Provence Stools (Before & After)

Provence Stool (After)

The other week, I had the fun job of working on these stools for a client.  She had three stools which she picked up at a big box store and after a few children, some moves and some wear and tear, well, the stools just need a little pick me up.


Here is what they looked like before:

Stools (Before)

My client's kitchen was a sunny yellow with white country cabinets.  Hanging on the wall was a sweet little illustration of children playing in galvanized bucket.  I think it was probably from the 1940s.  It was so cute and I wish I could find it on the internet to share with you.  The bucket was nearly a direct match to Annie Sloan's lovely jewel-toned, Provence.

I painted the seats in ASPC Graphite to match the rest of the chair and then two coats of Provence.  I then distressed to make them look shabby chic and sealed them with Annie Sloan's clear wax and buffed.

Here's how the stools turned out:

Distressed backs (After)

Distressed rungs:

(After)

I really love the mixture of Provence with the wood and black showing through.  You can also see it a bit on the seat:

The seat (After)

More distressing:

Corner of the stool

What do you think?  Do you like how the came out?  They look like they were always meant to be in my client's kitchen.

Provence Stools (After)

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