In the Saloon of our barge, we have two gorgeous ring stools. They’re perfect for sitting, putting your feet up, and moving around to other rooms and we use them ALL the time! But we’ve had them for almost ten years at this point, and the fake pleather covers on the tops started flaking off and looked awful. So J prised them apart (the tops were only just glued to the base!), removed the staples, and kept the fabric as a template.
With the template as a handy measurement guide, I found a leather Nappa hide big enough for both at New Craft House for £40. This was a piece of deadstock leather leftover from the fashion industry, with a big seam running down the center. It might’ve been a problem for some uses but it was perfect for this because I needed to cut it into two pieces anyway!
I first used the old pleather we removed as a template, chalking its shape onto the wrong side of the leather. Then I cut the starburst shape for the central hole, and cut around the outside to get it ready to staple onto the padded ring.
Turns out I did learn something watching The Repair Shop as I knew to stretch and staple across from each other, then halfway around, then keep splitting the difference.
And now it’s done! The staplegun killed my grip strength though so I had to do the other one on another day before J glued them back onto their wooden bases.
But they look SO much better, and aren’t flaking bits onto my legs or the floor. That’s a definite win!