Bay Window Cushion

In San Francisco, bay windows are everywhere. While many are floor to ceiling, mine have a built in wooden seat about 2' off the ground. They've become a real dead space in my apartment, and I decided to solve the problem by turning my bay window into a comfy couch with a custom cushion.

Step 1 What You'll Need

- An old mattress. I used an IKEA Sultan mattress (full size). Foam core mattress seems like the easiest way to go.

- Plywood.

- Kitchen shears. Sharp ones. Or an electric carving knife, saw, or some other cutting device.

- A staple gun or upholstery nails.

- Upholstery fabric. Goodwill and Craigslist are your friends here. Depending on the size of your window, a duvet cover could work. I went to Urban Burp in San Francisco, which was my favorite part of the project -- a cool store full of vintage textiles.

If you're thrifty, you can do this all for under $50. I went a little crazy by buying some really nice vintage fabric, so I came in around $100 all told (I scrounged almost everything, but paid $80 for fabric and $20 for plywood).

Comments

[jennafox]

I will try to make a Bay Cushion Ideas from both of you thanks for the cool instruction.I really love this site! So great ideas from great people.Thanks for sharing!

[virginadian]

I just made a bay window cushion for $20. I did not use plywood, I made a zipper cushion instead so I can remove it for washing. But if you can't sew or don't want to (and to save money), I would replace the plywood with a cardboard sheet and a hot glue gun instead of staples.  I got my fabric at a discount fabric store, at $1 per yard. I also thought about using old curtains from the thrift store. The cushion i got from my work for $11 for a 60x24x2 inch sheet.