the ottoman
So, the new year has begun and I have begun my sort-of resolutions. Well, actually, I have sort-of not begun any of them. Not that there are many, or really a whole set or anything specific. My 'resolution' for this year is to look after myself. Something I am not too great at doing. This project was another demonstration of how bad I am at doing that too!!
I just had to get it done...regardless of how rubbish I felt or whether I should have been resting or relaxing or whatever I was meant to be doing.
Anyway, it is done and I have made sure I have no intention of starting Holiday project number 3: matching throw cushions.
So here it is.... I quite like it!!
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| Ottoman, armchair, crochet project (unfinished), current reading material and an awesome trinket bowl made by the talented owlandbridge. |
Here are some basics of how I made it...
I found this ottoman on the side of the road on the way to church. I was glad that I don't think that anyone spotted me picking it up!!
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| Crusty old ottoman. Cover dodgy, but underneath the structure was good. |
So I picked it up and then I started to pull it apart. It wasn't too tricky with a good set of pliers.
I had picked up this cool Marimekko fabric offcuts for like $2 a piece, so the next job was figuring out how to arrange them all together.
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| Placing the fabric on to get an idea of how it might work. |
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| Here are the pieces 'patched' together. |
Due to the foam being a bit brown and green, I needed to cover the whole thing with calico. This was easy, I draped a piece of calico over it, pinned down each side, removed and ran a seam down each side. Cut off the excess and then fitted it like a glove. I pulled it tight and stapled it on the underside.
I then repeated with the quilted fabric. This was then stapled below the middle line.
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| The top cover was attached. |
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| My new ottoman! |
Now, that side table...
No...I will not get consumed by a new project...
