Tuesday 5 February 2013

Cow Print Footstool - Re-Upholstered



Last weekends project was to finally re-cover this footstool. It had been waiting for some fabric because the stuff I was going to use was too short.
I finally made it to Kutwell Fabrics and hunted for suitable fabric, and nothing caught my eye. Then all of a sudden I saw this cow print fabric and had a revelation. I could cover the stool in this fabric* and give it to two of my amazing friends!

* The cow print refers to their last name (Mutu) which they lovingly refer to as moo2. Baby moo2 has a very awesome cow onesie and a cow print cup so I was just going with the trend..)

As I was buying the fabric I realised that it was quite thin and a bit see-through so I decided to grab some calico to put underneath. Kutwell is a seriously amazing bargain fabric store, they have the basics (calico, batting, zips etc) for super cheap and although their fabric selection may not be 'on trend' they still have a wide range of fabrics.

Anyway the point of that promo was to say that the total price for 1.5m calico and 1.5m cow print was $7. What the!

The Re-Upholstry Run Down

Like usual, the first step was to remove the black fabric underneath the footstool with a pointy tool to remove the staples. I use the flat head screwdriver attachment on my multi-tool.

The next step was removing more staples that held on the fabric.

Once the staples were pulled, the fabric was removed to reveal the bare-bones footstool.



I sanded the chipped varnish off the legs of the stool at this point.

I unpicked the fabric I had just removed and used that as the pattern for my new calico and cow print layers.

Following the same seam lines that were on the original fabric, I sewed down each corner of the calico fabric and tried it on the stool. Each corner sat well so I went ahead and pulled it tight and stapled it on.


I followed  the same process with the cow print fabric but when I tried it on the stool, one of the corners was a bit too tight so I had to unpick and sew the seam a bit smaller. 

I stapled down the cow fabric carefully then stapled a new piece of leftover calico underneath because the old black piece was getting a bit ratty.


I am really amped about how this footstool turned out! It was way out of my comfort zone using fabric like this but I really love how funky it looks.


I hope the Moo2's are enjoying their footstool and get a smile on their face when they put their feet up!

Also dont forget to enter my GIVEAWAY on my last post!

14 comments:

  1. LOVE the footstool! And hey, cow print is totally on trend ;)

    xxx

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    1. Haha thanks Soph! You better be careful, I keep seeing it everywhere!

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  2. it's hard to believe its the same stool! what a lovely present x

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    1. Thanks Max, Its amazing what some different fabric can do! All the best for your new bubba!!

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  3. looks great :o) i bought some fab linen for stitching on from there a while ago

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    1. So cheap right?! good for the basics you can't justify shelling out for.

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  4. It looks awesome! Definitely trendy! Thanks for linking up :)

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  5. I recovered a footstool this week too.
    Love how yours turned out.
    x

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  6. Hey Amy! The foot stool lookstotally fab!!! Job well done. You make me want to keep my eyes open for one myself now for a cute project (like I need more projects... lol). Hope you have a great weekend.
    Sheree

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  7. fabulous makeover of your foot stool. Instantly modern! great work

    I posted up my daughters dress today on my blog for show n tell. ;)

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  8. Just love your stool. I am really into black and white at the moment - so versatile in a home scheme. Clever you.

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  9. Love the cow print!....reminds me off some chairs I did years ago for our first house :)

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