Aussie Stool Makeover

Aussie Stool Makeover

See how I gave an old stool an Aussie Stool Makeover. Joining in all the fun with a Red White and Blue Blog Hop | www.raggedy-bits.com

When this stool first came to me, it was in need of a fresh coat of paint and some lovin! It was scuffed badly and looked like it had been very well loved before landing in my car! My first initial instinct was to paint it white and then stencil something onto the top. If you have been following me for a while you know how much I LOVE using numbers in my work but I wanted to try something different for a change! That’s when inspiration struck and I decided to go with an Aussie Stool Makeover instead!

Aussie Stool Makeover

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Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

As you can see the stool needed some freshening up, so I gave my entire stool a good sanding, using my 180 grit sanding block to level out the paintwork that was already on the stool.

 

 

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

 

Then went to town with my paintbrush and gave the stool 3 coats of chalk paint as I really wanted to make sure that the whole chair was covered evenly with paint. Once dry I sanded back lightly with my 120 grit Sander block.

 

 

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

Then using a 1’2″ Flat Brush I paint the circle area blue,let it dry and then gave the stool top another coat.

 

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

Using the tracing paper, I traced out the flag onto the top of the stool. My stool had a centrepiece that has a groove in it, so I only traced to the edge of that to leave a border. But you can make a border by tracing out a side plate or something similar in size to get the same effect.

 

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

Then I blocked in the red and the white colours where needed. The blue came out very dark as I was painting it but I knew that it would lighten as I distressed, with the white coming through from underneath 🙂

 

Joining in with all the fun for a Red, White and Blue Theme Blog Hop and painted an Aussie Stool Makeover | www.raggedy-bits.com

See how I gave an old stool an Aussie Stool Makeover. Joining in all the fun with a Red White and Blue Blog Hop | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

Then once dry,  using my 120 grit sandpaper I sanded back to give a nice distressed look!

 

See how I gave an old stool an Aussie Stool Makeover. Joining in all the fun with a Red White and Blue Blog Hop | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

To finish off I gave it a nice wax to seal.

 

See how I gave an old stool an Aussie Stool Makeover. Joining in all the fun with a Red White and Blue Blog Hop | www.raggedy-bits.com

 

You can adapt any flag to make this Aussie Stool Makeover project. Just print out your own flag and use the same steps!

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30 comments

  1. Wow! This project turned out great! I love the distressed look 🙂 Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty 🙂 #ccbg

    1. Thank you, so much Lydia! Glad you like it! It was a project that I didn’t know if it was going to work or not but I’m glad I stuck to my guns and completed it! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week 🙂

  2. How cool! I’ve thought of the British Flag before, but only cause my child is obsessed with Dr. Who, but I love the Aussie flag too. It looks perfect on top with all the distressing.

    I saw this on Facebook and had to check it out, the stool is so eye catching now, a piece of unexpected art, and those are the best kinds.

    BTW, loved the video of the project too! Mad impressed with your skills!!!

    1. Far out if you keep up all these sweet comments NikKi I will never be able to wipe the smile from my face!! LOL Thank you so much for leaving such encouraging comments! They truly encourage me to keep moving on with my dream! Sending loads of virtual hugs your way, Thank you so much 🙂

    1. Thank you, Janet! It’s funny that you say that as I am ummming and ahhhrrring as to whether I should sell it…. for now I will admire it in my son’s room 🙂

  3. That’s a really cool stool. I have to confess, I had to look up your “about” page to see where you live; your choice of decoration makes perfect sense now 🙂

    1. Ah yes Melony, I’m sure my project would be a little confusing! Yes I live in Australia, in the Blue Mountains and this project was part of a Red, White and Blue challenge and I decided to go with a Aussie Style Stool Makeover 🙂

    1. Oh WOW!!! That’s awesome!! Where about’s in Australia is he from? What a sweet thing for you to do for him! I’m sure he will love it! 🙂

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