French Lettered Milking Stool
During a casual family walk through our neighborhood last summer, I stumbled upon this abandoned milking stool laying curbside.
I picked up this solitary discarded gem and brought it home. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it the moment I first laid my eyes on it. Paint it white and add french lettering to the top. Finding time in my busy schedule to give it a makeover, didn’t come as easily.
One year later, this lonely little guy still sat in my basement. He was just craving modification. On Wednesday, of this week, I decided I should address his needs.
Frist, I used wood filler to adhere the seat back together and allowed for it to dry.
Next, it was priming time.
Then, once it had dried, I slapped on two coats of semi-gloss white paint with a brush and allowed plenty of time to cure.
After that, came the hard part. The french lettering. I printed a wonderful typography image from Graphics Fairy and exercised the same technique used by Erin for her chalkboard lettering post.
1. I rubbed chalk on back of image.
2. Using a ball point pen, I traced the letters.
3. Then, I removed the paper and I was left with a chalk copy of the image on the seat.
4. I used black acryillic paint and a flat tipped brush to go over each letter and design.
5. After I finished painting, I went back and evened the edges. (This picture is before I straightened the lines out.)
What can I say, Erin hit the nail on the head with this method. Love the results!
To finish off this project, I applied a couple coats of polycyclic to the stool to add some durability.
It’s exactly how I had pictured it and all I needed was one old stool, one year, one perfect french image from Graphics Fairy, and one sister with a genius approach.
Have you ever tried this technique for transferring an image? How did it work for you?
7 Comments
Megan
I love the way this turned out! I would have never thought of this technique, but it totally makes sense.
Emily
Thanks Megan! It worked out fantastic. I am so glad Erin introduced me to this simple method. So glad you stopped by!
Carmody
Your love and TLC made this little stool so pretty!
Emily
Thanks Carmody! This was such a fun project to do. I am really lovin’ it!
Nicole B.
I love the typography you chose! I love this transfer method too and use it all the time!
Lolly Jane
This is such a cute stool! LOVE the after- it doesn’t even look like the same piece! :)
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