DIY upcycled foot stool

I’ve been working on this project for a little while and am glad to finally be able to share it tonight.

My neighbour had her kitchen renewed recently and as she was clearing out her home, she offered me this foot stool as she no longer wanted it. As soon as I saw it, I realised that this was the perfect little project for me – something that would be a great addition to our home, but not too time consuming to complete.

Here’s what I did…

Firstly, I removed the leather from the foot stool. It was screwed into place so once I found my screwdriver it was a pretty easy job to take off the leather.

Then I sanded the legs and painted them with white primer. I had to do three coats to cover all the black paint on the legs, so this took a little while…