Piano Stool Makeover--Furry Addition

Remember this post a little while back? Well below are the results!  To be honest, I was a little worried after I covered that pretty blue, straw seat that I loved, especially after seeing how thick that fabric is.  Now that it's covered in that super soft/fluffy sheep fur and after walking past it every day, I love it!  This stool would look cute in someone's walk in closet/ by their vanity. Or in a little girls room to add a little glam.  

I'll let you guys be the judge.  

Can't wait to send her to a new home! ;)

xox,

Katie

To Do or Not To Do:Fur Stool Edition

Remember this super cute/chic/amazing piano stool?  Well a while back I picked up some pretty sage green burlap fabric to cover the top and then add some nail-head detail.  Its cute, but doesn't give me that EXCITED feeling inside.  If you forgot what the stool looked like, there you go: 

So lately, all over Pinterest has been images like these below and it has got me thinking...

What about covering it in fur?!?!  There is one problem though..it will make me want to keep the cute/chic/amazing stool forever. and ever.  

Can't wait to show you the results..and the outcome ;)

xox,

Katie

Old Stool gets a Modern Makeover

Last Saturday I purchase this old stool from a garage sale.  It was the lady's grandmothers, and as you can see from the pictures, very old.  

I may or may not have mentioned on this blog, that I LOVE to mix new and old pieces.  So the first thing that came to mind when looking at this stool, was to add a fun modern fabric.  There were many choices but I kept going back to this blue Ikat print. Here are some simple instructions on revamping this old stool:

Tools:

1.1 yard of fabric ( even though there is enough fabric let over to make a pillow..hmm;)

2. 1 yard of trim

3. Foam or stuffing

4. Staple gun

5. Scissors

6. Glue Gun

7. Hammer/screw driver (to get the old nails out)

1. Use the hammer/screw driver to take out the old nails. 

2. Fold the edge of the fabric on one side of the stool and make sure its straight.

 3. Staple the fabric using with the staple gun

3.  Once you have one side stapled, add the stuff/foam to see how high you want the cushion to be

4. Holding the fabric tight, fold the edge and staple the other long side

4. Before you secure the last 2 sides, rearrange the stuff/foam to make sure its even and the sides of the stool are full.

5.  Now staple one smaller side of the stool including the corners

-For the corners, straighten the edge out so it looks like a upside down taco and then fold over to one side.  Staple it 

6. Repeat on the other side.  

7. After you finish, add more staples to make sure its secure

8. Lastly, glue the trim using the hot glue gun.

There were SO many layers on this stool.  You can see the three layers above, but there were at least 3 more layers after that.  (I wasn't joking about the age;)  

I love how this stool came out! So comfortable and chic.  

The trim did a great job covering the staples.  In the picture above you can see how I folded the ends of the fabric to give it a clean edge.  

It was very hard not to keep this piece! 

xox,

Katie