Tips and Tools - Stool Redo

Weekends are the perfect time 

to experiment and try new things.

Have you ever wanted to 

refinish something so that it looks

as if it has been around for a while?

Today I will show you how to use

an easy wipe on, wipe off method of refinishing.

You can do this!

Pull out your drop cloth and place your project

on top of it.

 (A stool is a good size for a first project.)

You will need two colors of acrylic paint, one in your color palette 

and the other color needs to be a puddy color.

(I used a teal acrylic paint and a puddy color chalk paint.

You don't have to use chalk paint I just happened to

have it from a previous project.)

You will also need,

 lint free rags, water, two paint brushes, 

dark aging cream and clear wax.

Add a small amount of water to your paint, mix.

With your paint brush start painting your

stool one section at a time.

You will want to paint in small sections because

acrylic dries fast and you want to wipe

   off some of the paint while it is still wet. 

You want to see some of the wood color 

coming through your paint.

Paint on, wipe off until you have covered

 your whole stool.

Bring out your puddy color paint and a

 small paint brush. 

Using a dry brush lightly dip it into your paint

and with a light hand brush the

paint onto your stool.

(I like to dap my brush onto a surface

 to get some of the paint off of the brush.) 

Put a small amount of water onto your lent free rag.

Rub the paint into your stool.

 Do this in small sections.

Once you have painted your whole stool let it dry

for about an hour,

then using a lint free rag wipe on your aging cream,

 rub it into your stool.

Let this dry for 24 hours.

It will dull down.

Then wax your stool.

You did it!