A Shabby Little Footstool – DIY

March 3, 2019

 

 

I think I told you how junkin’ is my game.

I like hunting through antique stores, thrift stores, and junk shops.

If I’m lucky, road-side finds are a score.

On one of these trips to an antique store, I found a shabby little footstool.

This petite little footstool,

just a bit small,

caught my eye even though it was wearing it’s shabby attire.

 

 

The minute I saw it, I knew how I wanted it to look.

With delicate little carvings and short stubby legs…I knew.

I paid the $10 and took it home.

I cleaned up the wood, stripped off it’s shabby covering,

and went shopping for the perfect fabric.

 

 

At last, and with some time passing (six months or more),

I found some faux fur leopard print.

Because you know… I never met a leopard that I didn’t like!

With the faux leopard print fabric and a bit of gold braid trim,

I began the makeover.

Adding the rustic charm – not too much, not too little,

not too fancy, not too plain.

The make-over ended like this.

 

They say that leopard print is a neutral and can go with everything.

I think I agree!;)

Maybe adding a little rustic romanticism –

 

 

I think I want to express myself with this little footstool

wearing some faux animal print.

 

 

Love leopard print. So fun to add to a room.

 

 

I like cozy and comfortable rooms and leopard print helps add to that.

Even in black and white, leopard is fun.

 

 

Tucking it next to a favorite red chair…

 

 

it looks good holding a few old books.

 

Happy Sunday!