Stepping Up
If you’ve been following along on Instagram – you’ve already seen a sneak peek of today’s DIY.
This little stepstool caught my eye right away. I liked the aged patina and paint splatters. Part of me wanted to keep her as-is. But she was dusty and splintering in some areas, so I sanded her down. Then I waited a few days. Restore? Paint? I couldn’t decide. I tried restoring first. Only, she didn’t exactly glow as I’d hoped. Paint it is.
After giving it a coat of white paint, I decided to add a little charm by stenciling on a number 5. Simply printed the outline of a large 5, and cut out the inside to make the stencil.
The number has two meanings, the first representing the number of people in our family, and the second a nod to our first home together. 🙂
To finish this piece off I sanded it all down once more to give it a distressed look. And here she is now:
