This was the easiest thing I did all week. If you have a similar stool, you might find the same to be true. I bought this stool from a neighbor for $10. Chris has wanted a stool for playing the guitar, but we haven't wanted to invest anything yet. When a neighbor posted that she was getting rid of it, I quickly snatched it up. Chris was disgusted at the initial appearance of the stool. It had been well loved, the cushion was severely cracked and it had a layer of dust on top. All of the working parts moved smoothly, so it was just a matter of a simple face-lift. I've recovered a few stools in my day (1, 2), so I knew I could get it done in about 10 minutes. 15 minutes if you count stopping and taking pictures along the way. I already had the foam, leather and staples on-hand, so it was just a matter of finding 10 minutes to dedicate to finishing it off. I cut a rough circle of memory foam. I wasn't perfect about it because I knew I was going to smash the heck out of it anyway. Leather has some stretchy properties, so I only measured an extra 3 inches around the sides for the leather and cut. Not doing anything to the existing padding, I piled on the new padding and leather and started to staple it down. It's crucial to staple along opposite ends, first. Dividing the circle into quarters, then dividing again, and again, working all the way around switching off between stapling down horizontals and verticals. I ended up stapling all the way around using very little spacing between staples to keep the leather from pleating around the edges. Chris was impressed with the final piece, excited to practice his chords on it. But I've been using it in my studio for extra seating and animated gifs. It's such a useful little piece in our home. Don't you just love it when you find something with such great potential and it ends up being an easy fix?