I have been waiting to show you these for a month. It has been so hard to keep them a secret…
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What do you think? Ok, yes, they do have some Kate in them with that kelly green. But, don’t those blue and white stripes just totally make them Ralph?
I am in love with them. Really, I’m in love with every project I’ve done for the Summer Soiree Style Series. I have truly surprised myself.
Here’s what they looked like before:
Just your basic industrial vibe barstools. I didn’t dislike them, but I knew they could be better.
After making my Kate Spade lamp, I knew I wanted more kelly green in my living room, and these barstools were the perfect pieces for it. I wanted the seat to be contrasting, but work well with the green, so I went for the classic Ralph Lauren navy blue stripes.
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First, I took the back rest apart from the seat, cleaned them up well, and set them up in my super hi-tech spray painting station.
They got 2 coats of Rust-Oleum spray paint in Forest Green and a clear gloss topcoat, also Rust-Oleum. My go-to spray paint is always Rust-Oleum. Never once have I been unsatisfied with its results.
While the stools were drying, I went to upholstering the seats with white fabric. I had to put a small nut and bolt through the seat to be able to tighten it down once I got it back on the stool. Originally , the seats had just been tacked down.
Once the stools were dry, I put the seats back on. And where are those navy stripes, you ask? I didn’t have any navy and white striped material, so I taped off the seats and painted the navy stripes on.
It took about 2 1/2 coats to get the blue evened out. I just used a sample pot of regular latex paint I had.
I put Rub ‘N Buff along the bottom ring to add a pop of gold.
And that’s it! It was simple and cheap and now I have amazeballs Ralph Lauren barstools. And you don’t. haha. I’m kidding. I’m not really that mean.
Too much green? I think not. Hmmmm….maybe I should have called these “Kate meets Ralph Barstools…” Too late now!
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