Simple Pine Step Stool | American Antique

Description

A simple antique pine step stool. Honest, unpretentious, and well-made.

Dimensions

Why it’s here

Everything in the Homestedt Antiques collection was sourced from rural barns, markets, and dealers across the North East of the United States, England, and Sweden, the same regions that have inspired much of what Homestedt does. These are objects that have already lived a life. They were made by hand, used daily, and have arrived here still doing what they were always meant to do. We collect these pieces because they show the kind of character that comes from decades of use, the evidence of the maker’s hand, and a beauty that adds texture, history and warmth to a home.

What you’re seeing in this collection is just a small selection of our antiques. For the full range of our latest pieces, we recommend a visit to our North Branch, NY location where you’ll find an ever changing collection of pieces that have caught our eye.

About this piece

The step stool is one of those objects so familiar and so useful that it rarely gets a second thought. This one deserves one. Made from pine in the straightforward, no-nonsense tradition of American rural furniture, it has the warm, honey-toned patina that old pine develops with age and use. Simple in form, sound in construction, and entirely at home in a kitchen, bathroom, or beside a bed. The kind of object that earns its place by being exactly what it needs to be.

Condition

Good antique condition. Natural age-related wear and patina consistent with use. Pine structurally sound.

Care & display

Wipe clean with a dry or barely damp cloth. Keep away from prolonged moisture and direct sunlight. Apply a small amount of beeswax or furniture oil occasionally to keep the wood nourished.