Happy pre-Thanksgiving weekend weekend! That’s a thing, right? Are you all aflutter preparing for your Thanksgiving feast next week? Or are you going out of town? (I ask because I’m curious, not because I plan on robbing you).
We will be having Thanksgiving with some in-laws, and I’ve been given the task of bring drinks. Soooo, I basically have to stop at the store for 45 seconds on the way over and my job is done. I feel like maybe they don’t trust my cooking or something. You put broccoli in a cake ONE time and your reputation is forever ruined. Hmmph. I just thought it would be a good way to sneak some veggies in, but apparently it is not.
Anyway. If you don’t mind helpers in the kitchen, here are a few stool makeovers to give them a leg up. Har! Har.
Annisa’s husband made this stool in shop class, circa 1989. The sturdy little thing has been kicking around ever since, but was clearly starting to show its age. She gave it some attention and a hip dipped paint job, and now its ready for 25 more years of solid servitude. See more at A Pretty Happy Home.
Michal at Caspitweb needed more cushion for the tush’in so she outfitted this tired old stool with a floofy floral top and a distressed paint job that mirrors the fabric color. It shall be officially known as The Fluffy Tuffet. Oooh, that’s a great etsty shop name, somebody use it!
Heather at Bake. Create. Love. upped the coolness factor of her plain-Jane stools with this trendy gold-dipped look. Everything should be dipped in gold, I say. I especially love it against that blue wall, shaPOW!
These stools were abused and neglected and probably up to no good, tagging buildings and smoking behind the gas station dumpsters or something when Jacque got a hold of them. She took them in and put them on the right track with some tough love, and now they’re respectable members of her furniture family. Yay for happy endings!
See more at The DIY Village.
Last one from Lisa, who rescued this pleather-fied stool from a life of drabness with cheery paint and happy fabric. No really, the whole thing is so happy its practically smiling at me. So cute. See more at The Red Thread.
Happy weekend friend! Remember, you can always submit your before and after photos to me at betterafter(at)live.com, no blog necessary!
8 Comments
Jessica H
November 21, 2014 at 11:59 AMThese are too cute!
Marci
November 21, 2014 at 12:34 PMWhen I was a kid, my mother once made us a chocolate cake with a “secret ingredient” and asked us to guess what it was. No one could guess the secret. It was sauerkraut that had been rinsed and drained. The recipe claimed that it kept the cake moist. It actually didn’t taste bad, but she never made it again because we were all so horrified.
These are some nice makeovers, but to be honest, I’ll never understand the whole “dipped” trend. I absolutely love the little fluffy tuffet, though.
Lindsey @ Better After
November 21, 2014 at 3:27 PMHaha! That’s too funny. I had a friend make me some pinto bean brownies once. They were … ok. But yeah, once you knew there were pinto beans in there, they kinda lost their luster.
Laurie V
November 21, 2014 at 2:54 PMI really love that last stool, I think I want to marry it.
LeeAnn
November 21, 2014 at 7:48 PMI’m with Marci, and not just because that’s my daughter’s name. I really don’t get the dipped legs trend. It’s okay, but not WOW! That said, I do like the last makeover, minus the orange dipping.
I have a recipe for a chocolate cake that calls for vinegar. It’s divine and there’s no vinegar taste. A friend once made it for her mother-in-law’s birthday, and was disappointed the vinegar taste didn’t come through. baha!!
Bee
November 22, 2014 at 7:22 AMDid you know you can make an apple pie from zucchini slices? People don’t even know they are eating veggies! Give it a try.
I like the stools too. I am a sucker for a nice stool. In fact, I have a stool collection. That’s better than a stool sample, right?
Mindy
November 22, 2014 at 7:50 AMYES to the comment above mine – my husband hates zucchini, but loves apple crisp. I made one out of zucchini and he had NO IDEA. It is a fabulous way to use a bunch of zucchini all at once. It is now called deceitful crisp.
Mumzy
November 24, 2014 at 9:49 AMLOL! Love these stools!!