Chevron Painted Kitchen Stool

Along with a few other pieces

that I have inherited lately, this 

loan oak stool was among the lot.

She was ok like she was, but

I could see some fun potential

in her.  So out came the paint 

and sandpaper.

I would probably not do a huge area

in a busy, bright print like this spring 

green chevron.  But a sunny spot in my

kitchen longed for something sassy 

and not too serious.  I debated between

yellow, aqua and green.  The green won,

and I love how it turned out.  I have two 

more outdated kitchen stools in the garage

that will be next on my radar.

I used an heirloom white spray paint, and 

covered the entire stool with two good coats.

I let the stool dry overnight, then using 

masking tape and scissors, I taped out

my chevron design.  I started in the center

of the stool and worked my way out from there.

 This made it a lot easier to follow the pattern 

to the top and bottom of the seat.

I used three coats of spring green acrylic 

craft paint and a sponge pouncer to apply 

the green chevron stripes.  Once they were

completely dry, I removed the tape

and used a course sandpaper all over, 

more heavily in some areas.  

The areas of the stool that were already worn

and the original varnish was cracked,

distressed easily.

I used a light coat of matte polyurethane 

sealer on the seat and voila! 

My green chevron gal is in her

happy, sunny new spot.  

xo, Tanya 

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