A groovy shaggy ottoman to rest my feet!

$32
22 Hours
Easy
Love texture? This ottoman has texture! I saw a shaggy ottoman in the Viva Terra catalog just after buying an ottoman for $20 at a local thrift shop. I decided to make a removable shaggy slip cover. First I removed the outdated paint. For now, I wanted a bare wood look. In the future I may decide to paint the legs creamy white or black. After removing the paint I sanded lightly and waxed the wood. Then I made a slip cover using burlap and hot glue. The hot glue sealed the edges and kept the burlap from unraveling. I bought four types on yarn and string and cut it into six inch pieces. Using a crochet hook, I looped the yarn and string into the burlap. After watching eleven movies over the next eleven evenings and looping yarn...I finished! Now I can put my feet up! Rug hookers, would a rug hook have worked? Viva Terra
My shaggy ottoman inspired by Viva Terra.
The thrift store ottoman I bought for $20.
A slip cover made from burlap.
Outdated paint I stripped, yuck!
Four types of cut yarn and string.
The corner I finished the first night.
Close up of the loops.
The Viva Terra Ottoman. Love it so much I made one.
My shaggy ottoman.
The new resident of the shaggy ottoman. The ottoman sits currently in the middle of our living room in front of the fireplace.
This photo shows the back left leg with the "claw" molding showing. This leg was place wrong with the ottoman was first made.
Country Design Style-Jeanette
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  • Joanne McTiernan Joanne McTiernan on Jul 26, 2016
    I like yours so much more than the other one! Great job!
  • Sandra Sandra on Oct 05, 2020

    Not sure the holes in the fabric are large enough for a rug hook. Although if the base was made of rug hooking fabric, then yes, it could be made with a rug hook. I am no expert on hooking rugs, but hopefully I have maybe helped out.

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