Stool - Before and After Pics!!

So here is the lovely little stool before.

Disassembled - kitty always wants to help.

Tools of the trade

Yes - I sanded all the paint off on my living room floor while watching a movie - does that make me strange?

hehe it cleaned up in a cinch with the vacuum.

Fabric was $2 I believe from the thrift store. Wrapped it snugly.

And then staple staple staple! I didn't do the neatest job - but who ever looks underneath?! Then the edges were trimmed off. The corner's were trickier -folding it to make it the least lumpy. I had short staples, I would recommend the long ones as there is so much fabric on the corners.

(I had to use lots of staples so it would hold.)

The spray paint I used. First one I've ever tried - not sure I would recommend it as it didnt coat entirely evenly, the lid was impossible to get off, and it gave a tacky texture once dry. However, that could have simply been my lack of experience ;)

Painted and dried, I sanded off paint where it would normally have wear...the edges.

I did end up coating the stool with a varnish. It made the finish look a lot smoother and less tacky. I'll post that and the final results soon!!