Recovered Ottomans: DIY

I am SO excited about the latest project I did. Beyond loving it.

If you'll recall in this post I did about our living room, I mentioned that I don't really like our IKEA coffee table and I really wanted to do something softer like an ottoman. Well, I spent months scouring the internet and stores to find the perfect ottoman, and it just wasn't out there! There was a lot that was either the right shape, but not the right color / material or vice versa.

One day we were in Target and I saw they had a bunch of ottomans on clearance. I saw this one, that of course was not on clearance, but would look awesome reupholstered. So, we bought one, lived with it for a few days next to our couch, and LOVED it. I definitely went out the next week and bought the second, then started my search for the perfect fabric.

I went to JoAnn's, Hobby Lobby, and Hancock and did a lot of shopping online. Hancock had definitely the best selection, and we decided on a light blueish outdoor fabric that was only $6 a yard. We decided to do a solid because we already had quite a bit of pattern going on with our rug, art, and pillows.

So, before I go ahead and share the details, here's some pictures:

Before, with the coffee table:

The benches, before the project:

After: (So much softer, prettier, and beautiful lines)

Step One: unscrew the top. They each had six screws, and it was really easy to get them off with a phillips head screwdriver.

Step Two: measure out how much fabric you need and cut. I used two yards for both of these stools, and it was more than enough but it probably would have been tight with one yard, so I am glad I bought two.

Step Three: Wrap fabric around and staple gun.

I did it just like wrapping a present. I am sure there might be a better way to do it so that you don't have the folded corners, but I don't mind them and I didn't want to ruin my fabric trying.

Step Four: screw the tops back in to the base! (or get a cute guy to do it for you)

Voila!

Total cost of the project:

2 Target X-Bench Ottomans at $79.99 each = $160 plus tax

2 yards of fabric = $12

Staple gun and staples (if you don't already own) = $15

A low price to pay for custom ottomans that you can change as MANY times as you want, for very little cost!