Vintage Bar Stool Gets Makeover

Here's the poor old thing as we found it. Well, it is cleaner than when we got it, but still, this is how she looked to begin with.

First thing I did was to remove the old seat cushion. You will need a flat head screwdriver and a pair of pliers. The staple gun is for when you recover the seat.

The stitching on this stool was so rotten that I was able to just rip off the vinyl with no tools needed.

The foam was not attached in any way so it just lifted out. I saved it to the side for when I recovered the seat.

Its hard to see them here, but there were a million rusty staples to remove. I just used my flat head screwdriver to lift them up. Do you see that crack to the right? That is NOT good!

Oh dear! This is a problem! I was thinking to myself, "I sure hope I can fix this!"

*****Visit our blog to see how I repaired it! Look for the blue "GO" button down below, click on it and visit our blog*****

Some of the staples didn't lift all the way out so I used my pliers to pull them out.

I used the Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint in Rebel Yellow and their Best Dang Wax in Brown for my project.

I won this giant prize of goodies on Hometalk's Instagram Stories a while back. I got to choose $150 worth of Dixie Belle goodies. I ordered myself a whole bunch of fun is what I did. I've got so many projects to do, so stay tuned! THANK YOU Hometalk and Dixie Belle! :)

Using my handy chip brush, I painted the entire bottom of the stool. Since I was doing this project on my nice clean kitchen floor, I decided to put down my canvas paint tarp just in case I decided to drip paint (which I did, lots, because I'm a messy painter).

This paint dries really fast, but make sure your paint is dry and then using a dry, lint free cloth (I used an old dish cloth) apply your wax. In some spots I got a little wild and just used a damp cloth to evenly distribute it better.

I distressed the stool on the places that I thought would normally get worn if it were being used. I used a piece of 220 grit sand paper to distress it. Be sure to use wipe all the dust off before the next step.

I used the Dixie Belle Clear Coat in Flat to seal all my hard work in and keep it protected. This stuff is great! I used a foam brush to apply it.

I added this vintage piece of crocheted trim to the bottom edge just using pins for now to see if I liked it. I still think I'm going to make a big ruffle for it. Who knows! :)

NOTE: I ran out of picture space here on Hometalk, but please find the blue "GO" button down below and visit our blog to see how I covered the seat.

Here are a few more projects where I used chalk paint: 

Easy to Make Fancy Hand Lettered Sign 

Chalk Painted Picture Frame with Free Print

Thanks so much for looking! :)