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Blogger Greer, SC on Oct 19, 2012

I upcycled a 26" used tire into an Ottoman !!!!

This is my upcycled ottoman, i made it with an old 26" tire, plywood, glue, manila rope in a round design, in the center a Gentleman's Jack bottle cap, all of these items were recycled items ( except the manila rope) and added fence caps as legs for extra savings. htt://www.hooarte.blogspot.com

19 Comments

Sewing Our Sanity Hubert, NC

What a great idea! It looks fantastic too!!

on Oct 19, 2012 · Like 0
Redfly Creations Forney, TX

Great work. It looks beautiful Hoover!

on Oct 19, 2012 · Like 0
Rachal Carl Junction, MO

I love this idea, there are way too many tires in landfills! Does the "rubber" smell stay with it?

on Oct 20, 2012 · Like 0
Hoover Castano Greer, SC

I gave the tire a good "bath" and let it to dry outside, we have had it inside for couple days only and it does not smell, don't really know how it will be during the summer.

on Oct 20, 2012 · Like 1
Storywood Designs Raleigh, NC

That is impressive! Wow!

on Oct 20, 2012 · Like 0
Peggy Vance Highland Springs, VA

I love the look of your "tired" ottoman!!! I would have never thought of anything like this. I would think you can use it for storage too!!! How long did it take you to do this?

on Oct 21, 2012 · Like 1
Nikki Atlanta, GA

Yay! Another tire ottoman! Looks great Hoover! So proud to see my idea is getting around--that's one more tire saved from the landfills! Regarding the rubber smell, when I made the original tire ottoman back in August, in the heat of summer in "Hotlanta," there was a slight smell that diminshed quickly, but it was from the manila rope, not the tire. So, you shouldn't have any smell issues come next summer. Enjoy!
~Nikki

on Oct 21, 2012 · Like 0
Hoover Castano Greer, SC

Peggy Vance, it took me about 20 hours in 4 days, first i did the wood parts, then i attached those parts to the tire itself, and the i glue the manila rope arou

on Oct 21, 2012 · Like 0
Hoover Castano Greer, SC

nd the whole thing lastly i added the legs

on Oct 21, 2012 · Like 0
Dona Thorsgard

Totally awesome... Im still trying to figure out where you put the plywood you talk about?
What did you use to keep the rope wrapped around? Some kind of caulking glue??

on Oct 29, 2012 · Like 0
Hoover Castano Greer, SC

Hello Dona, i will write a tutorial about it and post it in my blog soon, i will make another one this coming month and i will post lots of pictures, thank you for the interest

on Oct 30, 2012 · Like 2
Dona Thorsgard

Oh wow.. that would be totally AWESOME!! THANKS soo much....cant wait to see more ..

on Nov 04, 2012 · Like 0
Linda Geneva, OH

So it has wood on the bottom and you can use it for storage, right? Is it high enough to use, as a bar? other ideas.

on Mar 05, 2013 · Like 0
HomeSpot HQ Durham, NC

I'd never know that you used a tire! Awesome job!

on Apr 07, 2013 · Like 0
Janet Gruemmer Tracy, CA

Love it!

on Apr 09, 2013 · Like 0
Taryn @ Design, Dining + ... Seattle, WA

This is so cool! I love it!

on Apr 09, 2013 · Like 0
Christine - Decorated Life Australia

very cool

on May 01, 2013 · Like 0
Franceen o'toole Wilmington, NC

what do you use for the middle hole so no one falls into it. great idea for extra seating. someone please show how to make the middle part.

18 hours ago · Like 0
Franceen o'toole Wilmington, NC

what is a gentlemen jacks bottle cap. Is that the lid off of a booze bottle? confused.

18 hours ago · Like 0