INSIDE: How to reupholster a vintage vanity stool. Easy, affordable DIY kids bedroom decorating ideas.
My daughter fell off her bike. Total accident on what was otherwise a relaxing, after dinner bike ride around the neighborhood. Many bandages later, we rallied the team together the next morning, filled their little bellies with some donuts and set off to a vintage market.
Because daddy was on duty during the accident prone bike excursion, he had a lot of guilt. So when he found a little vintage stool that was the perfect height for our daughter’s chair-less desk, he didn’t let his otherwise frugality get in the way of passing up this find.
This is how we brought this antique vanity stool into the modern day with spray paint and some vinyl fabric…
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How to Make Cute Desk Chair from Old Vanity Stool
The big ticket item my daughter asked for this past holiday was a desk. Apparently, her best coloring, diary writing and list-making can only occur on a desk in her bedroom. So even though Santa came through, he didn’t bring anything for her to sit on. Fortunately, our morning at the vintage market took her from sitting on a doll case to now sitting in style.
Supplies:
– Vanity stool
– Spray paint (this is a great paint + primer spray paint)
– Foam (used a high density upholstery foam)
– Laminated cotton fabric
– Staple gun
how to reupholster a vintage vanity chair or stool
I started the furniture re do project by taking apart the seat of the stool.
With the seat separate, I gave the gold-painted metal a spray of bright teal.
While the paint dried, I removed the original foam and fabric. With those vintage fabrics safely tossed away, I cut a piece of foam to fit the size of the seat.
I cut a circle of fabric, larger than the foam, to easily cover and wrap around the foam.
Check out another DIY home project using this same fabric…
Staple the fabric around the bottom of the seat, using a staple gun to secure.
How to Make Child’s Desk Chair from Old Vanity Stool
I love this updated antique vanity stool, perfect for a little girl who cannot wait to wear makeup someday!
It looks great in her coral and teal bedroom. But most importantly, it makes her the little artist and fiction writer she wants to be!
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What a sweet and unusual looking stool, perfect for a little girls bedroom.
Hey Victoria, I love the teal and the stool looks fab, I have a little chair that is very similar who might now be getting a makeover x
Thanks Claire! I want to get a chair like this too for myself!!
I love both the before and the after, lol 🙂 Bet your little girl loves it!
I bet she is SO happy to have such a gorgeous new chair for her desk.
Perfect for that future author, artist, dreamer……. Great job, Victoria
Awww…that’s so sweet. I think it’s great to that a little paint and fabric can add a special personal touch to a room decor.
Thanks Erlene! We love how it looks in her room and it beats sitting on a doll case to work at her desk!
Pinning this to my DIY Gorgeous chairs board! Turned out awesome! We would love to have you at our To Grandma’s House we go link party – it starts every Wednesday morning and runs all week!
Thanks so much! I’ll stop by your party.
That’s a beautiful find and beautiful makeover! Pinning & sharing 🙂
Thanks Angie!
Back to let you know I’ll be including your vanity chair in a round up at tonight’s Funtastic Friday Link Party 🙂
What a beautiful chair now! I love the colors that you chose. It looks fabulous.
That turned out so pretty! I love the color! What was the exact color and type of paint did you use for the Teal? I can not seem to find it! It’s exactly what I have looked for to paint my door!
Hi Jeannee! I used Valspar Project Perfect Paint + Primer. The color is Exotic Sea.
How sweet! Bright colors make me happy, and this is definitely both happy and bright! I love that your husband was the one to find the chair, too.
Adorable! I don’t know a little girl that wouldn’t love this.
Thanks Dru! She’s a happy creator at her desk now.
What a fun transformation! I really like that fabric!
Thanks for linking up at The Pretty Pintastic Party!
Thanks Jamie! Nothing like bright colors to make a room more cheerful.
What a great find! love that interesting stool. Too cute.
Kim
That little vanity chair is so cute. I bet your daughter is now more likely to do homework. Lol. Great project. Love it.
I absolutely love the colors you chose for this makeover. I am sure your princess appreciates her chair.
Love the way this turned out! Perfect for a little girl’s room!
What a great find! Love the new look. So dainty and fun. What girl wouldn’t want a perch like this one!
Thanks Maureen! Need to find other great finds like this one.
That chair reminds me of one that my older sisters had with their vanity and I love it. But yours is way better, that new fresh paint color and the fun fabric, just too cute!
This is such a great makeover. I love the fabric choice!
Very cute find! I love the bright colors you chose! 🙂 Perfect for a kiddo’s room.
It’s so cute! I’m sure your daughter loves it.
This is SO adorable! Loving the new look.
#happynowlinkup
Thanks for sharing with us at our To Grandma’s house we go link party! You will be featured tomorrow (Wednesday) morning when the new party starts!
Wow, thanks so much!
Oh I’m so sorry your daughter had an accident on her bike. That was sweet of her daddy to buy her a lovely seat like this. I’m sure it’s something she will treasure, and the makeover you gave it is awesome.
Thanks Keri! She’s back on her bike and asking for the next room makeover!
Love, love, love this chair! It came out soo cute! Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It! 🙂
Thanks Lori! I’m pretty smitten on it too.
Love what you did with this seat!! It is perfect!! I love the combination of the blue and orange..I am sure your daughter is going to love it for a long time!!
What a lovely color and fabric choice. This chair will be a piece of furniture that will carry her into adulthood.
Thanks Debra! Once she outgrows it, I may have to claim it for myself.
Love this makeover! It went from Grandma to young and cute. 🙂
This is so cute! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
So cute! The vanity chair is the perfect size. I love the turquoise with the fabric that you chose. So colorful and fun!
P.S. I still have a few faint scars on my knees from falling off my bike onto gravel (many, many years ago).
Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi
Thanks Mimi! Injury aside, it was a great purchase!!
So pretty.
The chair turned out unique, and you just got to love a vintage vanity chair that is now one of a kind! Beautifully created & personalized specifically for your daughter, and made with love!
Such a sweet project. Thank you for linking up at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week.
May your New Year be filled with lots of creative endeavours !!
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
So sweet you could do that for your daughter — I’m sure she’s a very talented writer! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm:) xoKathleen|Our Hopeful Home