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Harriet Pennington

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I Turned a Tire into an Ottoman!

I can't stop smiling! Everytime I walk pass my sunroom I want to pat myself on the back. I've been wanting a round ottoman forever. So I got a tire and made one! Take a look at all the ...»
before and after pics and the how-to here: http://www.thatwasawhat.blogspot.com/

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    At this point, you can have my $3. It's now requiring me to have "another" program downloaded ...»
    in order to use the program I have downloaded , after it required me to register with Lulu in order to make the purchase in the first place. Once it's downloaded, there's no telling just how much trouble someone who is not computer savvy (like myself) is going to have. I don't mean to sound like a rotten apple. I"m just simply frustrated. Good luck in your endeavors.... you'll be making great strides

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Finally, finally finished my tire ottoman!

I followed the instructions for this ottoman off of thatwasawhat.blogspot.com when I first saw this on pinterest over a month ago. I am so in love with this thing. It took a while for me ...»
to get it done, but it was worth the effort and burns from the hot glue gun. Thanks Nikki and good luck on the opening of your new store. I can't wait to check it out!

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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

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DIY Tufted Ottoman Tutorial

Make your own upholstered, tufted ottomans - here's a step by step tutorial, it's easier than you might think! I also show you how I created an "old" ladder blanket rack!

http://www.soulstyle.ca/ladders-ottomans-oh-...

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My Tire Ottoman is On a Roll!

Hi Everybody! Man, what a whirlwind this has been since I posted my tire ottoman idea. I know the power of Social Media, but wow! For those who have suggested and asked, yes, I have considered and have decided that I will be marketing my ottoman. Hopefully I haven't hurt the possibility of sales by sharing all the down and dirty how-to details with everyone. But, hey, generosity can only be rewarded, right? For all you DIYers, I know you can make your own, but for those not so ...»
inclined, I'll have tire ottomans for sale soon--and of course for much less than my inspiration ottoman! Yay for recycling! Go Earth!

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  • Use a peg board to mark out the spacing of the tufts
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  • Wrap the length of drop cloth around the base and pin where the 2 sides meet. Make sure the prehemmed side is towards the ground

Also- I used "L" brackets to attach the top to the base
  • I hand stitched the pinned side together, here you can see it turned out straight
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Ballard Ottoman Knock Off- Outdated Ottoman rehab w/ Drop Cloth, Tufting Tutorial & No-Sew Tips

I am 100% certain that I'm more stoked about this project than anyone else could be! See, Z and I are ottoman people. Some people are ottoman people. Others are coffee tables peeps. In ...»
theory I wish I could be the coffee table type- sporting an old railway cart as the centerpiece to my room. But it isn't practicle for the way we live, especially while we're living in a small space.

So- we're ottoman fans cause we like to lounge on our couch and you really need an ottoman for that.

When I sold our couches last June-ish I kept the ottoman. Then it sat in the middle of our room in all it's corduroy and tapestry glory. I am super excited to have something we use every day look like it belongs in my room!

I kept it because it was the right height for the new couch, it was fairly expensive, and I had plans for this baby! The ottoman I was crushing on was from Ballard Designs- with a nubby oatmeal fabric it would fun me $495- which, I think, is how much we paid for our ottoman in the first place. All the more reason to reuse mine.

It was pretty easy for me to get from this before pic to my after. I put this project off- forever- because of the sewing issue. See, I can't, and I knew I would need to sew the bottom portion to make this look like something I would buy- not something I made.

I used a drop cloth to make this after happen AND with minimal sewing- if you can sew a button, you can do this project!!

1] To start- flip your ottoman over and use some pliers to pull out the staples, so you can take the fabric off. Don't worry about keeping the original fabric in tact- this can easily be done without it as a template.

2] Once you ottoman is naked- you'll need this stuff to get'er done. If your foam and batting are in good shape, then you can reuse them. I reused mine. I had everything on hand except the button kits, peg board, and upholstery needles- so it was a cheap makeover.

3] Purchase a drop cloth that is long enough to be wrapped around the entire base of the ottoman. This is a crappy pic- but if you follow the arrow, I wrapped the fabric around the base so it would meet up in one place. Also- make sure the cloth is wrapped inside out!

4] Pin it where the fabric meets up. You should try to pin it in as straight a line as possible. When I got to this point I decided to make it a skirted ottoman, instead of following the inspiration pic 100%. So it is more like a combo of Ballard's slipcovered ottoman and their tufted one.

If you're making one like mine, then make sure you use the finished edge of the drop cloth as the edge that touches the floor- less sewing, you know.

I somewhat followed this tutorial to do the tufting- it is very comprehensive, with lots of photos- so pop over if you need things clarified.

5] Cut the pegboard the same size as cushion. Use the grid to plan out the button spacing.

6] Wrap your foam in batting, then cut holes in the foam where the buttons/tufting will go. I kinda skipped this cutting step- but you should totally do it! ;-)

7] Make your buttons using the directions that come with your kit.

8] Thread your needle with the twine and create the tufting. Make sure the buttons are seated down as far as they will go.

9] Don't forget to manipulate with the fabric to create pretty tufts before you secure the button in place with your staple gun. Here's mine, pre-ironing.

Now- for my Achilles heel- sewing. I know I CAN sew, if I could just LEARN how to!! lol

I spent 2 days playing around with this beast that was given to me 2 weeks ago.

All I ever got was a tangled mess- no sewing. The thread would just bunch in a knot. Is the machine broken? Maybe it's the user!! Hmmph!

10] Remember how I said if you can sew a button, then you can make this ottoman? Yeah, so I hand sewed it. You'd think it would take a long time- but not compared to the 2 days I spent on the sewing machine! I made sure my pins were straight, marked a straight line with a pen and that kept my stitched straight.

On the left is my hand sewed seam- then on the right, my drop cloth came with a big fat seam down the middle of it. So I lined that one up the opposite side and opposite corner as my hand sewn one.

11] Make sure you iron the tufting- and well, the whole drop cloth for that matter. But ironing the tufting will just help it stay the way you want it to- and it will look pretty!

If you didn't want a skirted ottoman you could easily wrap the fabric {like a present} under the frame and staple it in place. Then it would look more like the original inspiration. I may do that at some point? Who knows? Z had a strong opinion that is looks better skirted- so this will work.

This makeover cost me maybe 20 bucks. The drop cloth cost me $11 {I bought a 6x9} and I used coupons when I bought all the supplies- this really kept costs down.

Even though I had an ottoman- you could easily do this with a thrifted one or something you found on Craigslist. Funky outta date ottomans are always floating around out there!

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