Saturday, June 18, 2011

island stools

When your son's 200 pound college football player friend sits on one of these counter stools it is apt to tilt and then bend. That will leave you with three stools and the need to replace one. {Actually, to be honest, it was a little wobbly to begin with.}



The problem is that the dining center where we purchased them doesn't carry this model anymore. After much searching we ended up at Bed, Bath and Beyond. We could buy one stool that was pretty comfortable for $189 or we could buy a set of three for $99 {with a 20% off coupon}.



I do recommend trying them out first as some models were not very comfortable. And then . . . the assembly begins with two "not so handy" construction crew.



Now we have two pair that blend pretty well together and oh yes, two spare ones waiting in the wings.

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9 comments:

  1. Mary @ Redo 101June 18, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    The new stools look really nice and very comfy! Love that you saved so much money, used a coupon, and have two chairs as back ups :) You did really good! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. PondsideJune 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    That made me smile, as I have a very BIG son and all our chairs have to be sturdy.

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  3. HollyJune 18, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Nice job on the savings! Love the new stools, he looks pretty handy to me.

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  4. ChristineJune 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    This post could have been wirtten by me! The very same thing happened to us. And it sounds like our husbands have the same kind of "expertise".
    Do I see a wine cooler? How great is that!
    Back to the chairs, nicely done.

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  5. JaneJune 18, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    Looks like you found a great solution! And a great price too!
    Jane

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  6. Maryjane-The Beehive CottageJune 19, 2011 at 12:27 AM

    Great job and love the chairs! :)

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  7. CrickitJune 19, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    I love these stools. Some friends of ours just remodeled their kitchen and bought the same stools...they were very comfy.

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  8. SheilaJune 20, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    We recently did the same thing. had to replace our barstools.
    we bought a set of three very similar to yours. love them got them for a steal.....
    love it.

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  9. PokeyJune 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Good find...so which is better, the new chairs, or the great price lol!
    Actually we have mismatched chairs intentionally, for all the above reasons. My "matching" rule is color, and we try to blend the fabrics by color, too. Yours are perfect!
    :-}pokey

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