Ottomans are a wonderful addition to any home. Perfect to prop your feet up on, how about using one as a coffee table, or as an extra seat when you need it.
We don't have an entry, so the ottoman is the perfect dropping zone for me when I come in the door. Packages, purse and of course my shoes usually get dumped first thing.
We don't have an entry, so the ottoman is the perfect dropping zone for me when I come in the door. Packages, purse and of course my shoes usually get dumped first thing.
It's also perfect for that extra seat when I need it.
OK, let's take a look at how to make one. Really easy, let's start with mine when I recovered it last time. (This is from my original post a couple years ago and is still one of my most copied posts.)
This is what mine looked like. Time for an upholstery change.
Tip - You can use a 1x12 for a taller ottoman and you can hinge the top if you want storage.
When not in use, it stores underneath the buffet in the dining area. Perfect for that extra seat you need in a pinch.
Now if you need an ottoman and don't find what you want, or the size you need - This is a really easy project and one you can create for just a few dollars in just a few hours.
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Brilliant, and it looks beautiful in the new fabric.
ReplyDeleteYour ottoman is beautiful! I also love your black and white table cover!! Do you mind saying where you found it?
ReplyDeleteIt comes from Boscov's and the 70 inch round comes in several colors and is only $7.99 - - http://www.boscovs.com/shop/prod/lintex-buffalo-check-tablecloth/94295.htm
DeleteYou make it look so very easy and the end result is amazing. Thank you for sharing how to recover an ottoman. Yours turned out quite beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn/A Southerner's Notebook
Beautiful Marti...I wish you would have showed the "how to" for the cording though
ReplyDeleteYou can find a tutorial for how to make the cording here. - - http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2010/06/decorator-pillow-tutorial.html
DeleteGorgeous Marty! I love the fabric you chose! It looks amazing! Have a great weekend! ;)
ReplyDeleteI want your shoes!
ReplyDeleteLove the ottoman, this be the next project for my friend and I who meet several times a month to sew. Keep up the good posting, love all you share, especially your yearly beauty redo's.
My hubby just said last week that I need an ottoman to put my feet up when I'm sitting on the sofa.......I'm gonna have him make me the frame. After all, it was his idea!!
ReplyDeleteMy hubby just said last week that I need an ottoman to put my feet up when I'm sitting on the sofa.......I'm gonna have him make me the frame. After all, it was his idea!!
ReplyDeletePinned this for future projects...xo
ReplyDeleteAwesome project, Marty! Love the new fabric.
ReplyDeleteLove the new fabric~great job!!
ReplyDeleteMarty you ottoman is fabulous! Thanks for showing how easy it is to make something so beautiful! After I read and pinned this, I emailed to my husband. Even though we live in the same house, getting the occasional email from me can make a definite impact. Have a great rest of your weekend.
ReplyDeleteMarty you ottoman is fabulous! Thanks for showing how easy it is to make something so beautiful! After I read and pinned this, I emailed to my husband. Even though we live in the same house, getting the occasional email from me can make a definite impact. Have a great rest of your weekend.
ReplyDeleteMarty, nice work on your beautiful ottoman. Thanks for sharing your creative ideas, especially love using drapery rod finials for feet...genius! If you ever decide to sell some of your beautiful designer bags, please let me know. You have great taste!
ReplyDeleteNice tutorial! Your home is lovely. Thanks for such great photos and instructions. Happy May :)
ReplyDeleteI just may have to try this project! I have been looking for a small ottoman for a while and just haven't been able to find what I want. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous- that fabric is so chic and modern. This is a GREAT tutorial, Marty.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the tutorial! I just bought a Lee Industries chair and about croaked when I saw the cost of the matching ottoman. I went ahead and ordered a couple of yards of fabric, legs, brackets, foam, cambric and recruited must husband to help with the wood portion and within about three hours I had a beautiful ottoman! It isn't perfect and if I was working on it alone, I would have taken it apart and redone but my husband had it all assembled before I could adjust anything. It was a really easy project. I can't post a picture here, but you can see it on my Instagram @ellenwigginton Thank you again! (I wish I was still blogging! Always a blogger, I took photos all along the way!)
ReplyDeleteWhat size is your ottoman (dimensions)?
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