CUSTOM OTTOMAN ON A BUDGET......

I have a confession to make, I have a very hard time passing up a good deal, whether I need it or not. 


Therefore, a couple of weeks ago, when I was shopping at Ikea and stepped into the "AS IS" section and saw these ottomans for only $25, it was a done deal. $25 REALLY... for a cute little ottoman, and in my mind, I thought, if one is good then two are great!

So, the catch was, they weren't assembled, (like most things at Ikea) and that they didn't come with a finished cover, just a thin fitted batting cover.  It looked like this. 

So, first up, what to cover it with.  I wanted to use something neutral as I'm going for that calm, tonal look in my family room.  Lucky for me, I had some linen upholstery fabric leftover from my wing chairs that I did last winter so that was easy.  I decided that I wanted to add some detailing to the ottoman so I purchased some black piping.


I used the batting cover as a template and a few hours later, I had this.

Isn't she cute?  And she fits right into my family room.

Total cost - $25 for ottoman

                     $0 for leftover fabric

                     $3.85 for piping

                   $28.85  TOTAL

Not too shabby.  Now, for the second one.  I think she'll find a home at our cottage.  Just need to think about what colour I want her to be.