A crafting project with Amber

Amber had called a couple weeks ago inquiring if I would help her repurpose her Mom's old coffee table into an ottoman.  This sounded challenging, and at the same time like FUN!  It took 2 Mondays.  We'd start around 3:30-4:00 after shopping for supplies. We'd take a break for dinner, and then finish for the day around 11:00.  Even Clif got on the scene.  He was able to cut the legs down to size, and notch the foam batting to fit along the wood casings and trim.

Although I don't have a picture of the original table (but Amber will try to get one from her mom so I can insert it later), this is the first point we thought to take a picture of what we were doing.



Once we got the foam attached by using spray adhesive, we covered it with batting.  Amber painted the legs from the natural wood stain to white.  Just this process alone took up the first Monday.

The following Monday, we had to go back to the store because Amber realized she didn't get enough fabric to pull to the underside.  Once home, we were real focused, and by 11:00, our job was done!







She now has a multi-purpose ottoman.  Looks like she's ready for bed!  We had a lot of fun doing this project.  Not bad for a couple of amateurs!