How to turn a coffee table into an ottoman ~ Inside Out Design

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::

painted stenciled coffee table

Quick summary:

To adjust the height, Brooke and her husband cut (and painted/distressed) the existing lets and reattached them.

distressed coffee table legs

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.

ottoman frame

A little math for spacing and a chalkline create a grid for drilling tufting holes…

ottoman tufting holes

They ordered pre-cut foam (awesome! see original post for details) and attached to the wooden frame using spray adhesive.
ottoman foam
Add batting by stapling to the wood frame…
ottoman batting
then fabric…
stapling fabric to ottoman
What a transformation! It looks good just like this…
upholstered ottoman
But of course, tufting makes everything better. Brooke made up some buttons with the fabric and created some tufts (link to tutorial below). The final result is stunning and a beautiful addition to her living room!
tufted upholstered ottomanIsn’t it gorgeous? Repurposing the old coffee table was a genius idea! And what a beautiful home surrounding it!
tufted upholstered ottoman

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.DIY upholstered tufted ottoman tutorial

 

and more DIY coffee table ideas.

Tiffany & Co. spray painted steamer trunk

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Do you remember me telling you guys that I won the Purdy grand prize at the Haven Conference earlier this summer? Well, my prize arrived! Inside the box was this..

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$1000 worth of Purdy products!

OH MY GOODNESS! I’m the luckiest DIY girl in the world today. I won’t have to buy paint supplies for quite awhile. Awesome!

Want to see what $1000 worth of Purdy looks like?

Purdy paint products

It looks Purdy awesome. Imagine the projects I can complete with this stash of goodies!

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And if that wasn’t exciting enough? I have more fun news. Some of you have noticed and have sent me tweets, FB notes and comments. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Seriously…I’m on cloud 9! And your thoughtfulness has made me feel so special the last couple of days. Thanks for noticing, thanks for taking the time to tell me you’ve seen it!

It’s no secret that I use FrogTape a lot. A LOT a lot. (with the apartment renovation: almost every day!) Well, I recently had a dream come true opportunity to promote FrogTape, a product I do believe in and use in real life – in an advertisement! Woo hoo! You can see an ad in…

Country Living, September 2012

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DIY Show Off FrogTape ad

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Thanks so much to FrogTape and Purdy for making my DIY and painting projects so much easier. Amen, right?

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Prize: So, what’s the giveaway? NOT $1000 worth of Purdy but, well, two of my most favorite DIY tools in the whole wide world, of course. I’ll share a bit of my duplicate Purdy products and stash of FrogTape with one DIY Show Off friend. It’ll be just like it’s your birthday too! 

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DIY Project Parade and this week’s DIY highlights

Welcome to the party! I’m so glad you’re here today! Grab your mouse and bookmark some amazing DIY ideas to inspire your next project. This past week, I’ve been working on the apartment and the transformation is beginning to happen! So exciting!  That’s where I’ll be spending most of my time again this week. The pictures are piling up on my hard drive and can’t wait to share!

This week, I shared a sneak peek of our repurposed headboard which is now an easy DIY door pediment in the family room…

DIY pediment

Gemma from the Sweetest Digs inspired us with her super easy to DIY upholstered headboard

upholstered headboard

Jeff from Home Repair Tutor shared how to paint a slip resistant porch

restore paint project

Trisha from Veranellies shared how to remove paint and a beautiful vintage cabinet makeover…

antique blue cabinet

And if you missed the links last week, you can catch up at last week’s DIY Project Parade but here are a few highlighted projects you may have missed…

I love this creative idea of a Back to School Scavenger Hunt to get the kiddos involved in school shopping! {had a moment of nostalgia…memories!} See Design Stash for the details on a Back to School Scavenger Hunt. So fun!

back to school scavenger hunt

Speaking of fun scavenger hunts! Here’s another awesome idea! Great for summer or fall – a nature scavenger hunt (with free printables). I think this would be a lot of fun for the kids at our upcoming family reunion! See more about hosting a Nature Scavenger Hunt from Erin at How to Nest for Less.

nature scavenger hunt

and know where Erin from How to Nest for Less gets creative? At her beautiful DIY craft room desk…{great tutorial!}

DIY craft room desk

Oh so relaxing – there’s a beautiful master bathroom makeover at Life on Mars. Unbelievable before and after and such pretty colors!

master bathroom makeover

Don’t have much time or money but need a DIY project fix? Add Pottery Barn knock off into the mix. The Crafted Sparrow shared the most adorable stainless-steel-look alphabet magnets. Yep, it’s added to my DIY to do list. So cute!

DIY faux stainless steel alphabet magnets

Did you see the beautiful beach themed DIY pallet table at Rendition Road? Love the color, love the wording, casters…I need a beach themed room, ya know? Gorgeous job, Stacey Anne!

DIY pallet table

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