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…
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.
I think it would look better to do the tufting before you staple the fabric to the bottom of the ottoman. It would give the tufting more depth and fold in the fabric. I am going to use this tutorial when I make mine but swap those steps. Thanks for the post 🙂
Hello! I LOVE the ottoman coffee table you made. Hubby & I were just looking at one similar to this at Boston Interiors this weekend: $500.oo!!! Question: Did you/home owner slip cover part of leather couch? I have a leather ouch AND a home filled w/ similar woodwork. Beautiful – but can be a challenge .
Hi Jackie! I can’t speak for the homeowner (link in post to her blog) but it looks as if it’s likely not slipcovered, but something along these lines: http://www.wayfair.com/Poundex-Bobkona-Modular-Sectional-F7615-L306-K~XQP1047.html?refid=GX21919145100-XQP1047_9720164&device=c&ptid=59974534860&PiID%5B%5D=9720164&gclid=CL3qgN6N1LwCFa9FMgod0lQA6Q to me. Hope that helps! Thanks so much for stopping by! xoxo
Fantastic! The ottoman turned out beautiful and looks like you bought it in any nice furniture store.
Thank you for the inspiration! My coffee table turned ottoman turned out beautiful! I forgot the batting but it’s still gorgeous.