I think it will look nice with the black chairs. I can't tell if there is black in the fabric, but there doesn't have to be.

Thank you, Fori. There is no black in the material. I’ll try it black for now and can paint later if I don’t like it. I just hated the very dark upholstery in the original and wanted to lighten things up a bit with a taste of beach theme.

Agree. My husband likes the blue but I’m not sold on it and was considering repainting it.

Hi Catherine. I understand you wanting to lighten up the fabric, but if you don't mind my being honest, I'm not sure that fabric quite works with everything you have going on color wise. Your room is really well put together and I love the blue gray you have on your peninsula. I think the problem I have with the fabric you chose is that the background is too white. What do you think of something like this instead?

It still has the lighter feel you're going for but the background is less stark and the beiges in the fabric would look great with your counter tops and floors. https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/dena-designs-shake-and-stir-bellini-fabric-.htm

But I like the blue, especially with the new upholstery!

@katinparadise I appreciate your feedback. I really wanted some blue though and I did buy it already and can’t take it back. The walls are light grey in litchen

If you are looking for opinions, that fabric is not one I would put on those stools, its not really working. My suggestion if you are going to the trouble to reupholster is to go with a solid color leather, perhaps grey, or a dark blue. Will look better and last far longer. Good luck.

I like it with the black chairs.

@The Keeping Room, I was told to stay away from solid colors since they show lots of dirt. But a grey/blue option is interesting. What do you see this material used for then?

I do think you're posing your fabric upside-down, by the way. Rotate it so the stalks of the corals are pointing the other way.

As far as solids vs patterns not showing dirt...I'd personally never use anything like this stuff on chairs in MY house! I was just assuming you are a very clean household. :)

This fabric is whimsical and bright and cheery and paid for. It's not that hard to do this type of chair. Do a couple and see how they look. Bet they make you smile a little bit.

The blue in the fabric will help tie in the blue peninsula. With the lightness of the fabric, if not a pretreated fabric you may want to add a protective spray.

Maybe consider lighting that compliments all the black vs the polished nickel hardware.

The black frame on your stools looks really good and definitely ties in with the other black features in your kitchen.

If you are considering choosing a different fabric...something with blue, black, and a bit of your counter colour would be nice. I found an example...

https://www.tonicliving.ca/collections/floral-fabrics/products/filicia-cotton-stonewash-blue

Maybe you could craft some easy sew summer beach tote bags out of your current fabric if you do decide not to use it on your stools.

Love the lighting examples.

The fabric Krista has shown would really go well with the blues and black in your room. And that lighting suggested by Maureen is also really nice.

@Kristaj I do knot see a photo

Sorry for my typos. Don’t know how to edit and sent too fast

I would use leather. It's wipe and go, food spills won't stain it, and it will last four to six times longer than any fabric. You don't need much leather to re-cover, Here's a blue/grey leather I did for a customer recently that went in her Florida home (Hancock and Moore Steele Farm Barstools). Just an example of the looks you can create with leather.

Wow those light blue leather chairs are beautiful! Nice work. Thank you all for the new ideas and inspiration. It’s hard to move into a new house and make why you can work and modify other stuff on a budget.

How many chairs are you planning to recover? I like your fabric with the black chairs. I’ve recovered chairs several times and it’s a huge improvement and change., and not that difficult. You can also spray with scotchguard if you’re concerned about the light background When you get tired of this fabric just redo. You are definitely going to enjoy a change.

I have 12 chairs. I figure I can try it and change it in a couple years or so if I don’t like it. I took apart a couple already and it is super easy to recover. I am going to add a protectant

Catherine, look for Bayes fabric protector for your chairs. A couple of the pros on here recommend it all the time.

Update: here are some of the chairs covered. I love it and it’s an easy project to recover chairs again if I get tired of the fabric. For now it’s a splash of color I wanted to lighten the area. Question- should I paint the furniture white or leave it black? There’s no way I can or want to redo my kitchen cupboard color and the trim is black. I thought of painting just the the black trim to white but not sure it works. So should I leave chairs black? Granite it white and black? Don’t mind the mess it’s still a work in progress😂 I was looking for an app that can give me the option to see ahead of time a color change but can’t find any that work for me

Another photo

I don't think you need to paint a thing.

Who would have though coral could be so cheerful?

Chairs look professional Love you! Done. Good job. No painting as your cabinets tie in with the furniture and look great. I think you’re done!

Thank you all. It turned out better than I thought. Just trying to make it cheery and the pop of color is better than too much black. Now to work on light fixtures.