I was recently driving with my daughter and we spotted this disgusting foot stool on the nature strip.
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It even had an adjustable feature for angling the cushion.
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We did an illegal U-turn and checked that it was in reasonable working order - aside from a very saggy seat cushion, so we packed it into the boot of the car.
A couple of days later, we decided to give it a makeover.
We first took out the staples and removed the seat cushion. This is how it looked inside:
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It actually had CARDBOARD rather than foam!! No wonder it was so saggy.
So, our materials list was:
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We popped into one of our favorite fabric stores Chee Soon & Fitzgerald where my daughter picked out a lovely floral linen fabric. Cost $50.00 - a bit of a splurge but I figured if it didn't work out I could make something else with the fabric. We then went to
The Foam Booth where we got our foam seat cushion supplied and cut to size for $13.
Then went in to Porters Paints to get a good quality paint. I bought a couple of small sample pots $5 each.
The reupholstering actually didn't take too long once we got started.
I saved the outer wooden edge and cut an extra piece of wood to add strength to the center of the cushion.
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Then we covered the foam and wood frame with wadding and stapled it together with the staple gun.
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Then I wrapped the wadding with a spare piece of fabric to give strength to the outer layer of fabric.
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I finished the edges with some strong upholstering thread and a running stitch as there was too much thickness for the staple
gun.
Then covered the seat with the linen fabric gathering the edges again in the corners.
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Cut off the excess fabric and put the cushion aside while painting the wooden frame.
We sanded the frame and then painted it - only needed one small sample pot! Rubbed back some of the paint after it dried with methylated spirits and a rough rag. The whole job took about 3 hours - including the painting!
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We are thrilled with the results and love our new little quirky blue footstool!!
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Good find Debdi, and a GREAT renovation!
ReplyDeleteForget the illegal u turn, it was worth it!
hugs Lucy
Debbi...this ugly duckling became a beautiful swan! I love what you both have done....would you like to come visit me and work on some of MY junque!!...LOL
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