Serena and Lily Stool Dupe
Who couldn’t use a little boost these days? This little stool does just that! It is a Serena and Lily inspired design. Theirs is $120 and this one cost us less than $5.
We laid out a template to determine dimensions and angles
We used reclaimed butcher block to make the treads. I scored these for $1 per board.
We ran a 2x10 through the planer to get it down to 1” thick to make the legs.
We had 3 18x7 pieces for the treads. And then 4 legs and cross braces.
We used wood glue to secure all pieces together before screwing together with pocket holes.
The treads were assembled with wood glue and pocket holes
We created a jig to hold the legs in place during drilling.
Mount legs 1” in and 1” down on the bottom tread
The new stool will live in our kitchen to help little ones with hand washing and dishes.
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I love the design. Using wood for legs and crossbraces. And at an angle to prevent sliding. A lot of steps stools use solid wood for stringers and mount the treads on them. Makes for a heavy step stool. Yours appears to be much lighter and easy to handle
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Thank you so much for your comment. It is very light and easy to move.
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I would love to try this for my dog. He needs help getting up onto the bed. These little steps would be perfect and easy to move out of the way when not in use.
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That is a great idea. Yes, the stool is very light and easy to move
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