I knew that what our colour scheme was going to be. The kitchen is black and antique white with touches of silver. There will also be touches of gold in the general decor. So with that in mind, I planned a black table and then I wanted black on the stools with touches of antique white, silver, gold. I found so many materials that I liked, that I figured I would use them all! So there will be 12 finished over the next few days / a week so I will post them as I do them.
First step was painting the legs black. I also painted the underside black too.
We used the paint that the paint store recommended and we had NO end of issues with it! It bubbled and cracked and stripped itself off. Nightmare! In the end I've just left it, and I might we do it again later. The table was even worse! My poor patient husband has sanded back and painted the table top about 3 times now? I'm waving my flag in defeat and we will just brush the paint on instead.
Next step was putting foam on because I have a sensitive behind, so I wanted cushioning. So I went to Clark Rubber and got foam cylinders (which they called circles, I resisted the urge to correct them!) Foam is not cheap! But my backside will appreciate it (hopefully!)
I sprayed adhesive on the stool and the foam and stuck them together.
For the covering, I spent many hours trawling the internet finding material that I liked. There was nothing in the local stores. I finally found paydirt on fabric.com. I got a variety of patterns and fabrics. The best thing about having the different materials is that if I have to recover one, I don't have to match it!
So this actually took longer than I expected. I used a staple gun and LOTS of time!
So here is the first of the final products! This was a flocked damask.
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