Stumble It!My latest project...
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From an ottoman into a coffee table.
Taking inspiration from Thomas Wold I deconstructed this ugly ottoman. I wanted to change this flowery puffy mess into something stripped down and a bit industrial.
I tore all of the fabric and stuffing off and was left with a box (it opens up by the way, for storage), made from very cheap wood. I liked the wood and it's grain, I liked the roughness of it. Once I removed the foam pad from the top, I was left with a lid with three holes. I painted leftover MDF a deep red and my pops cut it into three pieces to fit underneath the lid. I then screwed the three panels to the underside of the lid.
The box, once stripped, was full of imperfections and pencil marks. I liked that very much and wanted to add something extra to make it look even more like a shipping crate. I cut stencils from printer paper and stenciled the numbers, letters and symbols onto the box with regular black acrylic paint.
I then varnished everything twice with a Satin Oil-Based Poly. It deepened the color of the wood and keeps the paint protected. Next I used upholstery nails to add a bit of metal and lastly screwed in the new legs.
Thanks for looking!
Oh my gosh I love that so much. That is brilliant.
Posted by: Christy | January 06, 2009 at 01:40 PM
Thank you so much Christy!!
Posted by: olga | January 08, 2009 at 10:27 AM
I came here from D*S, and I've just gotta say -- that is so rad. I'm totally knocked out, you are a genius!
Posted by: Anna @ D16 | January 08, 2009 at 11:15 AM
This is amazing. Great vision. I would have never thought to turn that ugly thing into something so cool. Where did you get the new legs?
Posted by: Kim Wike | January 08, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Where did you get the new legs?
Posted by: Cheryl | January 08, 2009 at 01:31 PM
This is fantastic!!
Posted by: Sara | January 08, 2009 at 01:33 PM
I think this is just great what you've done!
Posted by: porter | January 08, 2009 at 02:22 PM
that's a gorgeous rehab.. i'm in love with it!!
definitely great ideas running through my head.. thanks!
Posted by: Kaitlyn | January 08, 2009 at 06:31 PM
super cute! I love it!
Posted by: tnc | January 08, 2009 at 08:06 PM
such a cool idea! makes me wonder if i can do something similar with my hideous ottoman :)
Posted by: debbie | January 08, 2009 at 08:38 PM
Hi guys, thank you all so very much for the comments!
I purchased the legs at Ace Hardware. They were about 4 or 5 dollars a piece and came in different lengths. These were the 8". They also sell these legs at Home Depot and Lowes, only their legs were shorter.
Posted by: olga | January 08, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Love it!
My comment on design*sponge:
Fantastic! My tastes are usually pretty modern and this fits the bill. I'm quite impressed with the outside-the-box thinking--heck, whoever said you have to put more fabric back on when you take the old stuff off?
Posted by: sweetcheese | January 09, 2009 at 12:42 AM
This is is brilliant, I love how it turned out, great job and thanks for sharing! Really inspirational!
Posted by: Amber | January 09, 2009 at 12:58 AM
I too came from d*s, and I love your innovation, waste not want not, right!
it's a truly striking piece! and thanks for the tip about where to find good legs . . .
cheers!
Posted by: Phaedra | January 09, 2009 at 07:03 AM
Hi Debbie,
Thanks for the mention.
Excellent project!
Best,
Thomas
Posted by: Thomas Wold | January 09, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Olga I love you, this is amazing! You never give yourself enough credit. I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw the after pic!!!
Posted by: Y'ulka | January 10, 2009 at 08:09 PM
THis is the coolest Before/After Ive seen in a long time! Fantastic. I am going to post a link to your blog on mine...
Posted by: Michelle | January 12, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Really great!! Can`t believe all the creativity you had to have had to come up with the look of that...spectacular :)
Posted by: Brandi | January 15, 2009 at 02:04 PM
Very clever! I imagine it's a bit like dissecting a frog in HS. The first cut is the hardest - the rest is an adventure.
Posted by: Sandy | January 15, 2009 at 08:22 PM
You are too ingenious. Love it
Posted by: LexyB | January 17, 2009 at 03:39 AM
that's one of the best before and after's i've seen in a long time. I especially love the stenciling.
Posted by: jel | January 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Oh you are an enabler. I pointed these out to DH and he said that Hanukkah isn't that far, Maybe if I waited they might show up. I can wait. Maybe.
Ooooo! Thanks! I have been looking for just this thing!! I am going to order right now!!! Bye!
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