Repurposed Barstools

After almost buying the bazillion 

supplies needed to sew my own

gumdrop pillow/poufs/seats

to add extra seating

at my coffee table, 

I had an epiphany

and realized 

I had just the perfect solution...

and the best part was 

it would cost me

less than $15 for BOTH

seats (instead of the $150+)

 and hold true to my belief

in reusing and repurposing.

...

I was super excited when

I came up with the idea to repurpose the 

barstools that I've had

for a few years now,

 but couldn't find a place for

in my new home! 

(love when that happens)

I started out by measuring the 

height of my coffee table

and finding the right 

spot to cut my barstools.

(a BIG thank you to Ari for operating the heavy machinery!)

...

I decided to tape the spot 

where we were cutting so the wood

would be less likely to split.

Next, I gathered together

some remnant fabric that I 

already had at home and a piece of

high density foam

I purchased at Jo-Ann's.

...

I measured the size of 

foam I needed to cut for

each stool.

(I was able to get two rectangular pieces

 out of the one foam square I bought.)

I cut my fabric and

began to staple!

Be sure to give yourself

enough fabric to wrap

around the foam and batting

and leave plenty

of room to staple it to the wood.

...

I trimmed the excess fabric off after

stapling and added any

extra staples necessary.

...

I thought the stool

needed "something more" and

I also needed to 

hide those staples!

...so....

I ran out to Wal-Mart 

(because, of course, I couldn't wait to finish this

project later - had to be done right then and there, right Mom?)

 and bought a few yards of

cool fringy trim. 

Hot glued 

it on, cut it to the

length I wanted

 and voila!

So proud I was able to

reuse and repurpose something

I already had. Feels good.

~jennifer