Barstool Rehab

I've had all of these furniture rehab ideas floating in my head for a few years now.  I think I finally have a vision for how I want our house to look and I'm determined to do it as cheap as possible-and mostly handmade if I can.  The first project I took on was transforming an old garage sale find into an eye catching seat at our bar.  I bought these from our old neighbor in Wichita Falls for $60.  Nothing a little spray paint can't handle!

This is the "before" picture.

Step one was to paint the edges a darker color so that I could later distress the edges.

Step three was to paint them an off white.

Step three was to distress the edges using a small piece of sandpaper. 

I love the way they turned out!

Another up close view of the finished product!

My next project is to attempt to sew seat cushions.  Wish me luck!