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Refresh an Ottoman

April 18, 2014 by Ashley Mayes 10 Comments

I was trying to decide exactly what to share today and was having problems with it. To be honest, I’ve been doing ALOT of grunt work lately. You know the kind, the ugly hard work that has to be done before you can have a blank slate. Yep, that kind. Well, I’m close to having a clean, blank slate. Once I get there, I know I will feel more inspired, but now, I’m feeling a bit blah. Looking at ugliness will do that to a person. =)

So, I’ll keep the ugliness to myself for a few days and share a little project that I did for our master bedroom.

Refresh an Ottoman in Just a few Easy Steps!

We used to have this little ottoman in our master bedroom:

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My Dad gave it to me awhile back and I recovered it in the blue fabric. It was an improvement, but it was pretty drab. I loved the legs so I knew it could be cute. I played with some fabric and finally found something that looked good and helped pull the bedroom together.

Before and after ottoman makeover

Pretty big difference, right? It’s pretty amazing what the right fabric can do (and a little bit of extra ‘fluff’).

This was an easy peasy, five minute project. Basically, I pulled out all the staples from the underneath and unscrewed the legs.

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I flipped it over and cut a piece of foam to fit.

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Then I cut my new fabric and stapled it back on.

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I probably would have flipped the foam over the other way and laid some batting on top to smooth it out… if I would have had batting. But, I didn’t have any so I just ran with it. It isn’t, by any means, a great upholstery job; but it gets the job done. When you have a cat that loves to sleep on it and a 4 year old that loves to jump off of it, you realize that things that look pretty and get the job done are great. =)

Sherwin Williams Rainwashed Paint for Master Bedroom

Hope you all have a great weekend! I’m off to do more grunt-work.

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  1. [email protected]

    April 18, 2014 at 6:30 am

    Perfect fabric for the stool. So pretty!

    Reply
    • Ashley Mayes

      April 22, 2014 at 7:52 am

      Thanks Julia! Gotta love fabric from Goodwill (or window treatments as was in this case!). =)

      Reply
  2. Amber

    April 18, 2014 at 9:43 am

    So easy but so effective!! Love the fabric and pop of color!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      April 22, 2014 at 7:52 am

      Thanks Amber!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer @ Brave New Home

    April 20, 2014 at 11:17 pm

    The extra foam really helped the shaped. Great update!

    Reply
    • Ashley Mayes

      April 22, 2014 at 7:53 am

      I really can’t believe it made such a big difference, but it totally did. Thanks Jennifer!

      Reply
  4. Katie @ Upcycled Treasures

    April 22, 2014 at 8:15 am

    Ashley, I LOVE how this turned out and it brightens up the space so much. Wow, what an improvement. I especially love the fabric you used and the legs on that stool are pretty fabulous too 🙂 The stuff I do may not always be perfect, but if it looks good and gets the job done than I am all for it! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Ashley Mayes

      April 22, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Thanks Katie! I agree with you on the legs… Love them.

      Reply
  5. Cheryl @ Artzzle

    May 24, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Hi.
    Just found you as I looked around on Google. Always searching for Easy, Economical and Pretty projects. Covering this was good, but so much nicer the second time around. Adding the padding really made a difference!

    Reply
    • Ashley Mayes

      June 2, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply

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