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.’