I fell in love with this cute little antique foot stool at the thrift store, but it had a problem!
This is what the poor little thing looked like when I found it
And this is why everyone else passed it up...Bad Dog?!
No problem! After I did some heavy duty sanding of the wood, I used epoxy putty and molded it as close as I could to the original shape of the handle.
After it dried I sanded it again to get it nice and smooth...Can you find the repair? Maybe, but it looks pretty good.
I then painted it with heirloom white paint that I made into chalk paint. It's been so hot here in Florida that I have been painting inside with homemade chalk paint, adding plaster and water to regular paint, no real recipe, but you can find a ton of them on the internet.
I finally caved and got some Annie Sloan dark wax...I love it! It gave an authentic aged look to this little stool
I covered it with pretty toile fabric and lined the inside with wallpaper
Then I finished the backside of the lid by copying onto Fabric (Tutorial HERE) a furniture ad from Graphics Fairy. I glued the printed fabric with Fabri -Tac and trimmed it out with braid
Oh, this little stool is feeling much better now!
Epoxy putty is a great tool to have in your DIY arsenal. I have used it to repair wrought iron, fix broken corners on tables, and to fill in missing gesso on ornate frames (Tutorial HERE)
I am going to price this cutie at $38 and put it in my booth at Orange Tree Antiques
Thank You to everyone that entered the Goose Creek Candle giveaway, the winner is Gina @ Random Thoughts Of An Incoherent Mind
Congratulations and Happy Creating!
