After
The legs got a fresh coat of my antique white paint . The seat was sanded and stained a dark walnut stain. The graphic was found on line, no worries if you don't have a stencil machine, just copy, print and trace the pattern onto your piece. Fill in the lines with desired paint color, in my case I used black. I lightly distressed the seat and put a top coat sealer on it.
I choose to cut and stain a piece of wood to fit into the rung so I could use it as a side table, it's not permanently attached. If I want to use it as a seating, I'll just remove the piece of wood and decor and use. Stay tuned... I have a few more stools to do , I plan on during something different with them.
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