My husband and I have been really bored with the house lately and decided to start making small changes to things we already have, to make it feel like everything is fresh and new! Everyone has basic stuff that is covered with cheap fake leather from Target and Walmart, right? Well, we looked at the prices of cute upholstered furniture in funky prints... and then we ran the opposite direction at full speed! The prices these days are OUTRAGEOUS! So, I decided to do it myself!
These are our cheap stools, we purchased over a year ago from Target,
back when we lived in a one bedroom studio in Capitol Hill.
I had random fabric laying around my craft room and decided while my
husband was at
work I was going to take one of the stools apart and show
him what I had in mind.
He ended up liking the idea, (not the fabric) so
when the weekend came along we ran to
Walmart (Joann's is an hour drive
away..) and we snagged some fabric for $2.50.
I had my husband take the cushions off of the legs while we watched a movie.
This is pretty much all he did. He was feeling a little lazy.
All I used for this easy project was:
- staple gun
- fabric scissors
- enough fabric to cover my cushion.
- screw driver
- small power drill (not pictured)
(Ignore my toes and pregnant belly!!!!)
I stapled the edges down (as neatly as possible for using the couch as a work space)
I reassembled the stools afterwards, and TA-DA!
This is such an easy project and only took me about 30 minutes.
OH, and only cost me $2.50!
If you're hating how boring or common your home looks, just start getting creative!
You won't regret it!
