Soooooo this project was kind of ambitious for me. You guys know that any sewing I do is pretty much in a straight line and two-dimensional. In my head, this one seemed easy so I decided to give it a go. I’m pretty impressed with myself (and I only stabbed myself with pins once or twice!). Don’t be afraid of this one; you just have to take your time with it. Here’s what you’ll need.
Materials
- pleather, or other sturdy upholstery fabric
- sewing machine and materials (pins, scissors, thread, etc)
- 36″ zipper
- thick foam
Cut foam so that it pieces together into a cube that’s 14″ tall, 16 1/2″ wide, and 16 1/2″ deep. Cut two 16 1/2″ squares of fabric. Cut one rectangle that measures 66″ long and 14 1/2″ wide.
Pinning right sides together, pin the long edge of the rectangle around the border of one of the squares. When the rectangle meets itself, pin right sides of the rectangle together.
Sew a straight stitch along all pinned edges. Trim excess.
Pin the other square to the opposite long edge of the rectangle, creating a box. You’ll need to pin in the zipper on two consecutive sides; I started the zipper on the corner where the rectangle’s edges meet.
Sew a straight stitch along all pinned edges. You will need to use a zipper foot for the edges that are connecting to the zipper. You should now have what looks like a sad, limp box. Flip it right side out.
Fill it with the pieces of foam.
Zip to close.
Oh my gosh, you did it. I did it. We all did it together. I won’t lie, I came away from this project with a Band-Aid on my finger, a broken sewing machine needle, and a whole lot of pride. It has square corners and everything. And now all of my magazines have a super-glamorous place to rest.
Oh! And if you’re wondering about the pleather gold croc fabric, I found it on the street in the fabric district of downtown LA. But as far as I can tell, this is it right here. Good luck! xoxo
Well, look at you! How fancy/ awesome is this little ottoman. Love it Chelsea.
Fun idea! By the way, where did you get that awesome grey arrow pillow?
I was wondering the same thing! That pillow is gorgeous 🙂
I loooooooove this.
love this tutorial! if i’m feeling ambitious one day i might have to try it for my office.
random question, the print in the top of the photo (pink pineapples), where did you get it? i’ve been looking for it everywhere! 🙂
Beautiful!
What a gorgeous addition to any room. I Love the gold! also loving the grey arrow pilow <3
Sammy xxx
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Love this! Brilliant 🙂
OMG!!! It’s amazing! You totally made it and it looks PERFECT! That gives me courage to try it also. 🙂
That fabric is amazing! And great how to. I’ve been thinking of making one of these, thanks for the tips.
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Hope you like it, kiss
Awesome job. You made it look easy.
Wow! This is an awesome post! I was considering making two of these our our deck. I love it! Thanks for sharing!
Super cute!! Going to try to tackle one if these this weekend!
Hi there,
I’ve been looking for a gold vinyl like the one you used in your ottoman. Will you please share with me where you got it.
Thanks!
Hi Jen,
I actually found it on the street here in the fabric district of Los Angeles. But I did a quick search and found a similar fabric here:
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0328253/faux-leather-crocodile-dark-gold?CAWELAID=172000510000218752
I’d just search online for “gold faux crocodile fabric” and see what you can find!
Hi,
I was wondering where you had gotten the foam from?
– Thank you so much!
hello! Could you tell me where you got that amazing pink pineapple print?!
Is the ottoman study enough to sit on it? Thanks!
Hi Diane! We used foam that’s pretty squishy, so it’s not for adults to sit on. My toddler can sit on it. Otherwise it’s just for putting your feet up. But if you preferred, you could get super-firm foam and use it to sit.
Cute! I’m working with foam on another project and I was wondering how you kept the foam together. I can tell that you are using smaller pieces to form your cube, are there dowels or something else to connect them?? Thanks for your time.
Hi Brenda! We actually didn’t use anything to keep the foam layers together. We just cut them to all the same size and then the form of the cover keeps them all in place. In other foam projects, I’ve used spray adhesive to keep the layers together, which I’ve found works well. Thanks!