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Cool Thrift Store Faux Fur Stool

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How to turn a thrift store find into a cool faux fur stool.

faux fur stool with book and glasses on top, next to chair

It doesn’t happen often, but I think my husband loved how this project turned out way more than I did. I even got him to pose for a picture with my cool thrift store faux fur stool on his head, but I have been forbidden to share it on the blog. I would like to stay married so I will honor his request. Actually I put it on my IG stories the other day (before he forbid it) but he doesn’t know. Shhhh…don’t tell him. 😉

Anyway, it’s that time of month where the Thrifty Style Team gets together to share their thrifty finds. Make sure you check them out at the end of the post.

A few weeks back I was browsing through one of my favorite thrift stores when I found this little old wood stool.

A $2 thrift store find turned into a faux fur stool for the sunroom.

Was I looking for a stool? Umm…no.

Did I need another stool in my life? Not exactly, but it was only $2 and I loved it. Nobody was with me to talk me out of it (yes, the hubs would have talked me down), so it came home to live with me.

A $2 thrift store find turns into a cool faux fur stool.

It went right into the sunroom, where it sat while I tried to figure out what to do with it. At first I was going to leave it. Then I decided that I wanted to paint it. In the end though, a spare piece of faux fur completely changed my mind.

I had the stool and the fur. All I needed was a piece of foam to add a bit of a cushion.

Supplies to make a cool faux fur stool

  • stool
  • piece of faux fur
  • foam
  • utility knife – to cut foam
  • staple gun
  • a vacuum (it’s a messy project!)

This is such an easy project. I think it took me 10-15 minutes to do the whole thing.

To start, I drew a template of the stool seat on the foam and cut it out.

Turning a thrift store find into a cool faux fur stool for any room.

After I cut out the template, I turned the stool over and positioned my fur so that it would cover the seat and foam.

A $2 thrift store find turns into a cool faux fur stool with just a few supplies.

Then I started stapling the fur to the underside of the stool seat. There was no fancy formula to this step. I just pulled the fur tight, without moving the stool, and stapled all the way around.

Ten minutes and the stool had a cool new head of hair.

A $2 thrift store find turns into a cool faux fur stool for any room in your home with this easy DIY tutorial.

I think the faux fur was definitely the way to go. I thought about painting the legs but decided to leave them for now.

I’m loving it in the newly redone sunroom. It’s such a fun addition. I even sit in there petting it.

First the hubs posing with it, now me petting it. What is it about faux fur? 😉

 


Don’t forget to check out what my friends on the Thrifty Style Team are up to this month. They never disappoint.

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    • I liked it in it’s rustic state too but I have a few other barenaked stools in the room (it’s called stool addiction) and wanted to have something a little different. 🙂

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    • Thanks! I’ve never looked online for one but checked them out after and they are so expensive. I’m happy with my $2 thrift store stool and piece of faux fur stapled on. 🙂

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  9. I like Bliss would leave it rustic but as she also said, it looks good in your sunroom. My husband liked to paint wood and I liked to see the wood. Led to some interesting discussions. LOL

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    • My husband and I have had similar discussions. I’m not always one to paint wood, but I have done it more than the hubs would like. I think we both liked this one though (and I can always remove it if I want a change). 🙂

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  10. Please let me know when you will be out as I am coming over to steal that stool. I might sand up the legs and whitewash them though 🙂 Ok, fine. I may have to make one if I can find a great stool and figure out a place for it. You are a brilliant person.

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    • Haha, I’ll be sure to hide it if you ever come to visit. 😉 I’m still not sure about the legs. I keep looking at it but it’s just not hit me yet. I’m not worried though, I’ll figure it out soon enough. 😉

      I just found another stool, different shape, that’s waiting for it’s transformation (I did say I had a stool addiction. 😉 ).

      Thanks so much for the laugh, Jillian.

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  16. I am so in love with this cozy lil footstool you made! My husband just caught a glimpse of the computer screen and came back over to check out your furry lil footstool too, he liked it very much!! I enjoyed seeing your Hubs in the IG stories too! Mine is the same, he says never, ever put any photos of me on IG or FB! LOL Have a great weekend!

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  17. Oooh there’s some pretty fur there!! Beautiful work. I was at World Market the other day and saw a similar stool w the fur priced over $100!!!
    Yep, you did great!

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    • Thanks Sandra! I love how it turned out! I never looked at them in stores but I’ve heard they are expensive. Wow, $100? I guess my knockoff is pretty inexpensive compared to that. 😉

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