Stool Makeover

We have an area in one of our bathrooms where I used to have a 3-tiered wrought iron stand that housed bath and pool towels. This was our kids bathroom and it has a door leading out to the pool so it made perfect sense to have the towels ready and available for the kids. It worked great for years and years but with the kids grown and out of the house now, I thought it was time for a change. I gave the stand to my sister and decided I'd like a stool or chair there instead. I found a nice stool months ago at the Goodwill for $8 and thought I'd give it a makeover.

The stool itself is in great shape, very nice and sturdy, but in desperate need of reupholstering. I was so conscientious...before I started, I made sure to take pictures but yesterday I accidentally deleted the first picture I took where it was stripped down to it's bare bones. So here is the second picture, with foam and batting...


I had already purchased the supplies but had postponed the project because I wasn't sure if I was going to do any restaining so I was waiting for warmer weather. In the end, I just cleaned it up and went for it. I like the look of it with some scratches and worn marks. It gives it character.

My original thought was to staple on the fabric and then use upholstery tacks to hide the staples. Here is the stool with it's new fabric stapled on, waiting for the finishing touch...


I ended up not using the upholstery tacks at all. I wanted to soften it up so I used trim instead. I just hot glued the trim right onto the fabric, working my way around the stool. It hid the staples perfectly...



I'm so happy with my $8 find. I think it's the perfect little addition to the bathroom.