Vintage Tell City Footstool Gets a Boutique Style Up-cycle
November 09, 2017
I purchased this vintage Tell City footstool several years ago at a local primitive occasional shop for $20.
The finish was very worn and the fabric was faded and soiled.
The first thing I did was to remove the old fabric and reupholster the top with burlap from Joann Fabric.
This process was pretty easy.
I pulled the burlap very tight and stapled it down with many staples. I folded the fabric tight at the corners.
The footstool looked much better with the new burlap top, but I wanted a more trendy boutique look for my footstool.
Luckily, my *Old Sign Stencils Buffalo Check stencil was the perfect size for the footstool top.
I stenciled on the check pattern with Fusion Mineral Paint in Champlain
, pouncing on the paint with a brush from the Dreamweaver Brush Set
, after dabbing the brush pretty dry on a paper plate first.
, pouncing on the paint with a brush from the Dreamweaver Brush Set
, after dabbing the brush pretty dry on a paper plate first.
Here is the stenciled buffalo check burlap top.
Next, I added Old Sign Stencils Market Extension "Vintage" with black acrylic craft paint.
So far, my upcycle was going very WELL.
So far, my upcycle was going very WELL.
But then, I also decided to paint the wood on the footstool. This part didn't go according to plan.
I brushed on the Fusion Mineral Paint in Champlain, however dark pink popped up EVERYWHERE through the paint.
I think the wood may be mahogany. I immediately brushed on Zinsser Bulls Eye Clear Shellac
. Two coats, just to be safe. Wrong. Still pink popping through. Less, but still pink.
. Two coats, just to be safe. Wrong. Still pink popping through. Less, but still pink.
Long story short, I may have brushed on 6 coats of shellac before NO PINK came through my paint.
But, it was worth the trouble!
The footstool is boutique style fun!
I didn't distress the piece at all.
I like it just like this.
It's a KEEPER!
*Old Sign Stencils provided me with complimentary samples.
All opinions about these fabulous products are my own.
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Another great stencil/paint winner. Bleed through is so annoying - what always 'gets' me is the little 1" thin line of pink or reddish pink showing through when everything has been finished, waxed etc.
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Carlene, we love your little stool! You did a great job with the buffalo plaid stencil on burlap. This would be darling on burlap pillows! You are so talented. Love your ideas.
ReplyDeleteI think your little stool is darling! I truly love buffalo checks and buffalo checks in those colors. I made some drapes those color buffalo checks one time.
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That's one very sweet make-over, Carlene! That stool is just the cutest thing!
ReplyDeleteWow, that turned out so darn cute, Carlene! I love it. And I wouldn't have tho't to do what you did with the burlap in a million years. It took some persistence dealing with that pin bleed-through, too!
ReplyDeleteI have never had such trouble with stain bleed.
DeleteThat is so cute Carlene! I love it. I have a piece that keeps bleeding through & I know I'm going to have to re-do it. Did you add the 6 coats of shellac over the areas you already painted, or did you sand or remove the paint first?
ReplyDeleteNo sanding. Shellacked over the paint.
DeleteGreat, thanks so much.
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