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Painted Paris Postmark Bar Stool

Thrift Store Bar Stool

While we were in Minnesota last week, we stumbled upon a couple of my favorite places in the whole wide world: Goodwill & a local thrift shop. Oh how I love a good thrift store. I found this little bar stool for $4, which I thought was a good deal. It’s sturdy & the perfect height for a small side table or a stool – so I snatched it up (along with a few other goodies that I’ll share next week.) It was like finding a blank slate…
Krylon Satin Black Spray Paint

First we coated it in my beloved Krylon in satin black. I say we, but Mr. SCC actually did this step, ‘cause he’s much more patient with the spray painting and tends to get less drips than I do.
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Paris Grey

Next, I coated the top with my other love, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey. (Thanks to Periwinkle Pass for providing me with the paint.)

ASCP Paris Grey on Barstool
Just a dab’ll do!
How to paint a postmark
Next I made a print out of my graphic. I printed it on 4 pages, then cut and taped it together for a larger image.Hand painting graphics
I {somewhat} centered the print on top of the stool, with a layer of carbon paper underneath. (I found my carbon paper at my local office supply store, $2.79 for 10 pages, which I use over and over and over again.)
Sign painting tutorial
I swiped Bre’s stylus from her DS and traced along the outline edges of the print. Don’t worry, I gave it back!
trasnfer paper sign
Before you completely remove the printout & carbon paper, take a peek to make sure that everything looks just right.Small Paint Brushes
I used two different brushes, a tapered, thinner one for the letters and a wider, flat one for the outer circle.
Hand lettering words
I trace the outline, then fill the centers. The best part of this particular font is that shaky & uneven is perfection.
Paris Postmark Stool
Once it was all painted and dry, I lightly sanded the postmark portion and then hit the edges a little harder. I love that ASCP comes off so easily exactly where you want it.
French Style Stool I added a coat of wax and it’s all finished! This stool went incredibly quick. I created the graphic while the legs dried, and then gathered the rest of my supplies while the top was drying. I was an impatient little blogger, so I dried the lettering with my handy dandy blow dryer…
Hand painted french style barstool
And that’s how I made my own Paris Postmark Barstool.

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Comments

  12. Love it! I have four of these stools sitting in my basement, unused and neglected. Can’t wait to use your technique on them! At the very least, I can paint the wood tops and spray paint the legs something fun.

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  15. I have a stool like that that has been waiting to be painted for the last few months. Thanks so much for the inspiration – yours is lovely!! Thank-you for hosting!
    Jenn 🙂

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  36. The stool is great! When I was doing enormous wall trompe loielle (sp?) I found transfer paper that was in different colors that did not make such a mess as the carbon paper does. Also, if you are going to freehand a drawing and then paint over it, do it in colored chalk that blends with the paint being used. Not so much mess and mucck.

    Keep on keepin’ on.

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    • Hi Fay, no sorry, but you can make your own! Just find some stools and follow the tutorial 🙂 You can do it 🙂

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