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Cracked, Jacked Ottoman is now Newest Addition to the Family Room! Check her out!

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Ok peeps....my neck and arm feel like they may be forever in pain but I think it was worth it! The family room ottoman is complete!!! Woop! Before I give you the deets......a lil background...

I hate replacing things I already have! Oil changes and air filter replacements? HATE! New tires? HATE! It feels like such an investment for something you already have.....I know....gotta do it but I hate it! So after 7 years my beloved (and expensive) leather topped ottoman had started to peel. Yup. Nasty!
I ignored this for a few months. Even pushed her into the corner for my annual Christmas Eve party. (Nobody puts baby in the corner!!!!) Then as it started to really bother me I started looking for a new table. Problem was.....I really like the one I have! Of course I find one that is out of this world fabulous!
This baby here can be yours for $1600. Even if I hit the lottery I wouldn't pay $1600 for a coffee table. (OK, let's be serious....if I hit the lottery that scrumptious table would be in my new house with a lot of other great things....) I digress. Paying that amount was not an option. The cheaper options were looking, well....cheaper and I was getting an attitude fast! So I went to my trusty friend Craig to see what was on his List! Even here my choice was in the $300-$350 range...I mean me and Craig are cool but not that cool! So....I decided to take ole girl apart and see what I could do. Me and my jacked up neck and arm...but I am woman....blah blah blah!

As a sign that the universe was leading me further into the DIY solution, my team at work had given me a gift certificate to Jo-Ann's fabric for Christmas. Cha Ching! Gift card in hand....I hit the road. Took my throw pillow with me from my couch as a color swatch and was on the hunt. Straight to the bargain bin! Yep....even with a gift card and coupons I cannot pay $49.99 a yard....CAN NOT DO IT!

Just when I was about to give up I spy a bargain wall with full upholstery bolts.....and 50% off the red tag! OK universe....I hear ya!! $9.99 a yard, plus 1/2 off!!  I went wild with it and got 2 whole yards. (hee hee.....I crack myself up!!) Also grabbed 2 button kits and the biggest needles I have ever seen in my life!

OK.....here is how it went!!

Took her apart.....took pictures because experience has tough me that what comes apart doesn't always come back together.....pulled out a gazillion staples.....made 16 custom buttons using my couch's weight as the pusher.....feeling optimistic!!

Go to use custom buttons and they start popping apart (these cannot be reused...WASTE! OF! MONEY! )  My neck is on a 10 pain wise......making buttons and flipping solid wood tables is light work...but hey, it catches up with ya!! Feeling discouraged. Scooch my mess into the corner and take a week to regroup. (yes....baby is back in the corner!!!)


A week later........I'm BACK!!
OK so I had to use the old buttons from the ottoman because....well, you know what happened. Ummm, tufting ain't easy. If you do this or any tufting project I suggest a partner. My partner is a naysayer so I did it solo. My neck and back are paying for it! Also....my staple gun was $3 at a yard sale....yeah, you get what ya pay for!! (In all fairness to my $3 gun....she got it done! Just would have been easier with a better tool)

And after pulling, and pushing, and tugging, and stapling................I have a new coffee table....here she is!!
Love it! Here's the thing...I would have put off getting a table for a while.....too much $$, yadda yadda....for $20 bucks I have a great table and....did you spy the matching pillow???? OMG!! Deets tomorrow! My 1st sewing project .....love! 
I give my 2 Bernhardt sofas another year or two for my family room......wherever they end up this table and the pillows will still have plenty of life left!

Don't have a table of your own to do? Check out your boy Craig for a cheap table and imagine the $20 possibilities! Real talk!!

Partying here: http://rainonatinroof.com/2014/01/gmtg-link-party-43/
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  1. ShoeDeevahJanuary 12, 2014 at 4:34 PM

    How creative very nice and the color is Haute

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    You totally have skills! My grandmother used to refurbish foot stools.

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  3. Kris BeanJanuary 13, 2014 at 4:57 AM

    Looks absolutely fabulous! Hope your neck is better now.

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  4. realtalknicJanuary 13, 2014 at 6:11 AM

    thanks for the comments. Neck is feeling better. I've had two surgeries on my neck and I tend to forget this until I am in the middle of a project. heehee

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  5. UnknownJanuary 14, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    Nicole, she is AWESOME!!! Starting to get inspired!!

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  6. MishSparJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    Wow wow wow As I was reading I totally could imagine how you would be able to save it, but WOW!!!

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