A stool top finished in the same paper bag technique, using paper scraps in a variety of earth tones. Click here for directions.
Photo Credit : Andrew Wellman
Gwynne Gardner, the Vermont homeowner who used this brown-bag technique to create a paper bag floor covering (Paper Bag Floor | DIY Instructions), encourages the use of paper and polyurethane in other projects. She says, “I papered a coffee table in lieu of sanding and refinishing it. It was outstanding! I also papered wooden snack tables, making them finally impervious to kids!”
Here, we use the paper bag floor technique to cover a stool top.
A stool top finished in the same paper bag technique, using paper scraps in a variety of earth tones. Click here for directions. Photo Credit : Andrew Wellman
PAPER BAG STOOL TOP
PAPER BAG STOOL TOP | INSTRUCTIONS
Clean to stool surface thoroughly with soap and hot water. Sand any raised spots and fill any gaps with wood filler. Sand lightly again.
For the stool in the photo, paper scraps in a variety of earth tones and torn in various sizes were used. Place larger pieces of paper first.
Coat underside of each piece with a 50-50 mix of water and Elmer’s white glue. Lay smoothly on stool without overlap.
Using a fine-bristle brush, give the stool a coat of Rust-Oleum’s Verathane Diamond Floor Finish, a type of polyurethane.
Fill in the surface with smaller paper pieces, coated on the underside with the water-glue mix. Finish the whole top with one or two coats of the polyurethane.
This post was first published in 2009 and has been updated.
