'Atta Boy Ottoman

It's hard to believe it's been a year since I finished my craft room reno. What a realxing, inspiring and comforting place it has been. I get exhausted just thinking about how much work it was to do that project! Today's post I am showing you a little ottoman build I did using up leftover supplies from the craft room makeover.  First, there's the chair that narrowly escaped being fuel in our fire pit :

(This is after I made new cushions.)

Then there are the legs on my craft table that I made from balusters that I cut one end off of:

The leftovers from the table legs made perfect little chunky legs for a footstool and I had leftover fabric from the chair cushions, So here's what I did.

I cut down the legs a little more to make them the right height. I then applied an aging solution over the green treated wood. Once that dried and darkened to a nice medium rust color, I applied a coat of Country Living brand chipping creme and let that dry. 

Lastly, I applied a coat of homemade chalk paint (just flat creamy white paint that I poured some baking soda into). As soon as that was dry, I lightly sanded the spindles to give it an aged/distressed look to match the chair that spent a winter out by our fire pit! The chipping cream allows the top layer of paint to come off very nicely to reveal the underneath color.

I then used this hardware

to make the legs able to be attached to the ottoman base. 

I built a VERY rudimentary base for the ottoman. Again, I was able to use old plywood and pine we had laying around. Yay for left overs! Double yay for using up leftovers!!

(Top side.)

(Bottom side.)

I then set the 4" foam pad on top and took measurements of height, length and width to figure out how big I needed my cover. I added 1/2" on width and length and 2" on height, plus seam allowances. 

I attached the legs,

and put the foam pad on top, I also wrapped a light layer of batting around the sides and lightly whip-stitched it in place so it wouldn't shift when I put the fabric cover on.

If you want to learn how to sew an ottoman cover, the best place I can direct you is to this YouTube channel. This gal Kim has TONS of great upholstery step-by-step videos. I didn't photograph all the steps of sewing my cover, but I made it to mimic the cushions on the aforementioned chair. I used (leftover) grey piping and my grey and cream chevron fabric. I followed the example on Kim's YouTube video on how to finish off the bottom edge.

I added a dust cover of left over drop cloth fabric. 

And here it is at home in its new spot! I love it. 

It's small and chunky and really comfy. It's really sturdy so it even could function as another seat if I take to entertaining large groups of people in my craft room! For now, it's a party of one.