I started by taking it apart. I took all the staples out of fabric and found the foam was still in good shape.
The drawer was out of alignment so I popped it back in place and added some glue to keep it there.
Once the glue was dry I took everything out to the yard and spray painted it white. I used an all in one spray and did 2 coats. Since both the boys were sleeping when I did this I didn't get any pictures of this step.
Next I took the brown fabric and laid it out on top of my new fabric. The brown fabric had 3 pieces but my fabric was wide enough to just cut the shape in one piece.
I sewed up the corners and put it on top of the foam piece. Then I stapled the underside of the fabric to the ottoman. This was a 2 person job, I held the fabric while Ben did the staples so again I have no pictures of this step.
I took the top and glued it back on the base so it didn't slide around. Gorilla glue is great for this.
I love how it looks now. Fun and bright. I also love the fabric. It's perfectly tacky but ads the right amount of color.
If I knew I could sell these things I'd keep refinishing furniture, but we're running out of room for things. Which really sucks because I saw a great gossip bench at Goodwill that I really wanted to fix up.
6 comments:
LOVE it!!!!
I'll finally have a place to put it when we move.
Love it! The fabric is perfect with the white to add a splash of fun to things. Man I wish you were here to help me figure out our dining room chair issue ;)
We're planning to come out once more before we go to Memphis so I can probably help you then :)
awesome transformation! i would have left that thing behind, even with it being free. i envy your skills. :)
Thanks. I figured it was free so I had nothing left to lose. Sometimes it's just fun to play around and make ugly furniture cute and useable again.
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