Brooke from Inside Out Design is sharing how to turn an old coffee table into a tufted ottoman. It takes a little work, but transforming an old coffee table with some foam and fabric can make add a beautiful element to your existing living room space. I do have an old coffee table hanging out in the basement and Brooke’s tutorial is an inspiration!
Brooke’s coffee table is actually pretty cute with a painted stencil design but she felt the height was wrong for her couch, wanted to add a beautiful designer fabric to her living room (sometimes throw pillows aren’t the answer) and having a comfy place to prop feet is always a bonus. I know I’m always propping my feet up onto a glass coffee table and it’s not ever comfortable. ::envisions of basement coffee table with a new look and coffee foot prop::
Quick summary:
To adjust the height, Brooke and her husband cut (and painted/distressed) the existing lets and reattached them.
Next, they added a frame so that it’d look more like an ottoman and less like a coffee table. The new wooden frame will support the new upholstery and hides the drawer.
A little math for spacing and a chalkline create a grid for drilling tufting holes…
Isn’t it gorgeous? Repurposing the old coffee table was a genius idea! And what a beautiful home surrounding it!
You can get the full details at Inside Out Design:
Part 1 – Turning a coffee table into an upholstered ottoman
Part 2 – Upholstered ottoman tufting tips
Another coffee table turned upholstered ottoman tutorial HERE.
and more DIY coffee table ideas.
Love Brooke and her great ideas!! Great feature!
wow, that is a great repurpose! It turned out beautifully!
Wow, that’s real nice!
It is beautiful work. I love anything tufted. She did a great job. Hopping over to see the tutorials now. Have a great day!
Wow, this turned out absolutely beautiful! I love it. Thanks so much for the tutorial on how to recreate a similar product too.
I’ve seen this DIY a lot lately. It looks awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!
I never thought it would turn something like it was brought from a furniture store. I love the idea of buttons on the cushion adding some character to it.
This is amazing. I would love that exactly for myself! Beautiful.
What a great transformation! I just recovered a Craigslisted ottoman, and it was enough to deal with re-doing the button tufting and putting new legs on….let alone making one from a table! Kudos to her!
Turned out great! This has been on my to do list for sometime. Kinda waiting until I can give up the floor space. Kiddos: 3 & 1
Thank you so, so much for the feature!! And for all the super nice comments!!
Brooke! Thank YOU for sharing your awesome creativity! I love your style – an entire home filled with amazing DIY.
Wow! That’s really creative. I’ll try to make one of that too when I have some time. Keep it up!
Where did you buy that great fabric? I would love to have some!
Brooke’s original post shares that she purchased the ikat fabric at West Elm: http://www.westelm.com/products/fabric-by-the-yard-ikat-print-g251/?pkey=e%7Cfabric%2Bby%2Bthe%2Byard%2B-%2Bikat%2Bprint%7C1%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C1&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-Summer%202012%20D1%2B2%20Billboards-_-
Sweet, I love ottomans…and recycling!!
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Julie M.