Candy Cab Stools - Junk to Gems DIY

[arcadeaction]

Found four of these stools discarded on the curb sometime ago, and thought they’d have some promise to convert into candy cab stools as they have a nice little backrest and are structurally super durable.

When measuring, I found if I cut the stool with my cutoff tool just below the front foot rest, the height would measure right at 43cm which is at the target height for most CRT candy cabs. The back legs were also cut to match and I reused the end caps on the new cut ends.

The original stools had a pleather (imatation leather) that often breaks down over time. I decided to go with a suede style fabric that is soft, cleans easily and kind of self heals even when slightly punctured.

Reupholstering the stools by hand took quite a bit of time, but comfortable candy cab stools can be expensive, and since it’s something I’d enjoy using I thought it would be a worthy project.

 

[JohnRambo'sKnife]

Those look great. Well done.

 

[arcadeaction]

 

[erdrick1980]

Love it. Good work .

 

[arcadeaction]

Here’s another style that I found discarded on the curb. I’m also restoring four of these due to the ultra strong frame.

I removed the large backrest and then recovered with the same material. This style was much easier to do without the intricate sub backrest of the first ones above.

By the way, on both styles the original synthetic bonded leather covering wasn’t removed, but flaking parts are just brushed off and then the new covering is wrapped directly over that for time savings and also so that the cushions will be thicker/tougher.

 

[PASTBLASTER]

These came out great!

 

[Enders321]

You've inspired me to try this out. I've been looking at a pair of stools, but if I go this route I could save a lot of money, and probably be a lot more satisfied since I'm really looking for a backrest option.