Even-though I said it started 6 months ago really this whole project only took about two hours. I used two yards of home decor fabric, one package of light quilt batting, fifteen button/button covers, an upholstery needle, and a staple gun.

1. I covered the existing ottoman with the quilt batting, to smooth it out and cover up the two layers.

2. Pulling it nice and snug I stapled down the fabric – all around….lots and lots of staples.

3. also known as THE MOST DIFFICULT STEP coverin

g the buttons. I used a simple Dritz button cover kit, and followed their instructions on the back. But for some reason I just could not get it to work. I think that if I had been using a lighter weight fabric it would have quite simple, but this fabric just wasn’t working. I had to recruit my dad to make them all for me, and even he had some difficulty. I would recommend purchasing a few extra buttons when you make one. We broke at least three.

4. I used a total of 13 buttons, making a diamond formation, five in the middle row and four in the top and bottom rows. After measuring out where each button would go I used the upholstery needle to thread them through, being sure to leave enough string to work with on the other side.

5. After all of the buttons were threaded through I flipped it over and began pulling them tight. I used a strong enough string that I could just tie each one in a knot, however you could also staple them to the frame of the ottoman. After tying them all off I trimmed up the edges of the strings and the fabric.

6. Since I used an already existing ottoman it had a piece of black fabric on the bottom, that I removed before I began. I saved that and ended the project by putting it back on. It really gave it a finished look without a lot of work.

After all that hard work, you flip it over and enjoy!