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Before and After: Stool to Mushroom

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Perfect for a kid's room, we love how one Oregon blogger combined a thrifted stool, some red wool from Value Village and a felting tool to create a very magical mushroom. Find out how she did it and see the end results below the jump.
 
 
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Blogger resurrection fern put the concept of upcycling into practice, taking a tulip-based stool with a stained and torn cover and making it whimsical and cute.

The steps are simple; remove the cushion, tack down red fabric over the top and felt on one-inch white circles. The entire process took about an hour.

10-10-08 mushroom 8.jpgEven though the mushroom is headed to another home, it looks perfectly natural in this sewing area. Would you let a mushroom grow in your house?

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This is adorable. It would be perfect for my smurf themed bathroom.

posted by Comicgeek on October 10th 2008 at 12:29pm
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i like before more!

posted by chicago_girl on October 10th 2008 at 12:31pm
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Aww, so cute.

posted by caw261 on October 10th 2008 at 12:33pm
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yes it would be cute with my gnomes!

posted by animalhouze on October 10th 2008 at 12:35pm
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Animalhouze, you should click on the link. There's a photo with a gnome sitting on the stool!

posted by liseah on October 10th 2008 at 1:38pm
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Smurf themed bathroom?? Comicgeek, I think I love you a little bit.

posted by gswiszcza on October 10th 2008 at 2:30pm
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I want to see this smurf themed bathroom! :)

posted by chopsuey2go on October 11th 2008 at 4:08pm
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Cute, but wouldn't it have looked better had the base been painted or perhaps cleaned?

posted by scottsch on October 11th 2008 at 7:03pm
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how adorable

posted by hanako66 on October 13th 2008 at 8:53am
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