My Grandmother's Foot Stool

Back in December I told you about this stool that used to belong to my grandmother.   It was badly stained and needed a little TLC.  I checked with Mom to make sure it was OK to paint the base.  Mom is the one who made the stool for my grandmother thirty years ago.  She gave her blessing to paint it and I have been waiting for a warm day ever since.

Guess what?  A warm day is not in the forecast and I am not good at waiting until conditions are perfect.  If I was, nothing would ever get done around here.  So today I began working on the stool. 

Mom told me that to get the big stains out of the needlepoint I should use peroxide.  As usual, Mom was right.  The stains are out and the needlepoint looks much better now.  I simply dipped a wash cloth into the peroxide and wiped the fabric until the noticeable stains disappeared. 

Next, I lightly sanded the stool to roughen it up, then gave it two coats of spray paint.

Finally, I sanded it on the edges to let the original wood show through a bit.

I think my grandmother would approve and I will always think of her when I prop my feet.

I am sharing this with Funky Junk, A Soft Place To Land,  Twice Remembered,  The DIY Showoff, and In Between Naps on the Porch.