love the entire project. It looks great in your family room!

Maryann

So cute! I love the blue paint you used & that transfer is SO CUTE!

Kristin salazar

That color is perfect and the transfer in white really compliments the stool!

June

That turned out so adorable. I love roosters!

Amy

Is the Farmers Market transfer still available - I can not find it on the website.

Debbie

It's a retired one but it's coming back for a limited time on Sept 16th. Thanks, Debbie