I have a thing for old step stools. They tell such a fabulous story and I love the “wear” on them. Just imagine everything they’ve seen.
Needless to say, I was beyond thrilled when I found my own farmhouse step stool… er, or a stool to make into my own farmhouse step stool.
After giving it a little farmhouse makeover, here’s what it looks like…
I’m just utterly in love with it…. love, love love. And love.
But when I first found it, it was bright purple…
I just knew it could be so much more… so I chose a much softer paint color, Timeless in DecoArt’s Chalky finish paint line.
It’s such a soft and wonderful color….
Once I had the stool covered, I used the clear creme wax and went over the entire stool…. the wax deepens the color just a bit.
Then I sanded down the areas that I wanted it to look aged…
And applied the deep brown creme wax to add the appearance of layered wear and grime. Yes, you read that right, grime.
I rubbed the deep brown creme wax over all the paint, and pushed it into all the dings and dents of the stool…
Then, I just kept adding the dark wax until it looked “aged”.
In any areas that I wanted to tone down the dark wax, I just applied the clear creme over it.
It’s such a sweet little step stool…
And I honestly love the “grime” on the stool… I love that it brings out all those details…
And I was even happier when I asked Anthony what he though of it… He said it looked like it needed cleaned after heavy use…
Bingo! That’s exactly what I was going for… It had previously been used (heavily) and I wanted to bring out all those little details. Typically I don’t use the dark wax to this extreme, but I couldn’t image this step stool not having it.
Now, it looks like a piece that was pulled right out of an old farmhouse. I love that…
You can find the new Chalky Finish paint online at Home Depot! They have so many fun colors to choose from too! Happy Painting!
*This was a sponsored post by DecoArt. However, all opinions about the new Chalky Finish paint and this lovely farmhouse step stool are my own! For my full disclosure policy, click here.
Ok Shayna, you did it again! I’ve been looking for a step stool like that for ages, and you made it look exactly the way I want mine to look when I finally find it. Now i’ll come back to this when I find it, and refresh my old lady memory on how to get it to look like that! Thanks! 😀
THANK YOU so much, Amy! I’m so happy you liked the tutorial! 😀
Happy step stool hunting!
-Shayna
This is beautiful and go perfectly with your laundry room. I love it. My husband would say the exact same thing..”Why does it look old and used?” Well, that’s how I like it! Great, great job.
THANK YOU so much, Ashley! I love how it turned out, “grime” and all! Husbands… 😀
-Shayna
Oh how fun, such a great stool. I love it. Hugs, Marty
THANK YOU so much, Marty! 😀
-Shayna
Super sweet! Hmmm, could it be used for the “wee” ones of WGC? Sorry, could nut resist saying something… love it! Blessings & <3
M
THANK YOU so much, M! You never know… our “wee” ones may take full advantage of it! 😀
-Shayna
Love this stool and it’s vintage “grime” look!
THANK YOU so much, Erin! I love the “grime” too! 😀
-Shayna
I love it
THANK YOU so much, Lydia! 😀
-Shayna
You’ve done a wonderful job transforming this cute stool….why would anyone have ever painted it purple?!?!? I love that a little paint can make something look so right for a space. I love all the “grime” you added to it, too!!!
THANK YOU so much, Jamie! I’m with you… why would anyone paint it purple? It definitely needed “grime”. 😀
-Shayna
I wanted to say I am so glad I found your blog! While our styles may differ tremendously, I’ve been reading through some of your previous posts and your happy attitude and the way it come out in your writing is so contagious that I will have to keep coming back to read more!
THANK YOU so very much, Ali! I’m so happy you found me too! Welcome to The WGC!
Happy reading! 😀
-Shayna