Our Hopeful Home: Painted Farmhouse Stool

It never cases to amaze me what a coat of paint can do to an old piece of furniture. Okay, two coats. My painted farmhouse stool roadside rescue is a living testament to the amazing transformative properties of paint!

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I picked this one up from the side of the road, thrown out for the trash by a neighbor. I loved it immediately. Someone had taken the time to paint this utilitarian stool a fun shade of farmhouse green. I wondered how old it really was.

It certainly looked well-loved, paint splatters and all. The original color appeared to be black. As much as I loved the green, I felt the pull of the White Paint Fairy (ever heard of her?) tugging at me, urging me to paint it white. And so it goes.

I started off by wiping it down, then putting on two coats of Dixie Belle Chalk Mineral Paint in Fluff. I love that color! I've used it for a number of projects including my Vintage Jewelry Armoire Upcycle, my Three-Tiered Farmhouse Stand and my DIY Paint-Dipped Three Legged Table. Talk about a breath of fresh air!

I knew the lighter color would definitely add to the spring vibe I was trying to accomplish in the living room. Plus, along with my white vase and faux spring floral bundles, it really created the look I was going for! These photos were taken pre-sanding.

I picked up these two peony bouquets and the ceramic geometric vase at Michael's for 50% off. If you're not so lucky, you can always pick up bouquets of dark pink peonies, light pink peonies, light pink tulips or light pink hydrangeas to spruce up your decor with a pop of spring color.

I used a galvanized farmhouse cake stand to create some added height to the arrangement.

I just love the geometric lines of the vase. Mine is about 5 inches tall. However, you can find similar ones in all shapes and sizes:

* Ren-Wil Cave Statue, Small, White Glossy

* Kanodan Modern White Marbled Ceramic Flower Vase

* Privilege Large White Geometric

* Geometric Ceramic White and Gold Vase

* Origami-Inspired White Ceramic Geometric Vase

I thought the trailing greens of the bouquet added a nice touch.

As much as I loved that crisp, fresh look of the white paint I knew I had one more step before I was done. So I grabbed my sand paper and got to work.

And now it was done! I couldn't help myself and just had to throw in some tiny whimsical bunnies as a nod to Easter (which I can't believe is right around the corner).

I will definitely use it to display seasonal elements, but I can also see it functioning as a side table in those hard to reach corners that need a little sumpin sumpin. Here my small farmhouse tray carries a cup of tea and some biscuits, which fits perfectly atop my roadside rescue-turned-painted-farmhouse-stool. And speaking of stools, who knows? I might even use it as one of those, too!

Well, that's it until next time, friends!

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