I received 2 old stools a long while ago.
Want to see what they looked like? They needed a little love.
So I sanded the old finish off and wiped them clean. Then I sprayed some satin finish spray paint all over the 2 stools and let them dry over night.
Then I cut circle pieces of upholstery fabric, a few inches larger than the stool tops ….
And then I hammered in these little upholstery nails that hold the fabric in place pretty well. Yeah, it’s not the prettiest job under there but who’s going to see it??
And then, a great new stool to use up to the counter. And it matches the blues and browns that are already in the dining area.
Love them.
Hi, I’m Ashley—the DIY-enthusiast behind this crazy blog!
Sierra, you can pound these upholstery nails right into wood. Just use a hammer. As for making padding, you may want to look for some foam. It may keep its shape batter then stuffing batting inside of some fabric. Hope that helps!
have any ideas on how to upholster a wooden round stool? i'd like to make a cushion for it…but don't know where to begin. i don't think upholstery nails (or whatever they are) will work because the stools are wooden…?
great work! :)
Its amazing!!!!really you have great talent… thanks for sharing…
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Oh neat! I just noticed this post–I also just posted about redoing my kitchen bar stools! Yours look great! Very nice photography work of the pieces! :)
How pretty! I love toile on anything, but this is sweet, simple & perfect. Great job!
whoops, that last picture didn't load on my computer the first time for some reason, disregard last part of my comment. Looks fabulous!
I love that you used the pins instead of a staple gun, just for those of us who don't own one and it gives it kind of an extra something even if you don't see it. Do you think we could see a picture of the finished product right side up?? Or in your kitchen? Thanks!
Very cute! You are so talented and creative.
Nice contrast between the stools and fabric.
They look great and I love how easy it was! I'll be linking to this.
Cute fabric!
I have a $3 thrift store stool in my kitchen right now that NEEDS this!
Thanks for the inspiration!
those look awesome ash!! Love them!
Adorable!! Great job : )
Gosh I think everyone HAS or had had those stools at one point! Yours look great! We have one and I did recover it, but it wasnt anything pretty, just some leftover John Deere fabric to be used outside.
I love the fabric you chose. Very nice!!
I am doing a kitchen table and 2 chairs that I got for free recently–you make it look a lot easier then it has been for me though! :)
Funny you should show this….I've been thinking of redoing my stool for a few months now. It's still sitting in the barn waiting for hubby to bring to the house. I was goind to spray paint mine cream (legs) with avocado seat to put at my cutting table for when I want to cut squares and strips from my scraps….my sewing area is aqua and I love the beachy colors right now. I wonder if I should go with a fabric seat? I'll have to think on it some…
Staple guns work good too!
Those are gorgeous! I think you have inspired me to put a cushion on the stool I sit on in my bathroom to do my make up every day! I need a little padding and cuteness in there!
Very, very pretty!
I LOVE them, too!
Very cute! I love the fabric with the brown paint you chose;-)
great job..they are lovely..
I love how simple this is! Anybody can do it. Thanks!
I love that fabric and they look great!
That is so nice! I just gotta figure out to do my kitchen chairs now. They are wicker seats and old enough that they keep poking bottoms when you sit on them.
Beautiful job…Those are great!!! and yay for getting the job done.