Upholstered Ottoman With Storage

In the last post I showed off our excellent thrift store buy. The little desk will fit nicely into Justice's room. Now we need something to sit on. Can't have a desk without a seat. So I asked my father, Justice's Pop Pop. If we had enough material on hand to build a ottoman cube with storage. Always up for a project he looked around and found what we needed. That word is coming up again: FREE!

Unstained ottoman

 We measured the space under the desk to determine how wide and tall it should be. Then we created the ottoman out of the thicker plywood. Making sure it was very well put together and durable. You just know she will be whizzing around her room on it.

Ready to be upholstered

We stained the inside and bottom with Minwax stain and sealer in Early American to give it a finished look. My father and I build and sell upholstered ottomans. So the foam, batting and upholstery tacks were already on hand. Using the accent fabric we had already chosen, we upholstered the ottoman easily. Wheels we had in the workshop make it easily mobile. We then trimmed it out with fringe to glam it up. As you can see we did try to line up the stripes. Oh well...

Cute mobile seating

Extra storage to help keep Justice's room in order

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