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Stenciled Chalk Paint Stools

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Two of the first pieces of furniture I purchased with my husband were kitchen bar stools. We got them from Target about 7 years ago for our first apartment. Since then we’ve moved and they’ve been sitting down in my basement for quite some time. With an upcoming furniture sale, I figured now was the time to paint and sell them!

OK, I was so anxious to start this project that I forgot to take some before photos, DOH! So instead I found a photo online.

So here’s the before… and a sneak peek of the after! Here’s how I completed the transformation.

stenciled-top-chalk-paintFirst thing I did was give them a coat of some Country Grey Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I had some in my paint closet and thought the light tan shade would go well with any kitchen.

For the top of the stool, I found some cool Martha Stewart scrapbook paper on clearance from Michael’s and decided to use it as a stencil. To keep it in place while I painted, I used a bit of stencil adhesive spray.

stool-stencil-Martha-StewartI mixed one part Country Grey and one part Louis Blue chalk paint for the top. I also used this color for the cross bars.

I finished off with some dark and clear Annie Sloan wax and distressed the edges. Here’s the finished product! I really wish you could see the colors better!

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Comments

  3. Wow! These are so cute now! I could envision someone even buying them for end tables or plant stands too. Good luck with the sale.

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  6. These are beautiful! Perhaps you could give a brief tutorial about how to use the wax and then distress the piece. I would be so grateful.

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    • Katie, I’m featuring another Annie Sloan Chalk Paint table makeover next week and I’ll give a step by step tutorial for the wax and distressing. I’ll send you a little email reminder when it’s up!

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