I picked up this dated ottoman from a thrift store for an absolute bargain (shocked?! I know, who wouldn’t want this gorgeous piece, ha ha) and gave it a sweet makeover for my nursery.
As I don’t know if I’m having a girl or boy, I’ve decided on a neutral colour scheme of white, grey and dusty turquoise/mint with a bit of a bear theme.
Today I’m going to show you how I revamped this old vinyl ottoman to give it a fresh new look.
![Ottoman before](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ottoman-before.jpg)
Items you will need:
- Ottoman
- Upholstery fabric (I used a faux fur)
- T-Rex glue
- Glue gun
- Piece of timber board at 20cm by 20cm
- 4 dowel legs at 12cm long
- Electric drill
- Screws
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- Felt furniture feet protectors
![Items you will need](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Items-you-will-need.jpg)
Steps:
1. Make the timber base by screwing the four dowel legs in the corners of your timber board. Tip: it’s easier if you mark the exact centre of each dowel leg and pre-drill the holes.
![Pre drill holes](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Pre-drill-holes.jpg)
![Finished base](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Finished-base.jpg)
2. Cover the ottoman in faux fur. If you’re handy with a sewing machine, you could sew a slip cover by measuring the top and sides of the ottoman and creating a ‘hat’ to sit over the top. Unfortunately I was a bit short on fabric width to do this so I decided to T-Rex the fur straight onto the ottoman. This means I’ll only be able to spot clean the ottoman (rather than being able to remove the cover and wash it if I had sewed it).
![Duct tape fur fabric in place while the glue dries](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Duct-tape-fur.jpg)
3. Glue the timber base to the bottom of your ottoman. Again I used T-Rex glue which is a commercial glue that is pretty much indestructible.
![Apply glue to top of timber base](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Apply-glue.jpg)
![Glue base onto ottoman](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Glue-base-onto-ottoman.jpg)
4. Apply the felt protectors to the feet of the ottoman to protect your floors (the type we selected needs a plastic base to be screwed into the base of the feet but you could just opt for stickers).
![Pre-drill hole for felt protector](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Pre-drill-hole-for-felt-protector.jpg)
![Screw on protector base](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Screw-protector-on.jpg)
![Stick felt stickers onto base](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Stick-on-felt.jpg)
5. Turn the ottoman the right way around and fix up any odd bits by trimming excess fur and stitching/gluing down any strays.
![Finished ottoman](http://stylecurator.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ottoman-after.jpg)
There you have the steps I used to turn this manky old brown vinyl pouf into a chic fur ottoman 🙂
Stay tuned for more nursery ideas soon!
Would never think to do this, so clever! These fluffy stools are so popular
It seems fluffy stools are taking over the internet right now, ha ha! I love this one for the nursery and imagine it’s going to get a lot of use soon 😉