Bringing Life to an Old Ottoman



I've been wanting an ottoman for my apartment for a while. However, I wasn't willing to shell out over $50 for one. So I turned to craigslist and found this one for $10:


It's ripped and scratched, but the structure was good and the price was right! 

Immediately after buying it, I went to Joanne's to pick out fabric. After a lot of deliberation (I seriously spent at least 40 minutes trying to decide), I picked this one.
This blue matches my couch pillows and isn't too bright or gaudy. It is also an outdoor fabric so I don't have to worry about it accidentally ripping. Unfortunately, since I went to the store right after buying the ottoman, I didn't have any measurements to go off of. I bought 3 yards and prayed it would be the right amount. 

Once I got home, I laid it out and began making measurements. There were plastic feet and a black liner on the bottom that had to be removed first. The feet screwed out and I removed all the staples from the liner so everything could be reused.

 I had purchased fabric glue, but it wasn't sticking to the ottoman. So I pulled out my trusty hot glue gun. Before I knew it, the main body was done!

Now onto the lid. The lid is two sided - a cushion and a tray. There were about 10 wood screws holding the two parts together. Once separated, I removed the leather piece because it was ripped. Then I covered the cushion with the new fabric. I cut the fabric extra long because I wanted the pattern on the lid to match up with the pattern on the body. 

The wood tray was pretty scratched up. I mixed some acrylic paint and quickly repainted it. There were also leather handles attached. I removed those and replaced them with new ones made from my fabric. 
Next, I borrowed a staple gun and stapled all the fabric down on the bottom of the main piece, the cushion lid, and the new handles. Then I reassembled everything. 

I'm very happy with the finished product! 



In the end, I was left with about 1/2 a yard of fabric. Its obviously better to have too much than too little, but at $11 a yard, I wish I had measured first!


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