This cute little needle point footstool was given to me a few years ago when a friend noticed that it matched my dining room furniture. I am not really sure that a dining room needs a footstool but I thought it would look cute.
I started with removing the top and cleaning up the base. There were a thousand staples and brads holding two layers of material. Even thought this pretty little needle point does not match the color palette I am using in the dining room I love it so I am going to wash it up and display in my project room.
Under the needle point I found this farm scene on what I think was bark cloth. This layer was attached with a ton of tacks.
And here is the little footstool with a completely new top made of new stuffing and the floral material that I used on the curtains for this room. If you haven’t seen my new curtains you can check them out here. You can also see some of the other elements of the room here and there.
It was such a beautiful day I decided to take the “after” picture outside. I love it when I see other bloggers “posing” their furniture outside but I don’t think I pulled it off, it just looks plain silly to me.
There are only a few projects left before the final reveal of the dining room. I am so ready to move onto an other room.
Thanks for reading,Traci
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Frugalicious Friday
Really pretty! I had my mom's and I covered it with dropcloth and painted a stripe dowm the middle to sort of look like a grainsack! I can't wait to see your diningroom!
ReplyDeletei love the new pop of red! and i have to admit i think that farm scene fabric was pretty neat, too!
ReplyDeleteTracy,
ReplyDeleteI love the print on your "new" footstool! It is so cheerful.
Best,
♥charlotte
Mary that step still looks fantastic now! Thank for coming to the party! Hope your Friday is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteLove the footstool makeover! I bought one at the thrift store some time back with plans to redo it, just haven't come up with any ideas yet!
ReplyDeleteI love the new look and love the fabric and I love the outdoor picture. I think so many bloggers haul their pieces outdoors is because the natural light is so much better for picture-taking.
ReplyDeleteI've been making pillows so I can get my Etsy up and running and have been taking pics of them outside!
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Linda
Your little footstool will look so sweet with your draperies! I loved the needle point, too! Maybe you could put a frame around that and even the farm scene?
ReplyDeleteI also like photos outdoors, for the light especially. You have some seriously nice green grass, Traci! Ours is still on the brownish side! Can't wait to see the DR reveal!
xo
~K
Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
ReplyDeleteSherry
I have been reading through your blog and I just love it! You have such an authenticity in your writing voice! I love the new look for your footstool.
ReplyDeleteblessings,
karianne
I’m also not quite sure why a dining room would be needing a footstool, but I’d very much like to have one! Who wouldn’t want to eat with their feet up on a comfortable footstool? My wife and I always wanted to have a footstool, but we just couldn’t decide where to put it: the living room or the bedroom. My wife wanted it to be in the bedroom but having it in the living room made more sense. In the end, we bought a footstool for both rooms!
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