Get the look of the Serena & Lily dip-dyed wooden stool for a fraction of the cost! You can have the same classic modern coastal feeling as Serena & Lily without paying as much as long as you are willing to put in some time to DIY a project!
Serena & Lily Knock-Off Dip-Dyed Wooden Stools
If you have been reading my blog, you should know by now that I’m obsessed with Serena & Lily, but not with their prices! I recently splurged on some of their Lamu wallpaper in bone for my kitchen, but that was for my birthday!
However, it’s not something that I can do all of the time. Therefore, I have to get creative when wanting their look!
I have THIS bamboo stool in our full bathroom upstairs, but it is not getting the use that I thought I would. I originally had gotten it to sit on while bathing my kids, but it doesn’t make washing them much easier. I’m still breaking my back leaning over!
So I thought that I would bring it downstairs to my powder room as I update the space for the “$100 Room Challenge” that I am part of! Not sure what I’m talking about!? Here’s the short version…I’ve got one month to update one room with $100! You can see my vision board from Week 1 of the challenge and read more about it HERE!
Like I was saying, I love the look of the Dip-Dyed Wooden Stool by Serena & Lily (below), but since I already had a stool that wasn’t being used, I thought I’d take advantage of it and save some money! The price for the small Dip-Dyed Wooden Stool actually isn’t that bad, but I decided to save the money!
This project is SO easy! All I did was tape off a section of the legs and paint it white! The legs had a natural break in them from the bamboo, so I placed the tape there. You can choose any color of course! I chose white because I had white paint left over, and it went well with my design plan.
Details to DIY the Serena & Lily Knock-Off Dip-Dyed Wooden Stools:
Materials Needed:
- Wooden stool-(HERE is the one I have.)
- Paint-(I used white high-gloss enamel because I had some left over.)
- Painter’s tape
- Paintbrush
- You could always use spray paint as well.
Step 1:
Tape off the ends of the legs with the painter’s tape. Wrap the tape around the legs trying to keep it level all the way around.
Step 2:
Paint two coats of paint on the sections below the tape. Before the paint dries completely peel the tape away from the legs. Then you are done!
Serena & Lily Knock-Off Dip-Dyed Wooden Stools
It turned out really cute! It gives me that simple classic look that I see in Serena & Lily images. Sure it’s not exactly the same, but it works for me! These stools are great for so many places! The bathroom, by a fireplace, a kid’s room!
Check back this Wednesday when I share my $100 Room Challenge! You can read about Week 1 HERE!
If you are not into the DIY-ing thing, check out these cuties!
Get my look:
I love your website and am very impressed with how many DIY – do it yourself craft project posts you have. Its really amazing what you can do with a little bit of paint; these chairs look amazing.
Best,
Kit from http://www.kitstanwood.com
Thank you so much for your kind words Kit!