DIY: Footstool Reupholstered

Last month, while visiting my favorite Vintage Shops here in the High Desert, I decided to make a quick stop at the Estate Liquidators. I have found so many beautiful vintage choice pieces here and I purchased a small vintage footstool that same day. What I love the most about this little beauty is its primitive feel.

*Reupholstered 4-Legged Vintage Footstool.*

Today I gave it a makeover with a new coat of paint and a pink Toile de Jouy fabric.

Small Vintage Footstool. — *4-Legged Vintage Footstool.*

I started by carefully removing the staples that were holding the fabric in place and took off the old upholstery fabric. I found some light cracks here and there, which I patched up with wood glue (which also helped fill out the gaps and secure the pieces), letting it dry. I then proceeded to sand and clean the stool to get it ready for the painting.

4-Leg Vintage Footstool. — *4-Legged Vintage Footstool.*

Materials Needed:

Staples and Heavy Duty Stapler
Foam
Batting (to cover your Foam)
Spray Adhesive (to keep your Foam in place)
Choice Fabric for Bow
Scissors (to trim the excess Fabric)
Flat-head Screwdriver and Pliers (to lift up the staples and pull them out).

Optional:

Button Cover Kit
Drill and Drill Bits (to drill holes in your Foam and Wood)
Upholstery Thread
Sharpie (to mark holes on the wood)
Decorator Needles

Step by step:

Mark your hole on the wood where you want your button to go and drill a hole using your drill and drill bit.
Cut your foam to the size and shape of the wood.
Spray adhesive on the wood to keep the foam in place.
Use your batting to secure the foam to your wood with a staple gun.
Place and attach your fabric over the foam and start stapling.
Cover your button with the same fabric.
Run some thread through the button and push the threaded needle up through the pre-drilled hole (once satisfied, staple the thread at the bottom of the wood to secure and hold it in place).