A project that only took four years to complete

Yes, you read that right...four years.  Oops.  Well I actually had been working on it off and on over these years, but didn't finish until last week.  When you see what it is you're going to think I'm a serious slacker because it's something that could have been completed over a weekend.

Back in 2008 when Simon and I were living in our last apartment, I came home and saw two bar stools sitting in the living room.  I asked him what the deal was and he said that someone had placed them by the dumpster.

At first I though "Ew", then I thought "Upcycle".  Initially I wanted to stain the legs a light wood color and reupholster the cushions, but after a failed attempt (trying to strip off all of that black was virtually impossible) I ended up painting the legs white.  I also bought a yellow and gray fabric, but since I had waited so long to reupholster I didn't want to use that fabric anymore.  I bought a blue and goldish fabric instead.

Reupholstering.  Well, this was my first attempt.  I attempted some time last year and it looked horrible.  I didn't even try to finish this one, haha!

At that point I was tempted to trash the stools and act like I never knew them, but I kept them.  While working on the dining room updates I decided to give these one last shot.  Again, my reupholstering skills could use some work...okay, lots.  This is the process and how they turned out.

For the corners, I did a little tuck and fold to try to make the creases universal.  Working on a circle is difficult :-\

The verdict

Not too bad.  I'm an advocate for extra seating!

So there you have it; all of the dining room updates for now.  I'm still loving the dark walls, so that's a good sign!