Before & After: Charlotte’s Flea Market Find Makeover

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Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara is Apartment Therapy's News & Culture Director. When not scrolling through Instagram double-tapping pet pics and astrology memes, you'll find her thrift shopping around Boston, kayaking on the Charles, and trying not to buy more plants.
published Feb 25, 2013
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Rustic metal stool with a brown seat and caster wheels, labeled "before."
(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

You might walk by this unassuming stool at a thrift shop, but Charlotte saw potential. See how she gave this flea market find a fresh facelift. 

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

From Charlotte:

Back when birds were chirping and grass wasn’t buried by 24″ of snow, I grabbed this wheelie stool at the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, CT. The seller clearly thought he was getting the good end of the deal charging me $10. But a simple coat of spray paint later, and it has a new lease on life. I considered upholstering the seat as well, but I ultimately kept the wood visible because it gave the stool a more industrial a feel. And, heck, it made the facelift that much easier!

Check out more details and photos over at Charlotte’s blog, Ciburbanity

Thanks, Charlotte!

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(Images: Charlotte Smith)