Ottoman to Storage Box

**Full Disclosure: I was provided with Waverly Fabric for this challenge. No compensation was received. All opinions are my own.

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My husband saw this on the street and HAD to bring it home for me to makeover.  It has been sitting in the garage for months until I was challenged by Waverly Fabrics to “waverize it”.  Here’s the challenge:  Think outside the box and transform something in your life through sewing using Waverly Fabric.  So, I used the 2 yards of fabric they provided, and whipped up a full transformation of an old, chewed up ottoman!  

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I removed the old, chewed up, “pleather” and tried to salvage as much of the foam as I could.

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I used a staple gun to attach the fabric to the top piece of the box.  

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I left the fabric a bit larger until I was stapled all around, then I cut and folded under the edges once I knew my piece fit!

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To make the bottom section, I measured around the base and cut a piece of fabric large enough to go around.  I sewed this section together, making a sort of “skirt” for the base.  I slipped this skirt onto the base.

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I folded the edges evenly and stapled them even with the inner lining of the box that was previously there.

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The, putting the hardware back in place, the box was ready to go!  

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There ya go!  A transformation in under an hour, using an old chewed up ottoman and some pretty Waverly Fabric!  

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6 thoughts on “Ottoman to Storage Box

  1. Looks great! I have the same ottoman (from target). It’s got 2 tiny slits in it. You can’t see them now but in sure they will get worse eventually. Gonna pin this for later!

  2. This was a great tutorial. I had the same ottoman, which I gave to my son and daughter-in-law. It was also torn up like this; I had fabric my mother gave me from her stash – my daughter-in-law asked if she could have it and would I help her recover her dining chairs. It was the perfect project then I came across your tutorial for the ottoman – It came out nice. She is pleased with the ottoman and the matching dining chairs. Thanks

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