ISLAND VIGNETTE & KITCHEN STOOLS REFRESHED

I hope everyone is having an excellent week!

Around here we are slowly getting back to normal after Hurricane Harvey. 

We are also thinking constantly of our neighbors in Houston and praying this nightmare is over soon for them and 
they can start recovering from so much loss and chaos.

Today I am sharing with you a small summer vignette that has been displayed on our kitchen island for several weeks and a small project we did while we were at home for three days straight waiting for the hurricane to pass.

We had to do something to keep us sane! :)

I had been looking at this small galvanized tiered tray since the beginning of summer. 
It is from the Better Homes & Gardens collection from Walmart. The price then was $20.00 but I still wasn't sure about purchasing it.

Then in July I went to Walmart one morning and they were already reducing their summer items. The tiered tray was on sale for $8.00. At this point I just bought it, still not knowing what I was going to do with it, but for that price, 
I was not going to leave it behind.You can find it here.

It finally ended up on my kitchen island. Surprise! LOL

I decorated the top tray with some little glass bottles I had in my craft room. I bought those at Michael's a long time ago. The little " farmers market" wooden block my daughter bought for me from the Target dollar section. 

Great little find!

On the bottom tray I placed some old dishes from Homegoods and Kirklands and the Pioneer Woman napkins 
I already had.

And I added a little color to the vignette by placing next to it the old ceramic pitcher filled with greenery. 

And now, to our little DIY project.
You guys have seen our kitchen stools many times. We bought them years and years ago. :)

I never liked very much how dark they looked against the island, but they are very comfy and we use them all the time. So, they stayed.

In the last few weeks I noticed how the leather has slowly been sun bleached just from that sun that comes into our kitchen every afternoon. That's the Texas sun for you.

During one of my weekly trips to Joann Fabrics, I came across a really pretty remnant. The fabric was a beautiful and thick chenille and I right away knew it would be perfect to remake the stools. And the best part it only cost me $8.00.

Last week, while we were home bound due Hurricane Harvey, we decided it was the perfect time to tackle this project.

We started by turning the fabric inside out and marking all four corners. Then I took the fabric to the sewing machine and made four seams to create corners.

While I was doing this, my husband started to take the stools apart.

We turned the fabric on the right side and to my surprise, the little cover that I had made fit perfectly on the first try. That never happens!

I am actually really proud of my corners. :)

Using the staple gun, my husband started reupholstering the stools.
Meanwhile, I recovered the original buttons with the new fabric. To do this I cut a round circle about 1/4 inch bigger than the button. First I tried to sew it together on the back, but that didn't work. So I had to use the glue gun to tuck in the fabric behind the button and secure it down.

Soon we were ready to reinstall all the parts and before we knew it, we had ourselves some "new" stools.

I really want to paint the legs, but I am not sure what color would look nice, so for now, we left them alone.
I would love to hear any suggestions you may have.

The cost of this project was $4.00 each stool and our time.

And that is it for today.
Thank you all so much for stopping by and always taking the time to leave me a comment.
I probably won't be back on the blog until Monday since I have my grandbabies coming to visit this weekend and this grandmother has to get ready. :)

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend everyone!
See you soon!