Burlap Ottoman

Hey Everyone! I finally got another project finished.
     
     A quick update on my home life. I recently quit my day job to stay home with the kids and try my hand at a small home craft business. It was a very scary decision but one that I don't regret!!!

     My husband and I rent a booth space at "The Front Porch of the South" on Veterans Pkwy in Columbus Georgia (booth H02). So far it is turning a very small profit but it gets better each month so if anyone is in the Columbus GA area please stop in and take a look.

     So, my most recent rehab project started as a very worn end table that I picked up for $5.00 at a yardsale. My original plan was to sand it down and do some type of paint design on the top. After sanding the table I realized there was to much water damage on the veneer top so I went to Pintrest for a new idea. Here are a couple before pictures of the table.

     After doing a little web surfing I decided on an ottoman. It was the perfect way to reinvent this table. The table was very sturdy just to much cosmetic damage to repair.

       I painted the legs and bottom half of the table black and had my husband cut off a portion of the legs to make the height more suitable for an ottoman.

      After the two coats of black paint were dry I added two inch foam to the top of the table. The piece was not large enough to cover the entire table top so I had to cut two smaller pieces to cover the entire top. I used a small amount of spray glue to keep the foam pieces from shifting.

     Next I covered the foam with quilt batting. This step is important because it provides a smooth soft layer between the foam and the fabric.

     After the batting was added I covered it with the awesome print burlap fabric. I love burlap !

     I trimmed the fabric to about two inches past the table edge, folded the edge under and used a rustic black steel tack to secure the center of all four sides. After a tack was added to all four sides I flipped the table upside down to make it easier to pull the fabric tight and finishing tacking down the fabric.

     I used my small sewing ruler and my son's short handle hammer to place the tacks as evenly apart as possible. It is tough getting the alignment correct but I managed to do a pretty good job.

      The corners were tricky, I'm sure I didn't do it the way a professional would but I managed to make it look clean and uniform.

     It was probably around 12:30 a.m. when I was finishing this project so I didn't take pics of the tufting on the top. Basically I got my yard stick out and ran string up and down the top every 7 inches, placed a straight pin in each corner where the strings met and tacked it down. This method was easy and all the tacks on the top are evenly spaced.

     Here is the finished product !!!! I love the end result and if I didn't need to add this to my craft booth I would have kept it for myself! I hope you all like it.