Welcome back. I hope you’re all wrapped up warm, and cosy at home. This morning I woke up to frost, and mist at -1. The fields and meadows had an extra ambience of stillness with the settling of delicate ice, on my drive to work today. Anyway, enough about the weather…
I’ve been working on these beautiful Mid Century stools which you previously saw in Kitchen Ideas. I bought these Cast Iron Rattan Stools on Facebook MarketPlace for £60. The legs were previously coated in white paint, which were quite scuffed from daily use. The Rattan seats were in pretty good condition but rather dusty and cob wedded.
It didn’t take much to bring these beauties back to a good standard. I started by dismantling everything. To take the seats of the iron legs, I removed the bolts from under the seat. The good thing about these frames is that you could potentially interchange seats if you didn’t like them or vice versa in terms of seats to frame. As the seats where dusty, I washed them down under the shower and scrubbed them with a toothbrush to get through the small cracks and curves. I didn’t use a scrubbing brush as I didn’t want something too rough that would cause damage. I then left these to dry for a week.
The frames were sanded by hand to remove the white paint. I used turpentine to remove any excess dust after sanding and to ensure the surface was clean. I mixed a tester tub of Grey paint with Silver tile paint to pretty these legs up, it took around 6 coats to create an even finish. Once dry, I assembled everything again.
My only dilemma now is which wall to build the Breakfast Bar on? Below is a birds-eye view of the kitchen please excuse the scales, I am not a technical drawer. The wiggly lines represent where the Breakfast bar could be mounted. Either along the Pantry wall or between the door and cupboard space. Both have pros and cons. For the pantry wall, it would be quite snug fitting both bar stools in that space. With the other, one person could sit comfortably but the other’s legs might get a little squashed against the radiator (don’t worry I’m not going to try to burn anyone.) I guess they could sit back a little. I’ll let you guys help me decide, Pantry wall or above the radiator? I look forward to seeing your comments.
Thanks for stopping by today, next time I’ll be making ‘Jute Plant Hangers.’See you next time, and have a great week!
Nik-Cre – ‘Making life-less rooms into living rooms.’
Several ideas came to mind for the Kitchen, due to it being renovated before I moved in. I thought about keeping the walls in the pale latte colour that I already had, and giving it a fresh coat of paint; but my desire was to have a Yellow Kitchen. Yellow for me means warmth and motivation on a cold Winter’s day, despite the chill in the air; having the zeal to pursue the day.
The paint in the image on the right is Saffron Yellow from Wickes (2 for £14.99 as they were on special.) I had a few friends over who helped me paint the walls. It’s amazing how much a colour can transform a space. I didn’t realise how bland my kitchen looked until it met Saffron yellow. The grey and white vinyl is from Carpetright, the name of the pattern is ‘Mardi Gras 91 Magli Vinyl,’ with fitting the flooring came to £228.82.
Having a seating area in the Kitchen is important as I’m not certain about having a dining table as yet. I’ve been making a breakfast bar out of a pallet crate I picked up in Leamington Spa, which should be ready in the next couple of weeks. This will also need to be dyed. I found the perfect stools on Facebook Marketplace for £60, they’re Rattan and cast iron. They match the 
light shades but are also very Mid Century. I need to retouch the paintwork on the cast iron. The Kitchen taps I currently have are singular pillar taps. The plan is to get a bridge mixer tap, which will require a Plumber.
Nik-Cre 
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