Make an Ottomon Out of an Old Suitcase

Step 3 Cut the plywood and upholster it

The plywood will give the ottoman the structural integrity to withstand being sat upon. It is to the plywood that we will be affixing the plumbing fittings.

1. Cut the plywood to the right size - that is, an inch or so smaller than the suitcase on all sides. You need to leave some room so that when the upholstery is wrapped around the plywood, it will still fit into the suitcase.

2. Cut the foam to the same size as the plywood.

3. Place a generous amount of muslin on the ground. Put the foam on top of it, and the plywood on top of that.

4. Pull one side of the muslin up and staple it to the plywood, using the stable gun. Then do the same thing on the opposite side. I think it helps to work symmetrically in terms of the fabric tension. If you start all from one side and then just go around in a circle, the foam can get squeezed in one direction or another and you end up with a lumpy cushion.

5. Once the muslin is affixed, do the same thing with your upholstery fabric, placing the bamboo fiber in between the muslin and the fabric, if you are using that.

Comments

[porcupinemamma]

It's me again (I can't help myself-you've created such a fun piece of furniture, I wanna join in the kudos conversation) The colours you've chosen are really "retro" lol-guess that makes me "Retro" since these were standard colours when i was a kid ;0)