Before and After Vintage Metal Step Stool, DIY

I picked up this vintage metal step stool at the World's Longest Garage Sale.

It didn't look like this when I bought it.

This is what it looked like, a hot mess!

I started by removing the dated vinyl, or whatever it was, from the chair.

I used Goo Gone to remove the residue.

Most of it came off pretty easy. I used a little more elbow grease to remove the rest.

I found this Krylon Spray Paint in Banner Red. It very closely matched the original color. I had intended on painting it red before I knew the original color.

I didn't get a picture of the chair after it was painted, but it took two cans of the spray paint.

I found this vinyl stair tread at Lowe's.

I traced the area I wanted covered on each step and used this pattern to cut the vinyl.

I used a foam board to form the backing for the one inch foam padding for the chair seat and back.

The back is curved, so I scored the foam board to fit the curve.

The material I chose is a blue and white ticking which I tea dyed.

I pinned the fabric to the board before gluing it with E6000.

I made piping to go around each pad.

I then glued and pinned the piping around the edges of each pad.

I used Contact Cement to apply the pads to the seat.

I also used the Contact Cement to apply the treads to the steps.

Now it's ready for the Makers and Doers Fair, Weekend in the Country.