Monday, July 23, 2012

VINTAGE INDUSTRIAL STOOL BEFORE AND AFTER!



THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT 
PIECE TO WORK ON I 
FOUND IT AT AN ESTATE SALE
AND PULLED IT OUT OF THE 
RUBBLE IT WAS LAYING IN
I DON'T THINK THE 
ESTATE SALE PEOPLE REALIZED
ITS POTENTIAL!I THOUGHT
IT WAS SO COOL AND THE LEGS
ACTUALLY ADJUST SO IT
YOU WANT TO USE IT AS A CHAIR
INSTEAD OF A STOOL YOU CAN!
GREAT FUNCTION!

HERE IS MY 
INDUSTRIAL STOOL BEFORE...



AFTER...








TO DO THIS CHAIR I TOOK
OFF THE SEAT AND THE THE
BACK AND SPRAY PAINTED THE 
FRAME A FLAT BLACK
I THEN USED MINWAX POLYSHADES
TO VARNISH THE SEAT AND
THE BACK.
I DID SAND THE TWO PIECES 
BUT NOT TO MUCH AS TO
GET RID OF THE GREAT 
MARKS AND COLOR THAT
MAKE THIS PIECE SO BEAUTIFUL!

I'M REALLY LOVIN' THE 
INDUSTRIAL FEEL RIGHT NOW
AND PLAN TO DO SOME MORE
PIECES WITH THIS LOOK

HOPE YOU LIKE IT!



38 comments:

  1. Very cool! I love the lines of it and your transformation.

    Angela

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  2. Lauren you did a beautiful job! It looks so nice!
    Susan

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  3. Wow Lauren, you really gave that stool a new life. You should submit that to Roadkill Rescue, I bet you it would be featured. Nice job, Dee from My Painted Stuff.

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  4. Love, love, love this stool!!! What a great job and such a treasure!!!

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    1. THANKS SO MUCH MANDY, I LOVE THE STYLE OF IT!

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  5. Great blog!! I'm signing up to follow! I'm still new to blogging, so I don't have many posts yet, but I think you might like my post where I repurposed belts to reupholster a chair! Stop by, if you have a minute! :D ~Amber of WhatAmberLoves.com

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  6. You're kidding! The estate sale people had thrown it in a pile?! Makes you wonder sometimes, doesn't it? You did a great job on it, of course. It looks fabulous!

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  7. Love it! It reminds me of an old fashioned school chair. What a great find.

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    1. thanks so much, i love that i can adjust it!

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  8. love it, lauren! the wood tone you gave it is PERFECT!!!!!

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  9. Looks awesome, great job!

    Visiting from Savvy Southern Style and am a new follower!

    ~Ashleigh @ rusticanthology.blogspot.com

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  10. Beautiful job. I have a link party, and I would love it if you would link this post. You can find it at
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/07/face-cleansing-oil-and-wednesdays.html
    It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party.
    I hope to see you there. Have a great Day.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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  11. I love that you stained the wood instead of just painting over it. The chair looks beautiful!

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    1. THANKS SO MUCH JEN, YEAH I LOVED THE WOOD AND IT MAKES IT HAVE THE INDUSTRIAL LOOK!

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  12. I even loved it in its "before" state! It looks great now.

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  13. What a great industrial stool. Your transformation made it come alive!
    Mary Alice

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  14. Nice Job!!! I'll bet the people you bought it from regret it now...
    -Revi

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  15. Nice.. Love the finished look!
    Thanks for linking up at Friday Fun Party. Have a nice weekend!

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  16. Completely amazing, I love the style too.

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  17. Wow, your stool has such a beautiful rich finish now Lauren!

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  18. Lauren,
    I have almost the identical chair, but mine had some damage to the backrest, so I did something special to fix it. I'll be featuring you this week at Knick of Time Tuesday, where you'll be able to see my chair next to yours! Wish I had both of them!!

    Blessings,
    Angie @ Knick of Time

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  19. What a gorgeous transformation! I love it. Thanks so much for sharing at the Pinworthy Projects Party!

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  20. Lauren that looks amazing....it's a beauty! Thanks for stopping by and I would be honored if you featured my vintage kitchen stool. Your blog is full of painting inspiration!! Enjoy your day, Gail

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  21. Love the chair/stool Lauren. Great work!

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  22. I love your stool! It is so awesome when you can see potential in something and bring it back to life. It really looks amazing...it could easily fit inside a High End Loft now! :)

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  23. Thanks so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. This stool is beautiful.
    Debi

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  24. Congratulations! You have been featured on Handyman, Crafty Woman's Wicked Awesome Wednesday! Feel free to drop by the website and pick up your button!

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  25. Its beautiful!!! I am visiting from the sassy sites link party. I am you newest follower! I blog over at http://www.garagesalesrus.blogspot.com/ I hope you will stop by and do the same. I have a show & Tell Saturday I do and I would love to feature this!! If you would be ok with that please send me an email at garagesalesrusblog@gmail.com. I also have an awesome giveaway going on with a Cricut Machine! It's only got a few hours left on it so hurry over and enter!

    Robin

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  26. What a fabulous chair!! I just love how it turned out! Thanks so much for linking up - I featured you today!
    http://www.flamingotoes.com/2012/08/crush-of-the-week-think-pink-features-59/

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  27. Fabulous!!! I am hosting a Giveaway to win a 50 dollar gift card to the store HomeGoods. It would be great if you stopped by and entered. Thanks Anu

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  28. Lauren this is gorgeous!!! I wish I would find one similar! Thank you so much for sharing at my party! -K

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