Otto who?? Ottoman! A piece of furniture without a back or sides. Or a pouffe. A footstool with attitude.
So, last weekend (long weekend) my son and his drop-dead gorgeous girlfriend arrived. It was a blustery day on Sunday and we decided to make something - I have plenty small wooden crates (from Christmas Ferrero Roche displays!), so I suggested an Ottoman. Rachel was pleased! She loves creative projects, so off to the shed at the bottom of the garden we went. All the materials used in our project were recycled or what we could find, without having to purchase anything.
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| 1. Take one small wooden crate. |
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| 2. Staple an old piece of carpet underlay on top. |
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| 3. Cutting the underlay to size. |
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4. Staple some old thin foam onto the crate.
This foam has had various incarnations; first up - changing
mat for baby, next - recovered outdoor mattress for garden bench. |
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| 5. Test-driving the padding for comfort. |
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| 6. Working together to staple the fabric over the wooden crate. |
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| 7. An old belt cut into small strips forms our corner protectors and tidies up the folds. |
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| 8. Staining the wooden legs. |
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| 9. Contemplating the morning's project. |
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| 10. Our Ottoman. I mean, Rachel's. |
So ended a blustery Sunday of being tucked away in a cosy garden shed. Cam and Rachel could take away their totally cost-free, recycled ottoman. We used fabric I've had in my sewing bundle for the past 10yrs, not the most suitable (better to use upholstery fabric which is hard-wearing) but the ottoman can be easily recovered later on. The only expense could be to buy 4 lockable castor wheels, so the stool can be pushed to wherever needed. Sweet!
