Stenciling on Stools for an Industrial Farmhouse Style Makeover
These two stools came from one of my op-shop (thrift store) finds here in my local area in Australia. They had been painted black during the start of their life in a factory somewhere in the world. I thought they’d be perfect for an industrial farmhouse style makeover.
The first step in my makeover was sanding!
If you’re unfamiliar with the various tools and methods you can use for sanding furniture, check out my post – How to Find the Best Sander for Your Furniture Project.
For these I used my Orbital Sander with approx 180 grit to get the black paint off the top and then a finer grit to smooth out the finish (eg. 240-320 grit).
Next I tinted some of Fusion’s Tough Coat Wipe on Poly, with a little of their Chocolate colour in the paint range. This creates a stain/poly sealer for the seats before I stencil. The reason I used the wipe-on poly is that you are able to paint over the tough coat with Fusion’s water based paints, therefore I could create the stencil over the stain and then seal again when finished.
A couple weeks ago I challenged myself to go live every day on Facebook with something. This particular day I chose to offer my best stenciling tips while painting these stools, so here is that video (below) of the live for you to enjoy the replay!
Finishing touches:
Once the stencil was finished, I added another coat of the Tough Coat Sealer to seal for extra protection of the stencil. Before doing the extra sealing, you can opt to distress your stencil a little to give it a more aged and industrial finish.
I love the way the stencil crosses over the two stools for an industrial vibe.
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