Hi all!! I really love a good furniture makeover, so every time I am driving and pass through any bin I turn my head to check if there is something I can collect. I am not the only one doing that, right?
Well, one of those days I found this stool. I stopped the car, open the trunk which thankfully was empty and got the stool. Someone had tried to paint it with little success, it was full with woodworm and the seat needed a change. Only that? No problem, easy job.
I took everything off, treated the woodworm hole by hole and left it wrapped in a plastic bag for 40 days. I know, that is the worst part of a project involving bugs… if I wasn’t so impatient there would be no problem. The day 41 I unwrapped it and painted it with chalk paint (this time the original Annie Sloan). I had a beautiful piece of fabric I bought some time ago, and I used it to upholster it.
This is the new one. What do you think? Do you like it?
I would love to hear your comments.
Hugs,
Pili
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Thisis a beautiful makeover! Love the chalk paint!
Indeed chalk paint (bought or homemade) is a lifesaver! Glad you like it!
Your stool turned out so pretty! Love the colour and fabric. Thank you for sharing it on Friday’s Furniture Fix!
Hi Lucy! I found the fabric in a shop and I felt in love with it so I bought a large piece and waited for the right occasion to use it. Thanks for stopping by and comment!
So pretty! Thank you for sharing! You are one of the features at The Round-Up from the Before & After Wednesday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link so you can check out your feature. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/09/the-round-up-from-before-after-wednesday.html Hope to see you tonight at the party! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
OMG!! Thank you so much Kathryn for featuring my stool, I’m really excited!! I’ll try to be at the party tonight, as I’m quicker redoing furniture than writing posts…
Hugs,
HI Pili! You are being showcased at the Weekly Feature Series. Here is that link so you can check out all of the amazing features from the week. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/09/weekly-feature-series.html Hope you’re having an amazing weekend! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Hi Kathryn!! Thanks so much for featuring it, I am speechless! You have such an amazing blog I’m honored to party and being featured there. Have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
Pili
Pili,
Your stool make over is so pretty! I’m curious to know why the bag helps get rid of the bugs? We would love to have you stop by our Dream. Create. Inspire. Link! Party and share your projects! It gets started tonight at 7pm CST. I hope we’ll see you there!
Cat
Hi Cat! When you have a piece of furniture affected by woodwarm, the first thing to do is to treat it with a special product to kill the bugs. The best way is to take a syringe, inject the product into the vial, place the needle inside a hole and push the plunger of the syringe so the product gets into the hole… then repeat all over the billion holes it may have. The plastic bag is used after this previous step, and its use is: 1) avoid the woodworm to get out 2)make it choke. If there are eggs it takes some weeks to become larvae, and they are the ones responsible for eating the wood. That’s why we have to wrap the piece with plastic in quarantine (it means 40 days).
I’ll see you tomorrow morning at the party, as I am based in Spain and at 7pm your time I’ll be dreaming! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by and take the time to comment!
It is beautiful! I love the color…I love the fabric!
Many thanks Lori! Glad you like it too
Hi, Pili ~ Beautiful makeover! I’m not a fan of bugs,but I’m a huge fan of saving nearly trashed pieces. I’ve never heard of woodworm before, but I’m glad I heard it from you first (rather than finding those buggers in a project). Thanks for sharing with us at the Merry Monday Link Party!
Hi Tiffany, glad you like it! If you live in a cold area it is very probable you won’t find any piece affected by woodwarm; they need mild temperatures to survive. But you’re lucky not having to treat them.
Thanks for stopping by!
I LOVE it! What a divine colour. And yes, you’re not the only one with a head on a swivel….lol! Please come and share at Five Star Frugal? Mimi xxx
Hi Mimi, thank you for stopping by and your kind comments! I’m glad you love it too! Last Friday I shared some other projects but next Friday I will share it for sure 🙂
Hi Pili…so glad you joined us over at Five Star Frugal. Thanks and hope to see you become a regular! Love, Mimi xxx
Wow, a great redo. Love the pattern and colors. Great job. From While I’m Waiting …
Thank you so much Michelle, glad you like it!
Visiting from While I’m Waiting
What??? A completely different stool! I love how simple it was.
liz jo @ sundays with sophie
Yes, nothing to do with the previous one, fortunately!! Thanks for stopping by!
I love those spindles-so like a Jenny Lind bed I once had. The dusty blue is beautiful with your cabbage rose fabric!
Hi Kim! Here in Spain is quite frequent to find furniture with this helical shape, I love it! Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!
What a great idea and it turned out amazing. Thanks for linking up at The Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
I fell in love with that fabric since the first second I saw it. Thanks for stopping by
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the end result! So glad you took care of the problem instead of letting this piece go to the dump. Thanks for linking at Your Inspired Design!
Hi Holly, I really love to give second chances to everything that falls into my hands. Thanks for stopping by, see you next week at the party!
Love the colours you’ve chosen for this stool. Very chic! Thanks for linking up to #frifree4all
Glad you like it Hayley!! Thanks for stopping by and see you next week at the party!
Gorgeous! You married the fabric and paint perfectly! Such a cute thing now!
Hi Donna! So honored you stopped by and took time to comment!! Thanks a lot, glad you like it too
Hugs
Pili, What an incredible transformation!!! I love it. It looks like brand new. The milk paint looks great, soft, like the fabric. I too watch as I drive around on trash day, you never know what someone else is getting rid of, a little elbow grease and it’s a treasure! Thanks for sharing at #WAYWOW
Nikki is good to know I’m not the only one looking for trash! Thanks for stopping by and see you next weet at the party
I love the colors!!! I can’t believe you had the patience to wait 40 days! LOL I couldn’t! Coming over from Your Inspired Design!
Christine believe me if I tell you I have NO patience!! But if any little piece of wood infected by woodworm gets in contact with any other furniture it will be affected as well so no way I was allowing that to happen!! I took the stool out of my sight and then it was really easy to handle the impatience 😉
I just redid a $10 flea market bench today! 🙂 Yours turned out great! Love the legs and the colors! Great job! …coming from Fall Into Fall! ~Rhonda
Rhonda, the shape and the legs are lovely. Thanks a lot for stopping by!
Wow! It looks amazing ~I love the fabric and colours you chose!
Nicole, thanks so much for stopping by and featuring my stool!! You made my day!!
Ah, those spindly legs are to die for! Beautiful job, restoring this bench. Thank you for sharing it with Friday’s Furniture Fix! I hope you’ll join us again this week.. a new party begins now. Take Care! Carrie, Thirty Eighth Street
Carrie, thanks so much! I’ll try to be at the party again this week, I have lots of furniture fix I’ve done but haven’t post it yet!! Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs,
Pili, this looks great.Wow. You did it again. What a makeover! Well done. See you again Saturday at SHARE IT, I hope.
Thank you so much, Rose!! See you on Saturday, have a nice weekend!!
This is just beautiful! I wish I had the know how to do stuff like this. I have a wingback that needs recovering. It’s a comfy chair and I can’t bring myself to get rid of it
Thanks for linking up with FTAF!!
Hi, Ashley! Thanks for stopping by and your comments, see you next week!
That looks awesome!! What a great job.
Thanks, Holly! Glad you like it too 🙂
This stool is adorable! I dream of doing projects like this, my schedule just doesn’t allow right now though. Thank you so much for linking up with From the Archives Friday!!
Many thanks, Chellie. See you at the party next week!
Saw your photo and had to pop over to let you know how much I really love this stool, a complete transformation! I’m keeping my eye out for one on the curbside!
Hi, Nikki! I have to apologize for the late reply, it’s been a crazy month… But I’m really happy you like it too, I really love stools, they always look great with a bit of love.
Hugs
Hi Pili, Thanks for joining us at FTAF, this post will be part of our Week 13 Featured Favorites 🙂
Thank you very much for letting my know, Ashley!!
I love the transformation of this stool, I don’t envy you having to paint those lumpy legs though.
I agree, Stella, chairs or stools are the worst things to paint for me. But when I see it finish I don’t remember all the work… it’s like birth giving 😉
Thanks for stopping by!
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