She's Crafty...Virginia from Meet Virginia!

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Welcome to my week-end feature...She's Crafty! This is where I feature one crafty mamma, her fabulous craft project and tutorial too, cuz we need a great step by step tutorial to get our craft on right guys?

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Don't you just love a great week-end project?  Well if you happen to have an old ottoman layin' around...this project is a fun revamp!  Virginia from Meet Virginia revamped an old ottoman using a sheet with a fabulous print...love that!    Yup, she's crafty alright...she crochet's, creates paper crafts, and has one fabulous lil' Etsy shop too!  Give her a shout when you get the chance. 

Here's Virginia's tutorial in her own fabulous words:

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The Ottoman Remix

I found this beat up raggedy old ottoman at the DI last week, I didn't judge it by its harsh exterior but saw its true potential, it was a diamond in the rough if you will ;). Without further ado (insert drum roll please)!!


The Before:

{Barf right?}

The After!!!:

{Ahhhhhh...Awesome!}

Items I used to create this look are:


1. Of Course The Ottoman ;)
{ I found this at the DI (A local Utah thrift store) for $5.00!}


2. Sand paper in various roughness
{I found mine at Wal-Mart for $2.15 a pack, I decided to get one variety pack and one coarse pack for future projects.}


3. Grey Primer
{We had this around our house since we used it on a dresser we re-finished awhile ago, you can find this anywhere though I would opt for some in a spray can.}


4. Terra Cotta Paint
{I just used a acrylic craft paint for this, I found mine at Michael's 2/$1.}


5. High Gloss Varnish
{I purchased this at Robert's using a 40% off coupon so it ended up being $1.50.}


6. Sponge Brushes
{I purchase these in packs at the dollar store, which is great because I just toss them once I am finished!}


7. White Fleece
{I purchased this at Wal-Mart for $4.45 per yard, I purchased a yard but could have done with less than that, I guess better safe than sorry right?}


8. Printed Sheet
{I found this also at the DI and fell in love with the colors, I ended up buying two of them at $2.00 each since I figured I can for sure use it somewhere else too!}


TIP: Here is a great tip for you, buying sheets or sheet sets can often save you money when re-upholstering furniture. Look at thrift store selections you can often find some really cool vintage prints, (Just wash them in super hot water before use).


9. Various Tools
{For this project I ended up using a flat head screwdriver, staple gun, hammer, and scissors. If you don't have access to a staple gun you can always use a hammer and nails to secure fabric.}


Total Cost: $14.00!!!


How I did this you ask? Let me show you!


1. I removed the legs from the cushion so I could sand and paint them.

2. Then on to the sanding, I used a coarse sand paper and it got the job done really quick!

3. Primed the sanded legs.

4. Painted the primed legs with a Terra Cotta Orange paint.

5. After allowing several coats of paint to dry I added a high gloss varnish to the legs.

6. Then I recovered the cushion with white fleece so the stained pink wouldn't show through. You can also remove the top fabric all together but I just thought this would be easier.

7. I then covered the fleece covered cushion with the said purchased sheet.

8. Re-attached the dry legs to the bottom of the cushion.

9. Marveled at my work ;).

I think this turned out so so fun! I love the bright glossy orange legs, it gives the fabric a new spin! This cute ottoman will be headed to our office upstairs to go with a chair we received from hubby's Gma for our wedding. What do you guys think? How do you think it turned out? Are you in love like me??

Isn't Virginia fabulous?  And this lil' ottoman is fabulous too with it's fun n' colorful graphic print!  Thank you Virginia for the great tutorial...I am feeling inspired for sure!  Speaking of inspiration, visit Virginia at Meet Virginia...you'll find many other fun n' crafty ideas!  

Have a great week-end!