Piano Stool Makeover

February 5, 2015

Piano Stool Makeover

February 5, 2015

Thrift store makeover

 

I’ve noticed one thing about having my kids grow up and that is that when they come home there are lots of extra butts in the house. Suddenly my family of six is a family of 10 or more and my little living room is barely big enough to hold everyone. Not that I mind at all, but there isn’t enough seating for all of those butts.

We’ve put this Meditation Pouf to use that I made last summer but it still isn’t enough.

This ratty and tattered piano stool has been hanging around the basement for a while now and after an overflowing house over the holidays I decided I needed to spruce it up and put it to work.

 

Thrift store makeover

 

And so I did.

 

Thrift store makeover

 

Not only does it serve as extra seating but because the seat portion is firm it also makes a impromptu side table.  It can go from the living room to the dining table in a pinch and it’s small enough that it doesn’t take up a ton of space in the room. Perfect!

Now I just need to find a couple more.

 

The fabric is from P/K Lifestyles and I got it at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores.

The paint is Krylon ColorMaster spray paint in Global Blue.

For the makeover:

  • Remove the seat and sand down the wooden portion.
  • Wipe with  a tack cloth
  • Spray with ColorMaster
  • Cut the fabric two inches larger than the seat and staple it to the back of the seat.
  • Reattach the seat

 

Thrift store makeover

 

Edit: Two people said their mothers had a stool like this that came with a Singer sewing machine in the 1950’s. So it’s probably a sewing stool not a piano stool.

 

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  • Barbara Moore February 4, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    I love the makeover! That really turned out great and I love the colors too.

    • Vicki O'Dell February 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      Thanks Barbara. That Global Blue from Krylon is my current favorite! 😉

  • Carol Dobbins February 4, 2015 at 8:15 am

    This might in fact be a piano stool. The updated version sure is beautiful! Love that blue. But it looks a whole lot like the stool that accompanied my mother’s Singer Sewing machine that she bought back in the mid 50’s. I can remember sitting at that sewing machine with Mom for hours trying to complete 4-H projects or watching her mend our clothes to get just a bit more wear out of them before we outgrew them. Thanks for bringing back some of those sweet memories. – Sewing machine stool or not!

    • Vicki O'Dell February 5, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      You know, Carol, someone else said her mom had a sewing machine bench/stool just like it too. I thought it was a little short for a piano.
      I’ll have to update the post. 🙂

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