An Ikea step stool makeover

This weekend I did a quick and easy step stool makeover to use in my closet.  Being that I am height challenged {short}, it makes it difficult {impossible} to reach all the high shelving in my closet.  I decided I needed a cute step stool that I could utilize and organize my closet better.  After shopping around, I found there are no real “cute” stools to be had.   It was time to come up with my own DIY cute version.

So off to Ikea I went. What better place to find something that you can spruce up and make your own inexpensively? And wouldn’t you know it, they had the perfect stool for $39.99.  It’s called the Ingolf stool.

Technically it is a stool to sit on, not a step stool, but the height was perfect for a shorty like me.  I already knew how I wanted to make this stool more glamourous.  I had pinned this bench on 1stdibs  a while back

Funky and fun right?  And $4200.  I knew this was the look I wanted to achieve, but on a way smaller scale and price.

Luckily for me, Ikea also had this faux sheepskin rug for $9.99.  A perfect knockoff for the top of my step stool.  Sold!

Rather than go all gold on the legs like the inspiration picture, I chose to bring in some coral along with the gold.  I used Krylon’s Coral Isle in gloss from Joann’s

I sprayed painted the coral on all the legs of the stool before assembling it.  Once I got the stool put together, I went for the new “dipped” look everyone is doing.  I used Liquid Gold paint, in classic gold, on the bottom 2″ of the legs.

And here she is

I love the faux fur on the top, it is so cozy on my feet when I step on it.  I cut the rug in half and stapled it on after I put the stool together.  That made it way easier so that I didn’t have to worry about the fur getting in the way when I screwed the top on.

It fits perfectly in the corner of my closet

The white chandelier is new too.  Do you like it?  I’m not gonna lie, I’m in love, I mean really in love, with the glam of that chandelier.   I also plan on replacing the cushion I have in there now with a tufted seat and back in a coral velvet.  The rug I stole from my laundry room.  I wanted to see how the deeper turquoise color and the abstract shape of the runner looked with the lighter turquoise damask wallpaper. Now that it is in my closet I don’t think I will be taking it back to the laundry room.

Even though I used this stool as a step-stool, wouldn’t they be fun to makeover for a kitchen table?  You could easily staple a cute fabric on the top rather than the fur.  The possibilities could be endless!

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