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One of my mad moments ... 'Oh, I can upcycle that'..... |
Back in the summer whilst we were mooching around the car boot sale I came across this little stool that I was really uncertain of buying. It was being sold for £2 so I bought it as a learner project more than anything.
The edging was coming off and the cushion of the seat was all lumping and dusty so I put it away in the shed until the right piece of material came along.... and about 4 months later it did.
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One of many bargains buys from B&Q |
I have all sorts of odd coloured spray paints in the shed thanks to my unexpected bargain find at B&Q one day and decided to use the lovely blue to re-cover my stool. Taking my time with the paint it covered it nicely, I was rather amused at myself for cover the seat so carefully - as this was going to come off!
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Patience is the key to a nice covering |
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No idea why I'm protecting the seat cover! |
Once the legs were dry I tackled the seat. This was new territory for me as I'm used to taking the seat off, staple the material however I like and place back on the seat, but with this stool, there is no hiding the material!! So I removed the old tatty edging and placed new cushion filling on the seat from cushions I'd bought at the same car boot for 50p!
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My 50p cushions |
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Cushions now cut up and used as padding |
I cut the cushion material open and tacked it around the seat to keep the cushion filling in place, and to act as a second cover the stool. I then got my fantastic starwars piece and went round and stapled (of course a staple gun would be used at some point....) to the edge of the seat, making sure not to go further than the edge of the seat. I totally winged the edging by gathering and scrunching it up to finish the covering. I'm not entirely happy with the finish at all and feel the corners have a bit too much scrunch.
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Cover completed, now for edging |
I chose a nice dark blue ribbon to cover the edging with and with my glue gun run the ribbon round, but I also found that this didn't sit smoothly either! Maybe because I tried to glue the ribbon all the way around instead of just tightly on the corners? Who knows.
Like I said at the start, for me this was a learner piece and although I'm not happy with the finish, I don't think it turned out too bad and I'm sure I can find a loving home for this little stool.
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Updating my car boot find |
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Currently living in the dining room! |
I don't think I'll class this as a success story and maybe think twice about a £2 stool in future... but then again....
Wow, I think this looks great! An absolute bargain for £2 + materials and would be loved by loads of Star Wars fans I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteaw thanks, I do love the material
DeleteWell done this is so cool! Did you sand the legs down first or did you just go ahead and spray?
ReplyDeleteI have 2 dining chairs that I'm going to paint and upcycle.
I did sand the legs down first, mainly because my bf told me to ;)
DeleteYou should definitely give it a go.