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Transform an Old Ottoman with a DIY Ruffled Slipcover

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Transform an Old Ottoman with a DIY Ruffled Slipcover

Is your living room ottoman looking a little worn out? Or maybe just the color or style of upholstery doesn’t match your décor any more.  It may be tempting to chuck the old ottoman and buy another, but don’t send that ottoman to the trash heap or donation bin!  You can transform that old worn out ottoman into a stylish new ottoman.  Collective Gen has a tutorial showing how you can sew a custom fit ruffled ottoman cover. 

You can purchase fabric yardage for this project, but depending on the size of your ottoman you might be able to use an old tablecloth just the author did in this post.  If you have a large tablecloth in good condition, that’s a great idea to save money! 

A ruffled ottoman like this would also be beautiful in a bedroom as a bench or extra seating.  And when you choose fabric that matches your bedroom décor it’ll look like it was custom made for that room. 

Because all ottomans are different sizes, there aren’t specific measurements for fabric cuts given in the tutorial.  But there are step by step instructions explaining how to drape the fabric over the ottoman to cut the right size pieces for this project.  That way your ottoman cover will have a custom fit.

And while you’ll be working with larger fabric pieces for this project, the sewing is actually fairly easy.  It’s all basic straight seams and some simple gathered fabric panels.  This is a project you could easily do in one weekend.

I love this project idea because I’m always in support of saving money and also keeping items out of the landfills.  Especially large items like an ottoman or footstool! 

Head over to Collective Gen for this ruffled ottoman slipcover sewing tutorial.

[photo credit: Collective Gen]

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