Several of the DIY blogs I follow talk about finding discarded furniture in out of the way places such as alleys and turning them into something beautiful and useful. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon a coffee table in the middle of a rural path on my walk this morning. When I first spied it I immediately thought it would make a great ottoman. I was too far from home to carry the table so I hurried home and talked your dad into driving me back to collect the table. It is now safely stored in our garage.
Your dad asked me where I was going to put it when it is completed. Truthfully, I don’t know, but I have the loft or family room or 4 kids that may want it. Besides the point of this project is scoring a free piece of furniture and giving it a new purpose in life such as the example below.
The next step is to decide what to cover it with. I picked out 3 different fabrics:
A trendy French burlap
A contemporary green geometric
and a more traditional print.
Let me know which fabric you vote for!
I am starting the transformation tomorrow and will keep you posted of the progress.
that is so neat!!! GREAT IDEA! and I love the bird fabric the best!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the green geometric! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... depends on where it goes! I like all 3, but you listed them in the order of my preference! Or, you could repurpose a tablecloth or something ;)
ReplyDeleteOr, also depending on where it goes, you might consider an indoor/outdoor fabric, one that would recover easily from spills...
Hi Dara!!!
I vote for the bird fabric!!!! I think it would look perfect in your house! However I do love the geometric print which my eye always catches! :)
ReplyDeleteSo awesome!