Wine Crate Footstool

Materials and Tools:

wine crate
paint
foam
Hot Potatoes rubber stamps
batting
four-decorative stool legs or post finials
fabric
wood glue
staple gun
paint brushes
wood putty and putty knife
sandpaper
Deka fabric paint
foam brushes
clamps
rayon-acetate velvet - optional
two pieces of 1/2" plywood - one piece cut exactly the size of wine crate opening using outer most measurements, the other piece cut 1" smaller than opening size of wine crate based on inside measurements of crate

Steps:

1. Acquire wooden wine crate from a liquor store. Fill any holes or imperfections with wood putty. Let dry. Sand and repeat.
2. Paint with a prime coat. Also paint the smaller piece of plywood and include in all steps of this paint step. Allow to dry. Paint with desired color. Let dry. Apply final coat of paint. Also paint the four knobs or finials that will become the legs of your stool. You can make these another color or several colors
3. Stamp the fabric for the top of the tool. Use fabric paint and foam brushes. Allow to completely dry.
4. Place foam on top of larger piece of plywood. Put several layers of batting on top of foam. Stretch fabric over batting and lap it to the under side. Secure with stable gun in the same manner you might stretch a canvas.
5. Glue the cushioned top to the smaller piece of plywood with wood glue. Clamp to dry for several hours.
6. Screw the four finials into the box as legs. Cover screws exposed on the inside of the box with bottle corks.