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)

The seat (After)

More distressing:

Corner of the stool

Provence Stools (After)