Ottoman Makeover

Hey there Idea Room Readers! I am on a little vacay with the ladies this weekend! Wahoo! I will share some of it with you when I return. So today I want to share with you another great idea from one of the Idea Room Readers. Our guest blogger today is Lisa from Recaptured Charm. She has a GREAT inexpensive lovely makeover to share today. Here’s Lisa in her own words….

Some things are just meant to be. Like when you walk into a Goodwill store and spot a table for .99 cents..99 cents!

As per usual, my before picture comes about an hour into the project, but here it is anyway with a coat of paint on the lower part.

So for .99 cents we decide on an ottoman project (a project new to me, strictly trial and error) Cut some plywood to fit the table top. Do this carefully as Coco the Foreman inspects everything.

Measure out where you would like the buttons to go. We decided on 5. Drill holes.

Use adhesive to stick foam to the plywood.

Remove cat from batting and cut a piece larger than foam and fit around it.

To keep the cost down on this experimental project.. I used a drapery panel that was on sale at Walmart for the covering of the ottoman. I ironed it up, and cut it to fit.

Using this little package of contraptions to make covered buttons, proved to be harder than expected.

I tried using a long needle to thread the buttons from one side to the other but that just wasn’t going to work. Nothing was long enough. Instead I took a thick gauge wire and stuck it through the wood and foam to the other side and then looped the end and dragged the thread back through. On the underside small buttons were used as stoppers and the thread was tied off.

Flip it over and screw the table top to the ottoman bottom.

Wait for daylight.. and take pictures

Don’t think I didn’t slice into that Panettone as soon as these pictures were taken!

Lisa…I can’t believe the what an amazing job you did. Your ottoman is beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing your idea and tutorial here at The Idea Room! To see more of Lisa you can check out her blog Recaptured Charm.

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Comments

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Kindra says:

July 16, 2010 at 6:41 am

Wonderful makeover!! I wish our Goodwills were cheap like that! Ours are expensive!

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Melanie says:

July 16, 2010 at 6:51 am

99 cents, WOW! Looks awesome.

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Crystal says:

July 16, 2010 at 7:03 am

No way! Impressive! I am sharing this with my Facebook readers and checking out your blog!

Love it!

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Amanda S. says:

July 16, 2010 at 12:48 pm

I love this idea, i have had several coffee tables that i have picked up on garage sales and where ever but then b/c i have a little boy who kept bonkin his poor little head and i kept scraping my leg trying to walk around it they got relocated to under my laundry baskets and such. So i think i might try this! Thanks for the idea.

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Amanda K @ Every Crafty Endeavor says:

July 16, 2010 at 6:24 pm

I love this idea. I hadn't ever thought to do it before but will now be on the look out for the perfect little table to change. It would be great at the end of my bed! I also love the fabric you picked! Very Pretty.

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Holly says:

July 16, 2010 at 6:34 pm

very nice!

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Brenda says:

July 17, 2010 at 6:15 am

I LOVE this project! I am big on buying used items and giving them a face lift! 99 cents is incredible! Beautiful!

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Marissa says:

July 17, 2010 at 11:57 am

what a fun makeover with a .99 cent table! yay!!! And that panettone looks AMAZING :)

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Lisa says:

July 17, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Wow! It looks gorgeous! 99 cents for a table is a great bargain but how you transformed it is amazing!

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Bonnie says:

July 18, 2010 at 4:26 pm

Now that is clever! It turned out so beautiful!

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Atticelf says:

July 18, 2010 at 4:39 pm

Fantastic! You did a beautiful job. 99 cents…wow.