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DIY Kitchen Step Stool

September 14, 2015

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There’s something new in my kitchen.

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No, not the painted mason jar – that’s from last year.

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It’s the cute, little step stool!

Since I’m only five feet tall, I wish I had a step ladder in every room in the house. It never fails. Every time I find myself in need of the step ladder when I’m in the kitchen, I realize it’s either down in the basement or up in the bedroom.

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Now I’m happy to say that I can reach the top shelf in every single kitchen cabinet!

The best part of the step stool is that is took almost no time at all to make and since I used scrap pieces of wood, it didn’t cost a dime to make it!

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Here’s how I made it in case you want to make one, too.

  • First I cut two lengths of leftover tongue and groove boards to 16″ long for the top or “step” of the step stool.
  • Then I cut two lengths of a leftover 1″ x 8″ to 8″ long for the legs, but I beveled cut the ends at eight degrees on my Ryobi Compound Sliding Miter Saw. (By the way, I’m giving one of these miter saws away here!)
  • Using my Kreg Jig, I drilled four pocket holes in each leg, then attached the legs to the top using four pocket screws.
  • Next, I cut down a leftover length of a 1″ x 2″ into 3 graduating lengths and again bevel cut the edges at eight degrees. I used these pieces as braces between the legs to give the step stool extra strength. I attached these using my Ryobi Brad Nailer.

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All that was left to do was give it a quick coat of paint.

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I think I am the messiest painter ever!

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Remember the farmhouse bench that I made early this summer? I wanted it to have a worn, loved look. Well it got more “love” added it to this morning when I painted the stool on it ; )

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It is so nice to be able to reach things on those top shelves without running throughout the house looking for the step ladder.

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Comments

  1. Joanie says

    January 30, 2017 at 8:11 pm

    Cute, very cute.

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  2. Lorry Evens says

    August 28, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    So great to read your comment.
    Really glad that the article is helpful

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  3. Mark says

    October 13, 2020 at 6:10 am

    Perfect color choice. Great work!

    Reply
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  5. Teena says

    January 7, 2021 at 4:27 am

    Awesome DIY on kitchen step stool. I like this idea and very grateful to you for share this useful idea with us. Thank you.

    Reply
  6. Nixon says

    February 2, 2022 at 3:21 pm

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