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I’m so excited to show you guys the first step I took in making our living room jive with the attached dining room. This project is super simple, easy on the wallet and totally customizable! Love that.

We’re both huge fans of Ikea. I mean, really, who doesn’t love cheap, Swedish, hard-to-pronounce and even-harder-to-put-together furniture? I purchased this chair for the my living room, but the scale of it just wasn’t right. It really needed something to help fill the space, and I thought an ottoman would do the trick nicely. While at IKEA, I came across this LACK side table which is only 10 bucks (depending on the finish you choose), and knew it would work as an ottoman that could fill the void in my living room. Round up the following supplies and let’s get started!
Lack side table
1 1/2 yards of fabric
1 1/2 yards of quilt batting- Look for a coupon or a sale on this!
Foam  (mine is 2 inches thick)- Don’t buy without a coupon!
Staple Gun
Spray adhesive
Paint (optional)
Chop saw (optional)
1. Lay the table top upside down on the foam and trace it using a Sharpie.
2. Cut the foam with an electric carving knife. I saw the girls at JoAnn’s doing this, and let me tell you, the foam cuts like butter when you do it this way! If you don’t have one, use an X-acto knife or razor.
3. Spray one side of the foam with adhesive and press it firmly onto the table top.
4. Grab your helper and lay the foam-covered table top onto the quilt batting and trim the excess. Make sure you leave enough batting around the edges to cover the sides of the table. (Adorable little helper is optional.)
5. Using your staple gun, fold one corner in towards the middle of the table and staple into place. Work your way around the table pulling tight on the batting and stapling as you go. Use a hammer to wack any stubborn staples into place. I’ve always wanted to use “wack” in a sentence. Check that off the bucket list.
6. Iron your fabric so you don’t have to deal with any annoying wrinkles. Or ignore this step if wrinkles don’t drive you nuts. If they don’t, I envy you. Please tell me your secret.

7. Determine the placement of your fabric and trim the excess, but be generous with your cuts so that you have enough to go all the way around. Working the same way as with the batting, start with the corner and fold towards the middle. Staple in place. Work your way around, pulling the fabric tight. Every once in a while, flip the top over so you can make adjustments to the placement of the fabric if necessary (and it will be necessary, trust me!)
8. This step is completely optional, as well. I wanted the ottoman to be a bit lower than the height of the seat of the chair, so I used a chop saw to cut about 3 inches off of all four legs. Surprise! Ikea table legs are hollow! I guess that’s how they keep the price at $10. *Wink*
9. To achieve a similar finish to the chair, I used two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk paint in French Linen, then lightly spray painted them with Valspar Satin in La Fonda.
That’s it! For under $25, I have an adorable ottoman that helps ground the chair in my living room, adds additional seating (yes! You can sit on it!), and a comfy place to put your feet up at the end of the day. I call that a win-win.
I’m super happy with the finished product, and love that I can easily change the fabric when I get tired of this one. I mean, let’s be honest, that WILL happen at some point, knowing me, and when it does, it won’t break the bank to recover it! Woohoo!
To see these other projects in the living room, click below:
                           Planked Wall with Exposed Studs          Stenciled Faux-Tile Fireplace
Have a happy Tuesday!

 

The comments +

  1. Looks great! Nice easy project!

  2. Perfect. I’d love to see what some nice worn leather would look like on the top 🙂

  3. Abbey Ofs says:

    Love this idea! (And the tile around your fireplace for that matter!)Mind if I use a pic of your ottoman, with a link back, for one of my “I spy” blog posts? We highlight projects using fabrics OFS happens to carry and this is one of them! Here’s an example of an “I Spy” http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/blog/i-spy-waverly-stripe-ensemble-sofa/

  4. Jill says:

    What a great tutorial and I love that fabric! So fun! Smiles, Jill
    everydayisanoccasion.com

  5. Your *wink* comment made me laugh out loud!

  6. nicky behler says:

    Is the fabric from Joanne’s Fabric?

  7. I love it, and I love your fabric. So sweet, so easy and so inexpensive!(But, did I see this shared once already? I’m having a case of deja vu. lol)
    Debbie 🙂

  8. What an amazing ikea hack! Love it! Thanks for sharing!
    Leslie
    House on the Way

  9. Jen says:

    I’m digging the yellow and gray fabric…great choice!

  10. Mary Nickels says:

    Pin button? Where is it….cuz I love this! Have this table!

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  12. Alian joshi says:

    This is really nice.These can also be simply put up to express a feeling or message to the guests.

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  14. Tish S. says:

    Awesome! 1 question tho…. how did you get the legs of the table back on? It seems as if you covered the holes when you stapled the batting and fabric under the table.

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