I am just loving houndstooth lately. I’ve been on the look out for something to paint houndstooth and this little stool seemed like the perfect victim! It was $6 but it was 1/2 off orange tags so I got it for $3! Before. Snooze. Too boring.
I spray painted the whole thing white and then left it in the garage for a week. Then I bought a houndstooth template from the silhouette store for $1. I stuck the vinyl on there and then papered/taped off ALL the parts that I didn’t want spray painted. This was the biggest pain of the whole project and took the longest and I still ended up with a few spots of overspray. After the vinyl was on and everything was taped/papered off I spray painted it black. This is what it looked like after it dried overnight.
See the little overspray and parts where the black leaked under the vinyl? I touched those up with a teeny tiny paintbrush and it took like 30 minutes. Just want to be realistic because sometimes the before/after magic pictures in blog land make things look easier than reality!
LOVE how it turned out!
Cute!
This is headed for the bathroom so I did a few coats of spray on polycrylic.
Linking up:
>What a fabulous makeover! I am now following your blog.
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>This is adorable! Well done!
>Toooooo cute!
I love it! You are goooood.
Love,
Mrs. Kindergarten
>Great job! I also love houndstooth. Just add a crimson script A (for the University of Alabama) it would be prefect. My hubby and I also live in the PNW as transplanted Southerners. Welcome!
>Great transformation…very cute! Love the houndstooth pattern!
>I love houndstooth… it is such a classic, yet fun pattern. Great job and cute stool!
>This looks great! Much better than before!
Thanks for linking up!
Jamie
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>I'm loving houndstooth too! This looks awesome!!
>What a transformation! I love how it turned out!!
>That is really gorgeous! I have a thrifted wooden stool in my bathroom waiting for a makeover too… just have to find the time! I love that you really went for it and chose houndstooth – you're brave!
>I have a small addiction to houndstooth. This is unexpected and whimsical on a stool. It's such a fun pattern…
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>This is so cool! I have a bench I have been wanting to spray paint. Great idea. Stopping by to invite you to link up to Thrifty Thursdays. Blessings!
Johnnie
>This is so stinkin' cute! I'd love for you to link up at my Tuesday Tutorials Link Party! I'll be hosting one every Tuesday!
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>LOVE.LOVE.LOVE. Shared in ON COM-FB.
jen
>So cute! I love the houndstooth pattern! You did a great job!
>Hi Brook-
This is so adorably chic. I am going to link it on my DIY Daily page. It is such a clever place to put a classic pattern. Love it.
My best- Diane
Smashing! Would look amazing in a 50′s style kitchen.
awesome!!!! I totally love houndstooth, but have tried it myself on furniture (yet!!). I’d LOVE it if you’d share this over Kammy’s Korner: http://kammyskorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/trash-2-treasure-tuesday-party-17.html
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