Reupholster a Very Old Footstool

Reupholster a Very Old Footstool
You have to treat a little antique footstool just like an old person, gentleness and kindness.
It turns out, after a little local research, this stool belonged to a prominent Indianapolis physician in the early 1920's and it cost $5.00 to make.  A little TLC updated, refreshed and turned this old, tattered stool into a sparkling  gem. Notice the snazzy flat welt cord made out of fabric, adhesive and cardboard tack strip. If you'd like this little stool for your home, you can buy it right here at my etsy shop, FliptStudio.

 
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Step 1Take Stock

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This covering is just too threadbare to try to salvage.
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13 comments
May 12, 2010. 12:04 PMadidame says:
I like the flat welt!  I just recovered a rectangular footstool and I wish I had seen this first!
May 5, 2010. 10:43 AMcanida says:
Wow, awesome project and great pictures!
I'm inspired to try it out myself.

BTW, you should put the link to your Etsy shop in the intro so people know where to go to buy it.  That's totally OK. ;)
May 4, 2010. 9:39 PMLittleWolf says:
Very nice instructable!

That fabric is beautiful, you have good taste to not only revive that senior footstool, but to give it character. Is it printed on aida cloth? Where did you find the fabric and the footstool? :D
Apr 29, 2010. 12:07 PMMonty^ says:
What a wonderful project. I picked up a nearly identical footstool on the curb 2 years ago and it needs reupholstering. Now I know how. Thanks for the effort!
Apr 27, 2010. 10:43 PMkelseymh says:
Just so you know...it looks like you (cleverly!) uploaded all of your pictures in one shot, when you wrote the Introduction.  Unfortunately, that had the side effect of attaching all of your pictures to the Intro, which is probably not what you intended.  You might want to Edit your I'ble and remove all but the final-product image from the Intro.  They'll stay attached to all of the other steps (and stay in your library).
Apr 28, 2010. 8:25 AMkelseymh says:
Very nice.  This is a great Instructable, with enough detail that even a scissors-impaired engineer can follow along.  Thanks for putting it together!

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Furniture, fabric, architecture, building, painting. I specialize in upholstery design, restyling, repurposing and recycling. I write a weekly DIY Column for The Indianapolis Star and I teach loads o...
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