How to Upcycle a Stool With a Vintage Tapestry

02 November

I love going to our local Habitat for Humanity Store. It's a great place to find furniture and building materials in smaller quantities (and for a lot cheaper than new), plus it helps create a greener world and lowers your carbon footprint.

I don't need any furniture, but I still like looking. Maybe I'll find something better than I already have one day 🤷On this trip, I found a cute little round stool with a padded top; at only $5.00, it was the perfect candidate for a fun makeover!

How to Upcycle a Stool With a Vintage Tapestry

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This is the stool as I found it at the Habitat store. Miss Gretchen is checking it out here 🐶

I used a hammer to remove the trim covering the top edge of the stool. After removing the top, it looked like this stool was handmade!

Then I gave it a light sanding.

I used a rattan wicker cane stencil that I got from Lotties Vintage Home on Etsy to give it a fun look.

rattan wicker cane stencil for the wood portions of the stool

This vintage horse tapestry is what I'm using to recover the top of the stool.

vintage horse tapestry to cover the stool

I used the old vinyl stool top as a pattern and cut a piece from the tapestry.

I stapled the tapestry circle that I cut onto the top of the stool over the old foam; it was still in good shape, just a little yellowed.

So far, so good!

The wood seemed a little thirsty and dull, so I used Howard's Feed-N-Wax to condition it. Ideally, I should have done this before adding the new fabric top but this is how things go sometimes when you're totally wingin' it! 😂