Last
week was the last of our "nice" days (as in warm days). One afternoon I decided to throw open the windows and redo a
step-stool.
(Before - ick!)
Here's
the step-stool before. I picked it up in the "returned items"
section of Ikea two years ago, and it has been spending most of the
time since then outside as a plant stand. Now it's stained, dirty,
and just generally yuck.
(After - yay!!)
After
giving it a cleaning and light sanding, I whipped out some blue and
yellow paint samples and a can of olive green returned paint (as in, the
original recipient didn't feel it was quite the right shade).
The
green paint is an indoor/outdoor paint, so that was the first all-over
layer. I then painted the steps blue and edged them in a
creamy-yellow.
For a whimsical touch, I stamped the alphabet on the front of the steps and a few letters on top.
All
in all, I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's a bright touch
in our kitchen, and best of all, E is now able to see what all the
fuss is about during dinner prep!
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