While out garage sale-ing last month I made a very fortunate turn onto the perfect street and found the mother load of "garbage." I found bedframes and other goodies sitting by someone's garage. I asked the lady if she was throwing it away and she said, "Yes, you can have it!" I threw whatever I could fit into my car and we stored the rest in her backyard until I could come back that night to pick it up.
When my husband and I went back to get the rest of the goods, she had thrown out this ottoman and a table lamp to add to the stash. YES!!!! We've wanted an ottoman since day one of our marriage but we've never wanted to pay for one. :) This was perfect. It had great bones, just needed new material. So it sat in our garage for over a month until I found the right material for the job. (and until I had money in my craft budget again)
I heard of this fabric store in Tempe that sells remnant fabric. I made the trip to Tempe and found the perfect seersucker material. I bought 2 1/2 yards and spent a total of $8.00. Yes, $8.00 to recover a free ottoman.
So, it started out like this: Then we striped it down to this:
Love me some seersucker.
I'm pretty happy with the end result.
