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Flea Market Stools for the Kitchen

cottage style, crafts, kitchen

Every kitchen island needs a couple stools where friends can sit and hang out while you finish preparing morsels of tasty goodness. My kitchen island had no stools and I didn’t want to buy anything new. As luck would have it, I found two matching stools on two separate occasions at the local flea market. They were painted differently so I had to give them a makeover. Here’s what they look liked after redoing them …

Old Ochre from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint was the color of choice.
It’s such a great color to pair with vintage script paper, book paper, or music sheets.
I chose a black and off white French toile for this project,
since I want to infuse Frenchy goodness into my kitchen.
And here’s the before. I found the stool on the right back in March at the Kane County Flea Market.
A month later, I found the one on the left, also at the Kane County Flea Market.
Different vendors, but when I saw the second one, I was pretty sure it matched the white one.
 I recently picked up these French dish towels (can’t remember where).
The towels are the color and style inspiration for re-doing the kitchen this summer.
Not an entire makeover, just a color and slight decor change is all.
After painting both kitchen stools in Old Ochre, I distressed them slightly and applied clear wax.
The toile scrapbook paper is from Michaels (just 59 cents per sheet).
One sheet didn’t cover the entire top of the stool, so I got to cutting pieces, matching the curves.
Using Mod Podge, I glued the pieces to the tops of each stool.
I kinda used a crazy quilt type approach  for the pieces, placing them at different angles.
After all the pieces were applied with Mod Podge and dried, I brushed Mod Podge over the top.
I’ve always loved toile and this paper reminds me of some of the toile fabrics I’ve seen.
I love all the details in this paper. I need to buy more and decoupage some boxes.
From mismatch, to a pleasing pair.
Well, at least I think they’re pleasing.  {smile}
Total cost was under $30 for the pair, since I already had the paint on hand.
Next on the to-do list … choosing the paint color for the kitchen walls.
You can view my other decoupage furniture projects here:

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  8. I love your Frenchy stools. You did a great job. I need something similar for my new kitchen that I just remodeled. Thanks for stopping by and leaving kind words. I’m a new follower. Peggy~PJH Designs pjhdesignsoneofakind.blogspot.com

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  16. I bet they finish off the kitchen area beautifully. Don’t you love when you find a match to something at another sale. So fun! I found your post at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia!

    Liz

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  20. You know….. I picked up a stool at a garage sale last week. I was thinking of doing a graphic on it, but now I’m thinking of copying your idea instead.

    ~Bliss~

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  26. What a fabulous idea to modge podge the paper onto the stools!! I have modge podged fabric and paper onto different things in the past but I would never have thought to use it on a stool…Brilliant idea!! Love your dish towels too! Great work. Come link up to Centerpiece Wednesday and share you ideas with us.

    Karin

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  32. Love all your decoupage projects, that toile really does bring it to life! Your photos are always wonderful, Jennifer, you have a great blog!! Thanks for being a part of Vintage Inspiration!

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  35. Came over from Funky Junk to see your stools. I love the toile – especially the crazy quilt idea. I vote for using that green color in the towel somewhere in your kitchen.

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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  36. Saw your stools on Kerryanne’s shabbilicious party. Great idea, love the way you’ve done them and the paper you used.
    Have a great week-end, am a new follower now, hugs Robyn x

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  38. Your stools turned out so cute! Mod Podge is one of my favorite go to craft supplies and I loved seeing what you’ve done with it. The stools look great!
    Blessings!
    Geneva

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