Finishing Up
Attention to detail is a must for a good paint job. Cover all screw holes with tapered wooden plugs and trim them flush. Fill all nail holes and other gaps or imperfections. You'll also need to hand-sand all sharp edges using 120-grit paper, but don't overdo it; a few strokes on each edge does the job.
Apply two or three coats of a nice colour of interior latex paint, sanding between coats for smooth results.
When the brush work is done, cut the upholstery base for your stool. Trim a piece of one-inch-thick foam 1/4" narrower and shorter than the upholstery base, then place the foam and wood upside down on fabric that's draped over your workbench. You'll get best results if you also place a piece of upholstery felt between the foam and fabric. This allows the fabric to slide over foam during use, extending fabric life. Pull the fabric over the plywood base and, on the back surface, tack it in place with a staple gun. The upholstery base is made smaller than the frame that surrounds it, so it should drop right into place. Secure the base with screws driven up from the bottom.
Your trio should now be ready for its kitchen debut.
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I'm glad to see that there are downloadable plans for many of the projects. This one in particular does not have any and there is no indication as to what issue this may have been in. It would be nice if to know which issue of the magazine the project is from so I could go and get the info from my copy.