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How to Make a Small DIY Wood Stool from a Bar Stool

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Do you love the small wooden stools that are everywhere? Purchasing a couple of these can add up and be expensive. This is how to make a small DIY wood stool from a thrifted bar stool and it is super easy and cheap. I paid $4.00 for this stool and it looks like the ones in all the magazines.

How to make a small stool from a thrifted stool.

 

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These stools look great beside a tub and it can be functional. You can sit a book, a plant, or towels on the stool. I am always battling the desire to update my home decor with not overspending and putting our family in debt. I am a huge believer in having a beautiful home by doing DIY projects and buying second hand.

Thrifted stool for a DIY small stool project.

Wood stools purchased will usually cost $50 and up. The stools will cost over $70 from a high-end store. When I saw the wooden bar stool at the thrift store, I knew that it could be shortened and sanded very easily and for $4, I couldn’t pass it up. You can find these stools very often at thrift stores and they are usually priced under $5. The great thing is that you can make several of these stools to use in your home for the price of a small wooden stool that is brand new.

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The DIY small wood stool project is very easy to make and can be made in a couple of hours not counting drying time for the stain.

Supplies

Sander or sanding block

Saw

Wood stain in color of your choice. I used Minwax stain in Special Walnut.

How to make a small diy wooden stool from a thrifted bar stool.


Saw off the four legs making the stool the height you want your small wood stool to be. We used a table saw.

Use a belt sander to sand the diy small wooden stool.

 

Cut the legs off the bar stool and sand the stool.

After your wood stool is sanding, clean the stool well to remove all of the dust. You can use a tack cloth or a wet rag.

How to make a small stool from a thrifted bar stool.

 

How to make a DIY small wood stool from a thrifted bar stool is one of the easiest and inexpensive projects that you can do. This DIY project is a great way to update your home without putting your family in debt.

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Comments

  5. Michelle Leslie says

    Oh no, I can kick myself. Seriously, we have the same chairs in our pub here at home and my hubby’s chair broke a leg about a month ago. He likes rocking on long legs apparently 😀 How I wish I’d seen this earlier. Brilliant idea Sherry

  6. Meegan says

    I am going to be searching my local thrift stores for a tall stool! This is a fabulous idea! Thanks for the tutorial.
    Pinning or future reference.

  7. Barbara Chapman says

    Oh my, great project, Sherry! I do love little stools and we could definitely use one beside our tub in our master bathroom. I love that you found yours while out thriftshopping and that it could be cut down so easily. <3

    Enjoy using it!
    Barb 🙂

  10. Jenny says

    That looks like a brand new stool! Now I’m on the hunt for a stool. I also believe in a beautiful home on a budge and of course it’s always fun to say “I did that”.