It seems that a wood worker would have built one as one of his first
projects. Well, I have not, not for personal use. I have built several in
the past for customers but with spare time on my hands and a Domino loose
tennon joiner waiting for it's first project I decided to build one for
"our" house.
I used a rather unique Oak that I have in the storage shed, called
Rustic Oak by the saw mill. It is a white oak but is a medium shade of
brown with lots of very dark brown streaks. This wood has lots of character
so IMHO the step stool is not so plain looking.
I decided upon a 3 step Shaker style stool because our house has 10'
high ceilings and some of the kitchen cabinets are 8' tall. My wife calls
me a lot to get things down, maybe not so much any more. ;~)