The furry stool has officially taken over the Internet! Well, at least my corner of it to say the least. I feel like every home decor store I browse has their own version, but one thing they seem to have in common is a pretty high price tag. I’ve thought I found a good one only to find their price to be several hundred or even over a thousand dollars (!!!!). Yeaaaaah, that’s not really the budget I had in mind. I like to keep mid-height stools by the window at our house so the kitties can use them to look out the window (a.k.a “cat tv”), and I thought one of those furry stools would be just the ticket to fit in with the rest of the decor. Turns out, it only took me a few minutes (and way less money) to create a stool that looks just as great as its expensive competitors!
Supplies:
–round 15″ wood board
-gold spray paint
–midcentury 16″ legs (4)
–angled leg plates (4)
–faux fur
–staple gun and long staples
First, use a drill to attach your angled leg plates to the bottom of your round circle (I attached mine about 1″ away from the edge). I then gave my legs a quick coat of gold spray paint to make them look a little more expensive. Then screwed them into the angled plates.
Place your furry material under your wooden circle and cut around the circle so that you have about 3-4″ of material allowance around the wood. You can check your local fabric store for furry material options, or home stores like Marshalls and T.J.Maxx will often have faux and real sheepskins as well.
Use your staple gun to attach the material to the bottom of the stool at the four points between each leg, and then fold the excess material as needed and staple that to the bottom as well. Flip that stool right side up, and that’s it! You’re already done!
It’s kind of crazy how easy it was to create this stool because it turned out so cute! If you want a thicker looking seat, you can also add a few layers of foam cut to size between the top of the seat and the material, but I like how the height of mine came out. It’s crazy to think that I could have paid several hundred more dollars to get the same feel, but if you ask me, I think it looks like a million bucks! xo. Laura
Credits // Author and Photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with A Beautiful Mess actions.
That is just great!
Love this! These stools are so hot right now, I just love the idea of making one myself! Thanks for sharing.
xx
Neelam
http://patternsandprosecco.com
Oh my goodness, this is just too cute!!! And I just love it for the 4 legged kids, the fake fur will help hide their fur too. They just love looking outside, mostly at their arch enemy Mr Squirrel 🙂
Oh my goodness cute. And perfect idea to use it as a cat window seat. I think I might just do the same!
I am so making this! Thx for the step by step! I can’t believe how easy it looks!
xo dré
www.flightoffeather.com
This is so pretty could be used with a makeup vanity!!
omg adorable! cant wait to try this one day.
Hey LVB-G! It’s Niki D. (formerly S. 🙂 – I check in every once in a while over here and just thought I’d mention I’ve done this with thrift store fur coats. I’ve found some pretty awesome furs – even a crazy Chevron design. It takes avoiding a pretty expensive purchase for this girl to get crafty, but I survived the staple gun AND they turned out awesome!
I LOVE this. I’m bouncing in my seat with excitement for it. Instead of making a small stool, I plan to make 4 bar stools for the kitchen counter bar dining area. Thank you for always posting amazing DIY inspo!
xo,
longtime reader-
mo
www.brickandvelvet.com
This is too freaking cute! I can’t believe how easy it looks to put together, I’m going to need one in my life now!
This is so awesome! Def want to try to make one of these for my office! Thank you for sharing!
I love this!
OMG, so making this! Thanks for this! Matches with my feather-lamp! 🙂
Wow! This is so easy and so fun! Totally want to try it! I need some fun and easy foot and sitting stools in my living room.
Love,
Julie | http://www.xfallenmoon.com/
I can’t believe how simple it was to make. And depending on the type of fabric you use, it could be pretty inexpensive. I love this project, Laura!
Do you know how much weight a stool like this could hold? Do you think this is sturdy enough for people to sit on all the time? I’m hoping so 🙂 I’d love to use it for our short breakfast bar.
This looks amazing!!!
I need a stool for my vanity and this would be PERFECT!!! Love!
♥ Heather
This is adorable! And indeed, it looks so easy :). Also very cute with the cat sitting on it!
xo
Laura,
The new place is even MORE beautiful than the last! I love, love, love all the pink, white & gold. <3