Rustic Farmhouse Stool
![I found this old stool out for trash and gave it a second chance. Find out how I made a farmhouse stool to decorate by my door. #farmhouse #stool #DIY #upcycle #homedecor #porchdecor #farmhousestyle #Planter #flowers](https://www.simplycraftylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Rustic-Farmhouse-Stool-2-683x1024.png)
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My neighbors throw out the best stuff. Last month I found a milk can and gave it an upgrade. A couple weeks ago I saw this sad looking stool. It needed some love and is going to make a perfect farmhouse stool.
The Rules:
- Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
- There’s no monthly theme.
- There’s no budget to stick to.
Meet the Hosts
Jennifer | Cookies Coffee and Crafts – Gail | Purple Hues and Me
Yami | The Latina Next Door – Amanda | Domestically Creative
– Ann | Duct Tape And Denim
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 – Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled
Shirley | Intelligent Domestications – Chelc | Inside the Fox Den
Habiba | Craftify My Love
Let’s Create a Farmhouse Stool
Here is my sad stool that I saved from the garbage truck.
I started with sanding this stool with medium grit (120) sand paper and gave it a smooth finish. Now this stool has definitely been outside and has a worn look to it. I’m going to keep the rustic look.
Next I painted it black just like the milk can because the flower box I’m putting on it is white with a black design. I used spray paint and started with the bottom first and then did the top. I was worried the weather wouldn’t cooperate for me to get this painted (I really didn’t want to paint in the basement or garage). It was a hot humid day and it took awhile for the paint to dry.
To finish my farmhouse stool I took a sanding block and sanded around the edge of the top and on some parts of the stools legs to give it more or that rustic farmhouse feel.
![I found this old stool out for trash and gave it a second chance. Find out how I made a farmhouse stool to decorate by my door. #farmhouse #stool #DIY #upcycle #homedecor #porchdecor #farmhousestyle #Planter #flowers](https://www.simplycraftylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Stool-with-Flower-Box-1.jpeg)
My rustic farmhouse stool is perfect for my flower box to sit on and welcome guest to our home. Sometimes just sanding and painting gives something a second chance.