Hi Charlie, the Valentin stool on sofa.com is lovely but a little pricey. if you have the budget go for it but if you want to save £100 there are a lot of eBay sellers offering similar products for less and they will usually send you fabric samples, for example: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/311643311896?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=27378760866&rlsatarget=pla-181484334306&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1007238&device=c&campaignid=620865095&crdt=0

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Hi. If it’s wool or a natural fabric then it should take the dye quite easily. Although with something like a footstool it may have a coating to make it fire retardant. Easy way to see if it will absorb dye is to test a small patch with water. Soak for a few seconds and if you can see the water spreading through the fibres then it will take a dye. If using Dlyon use the cold water sachets not the machine wash mix. You may also need salt to fix the dye, instructions should be on the packet. Do the dying outside with a bucket or cheap inflatable pool and apply with a sponge squeezing the dye into the fabric.... it can get messy so rubber gloves and floor covering as well. Also remember that you cannot dye to a lighter colour (this involves bleaching) so only similar toned or darker will work. Good luck, it’s a fun and easy project but a little messy. If you can remove the cover then it would make it a lot easier.

I think a navy rug will match very well, and I like your first example as it has a little yellow without being overpowering. I also think a colourful Persian rug would look amazing and bring warmth to the room. You can buy them second hand on eBay. New ones are pretty pricey. Here’s some ideas, they may be too colourful for you, but I thought I’d just throw these in the mix!