DIY padded stool

To update the interior of the room, it is not necessary to start a repair. To change and revitalize the interior will help an additional piece of furniture made by yourself. One of the practical and stylish things in the room can be a created ottoman with your own hands. Homemade poufs have a lot of advantages compared to store pouffes, because you yourself can choose the shape, size and material for its manufacture. In addition, when creating a masterpiece, you can use any improvised materials, so the made pouf with your own hands will cost almost free. Today we offer you to get acquainted with non-standard ideas that will help you create a unique and bright piece of furniture for any room.

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How to make a ottoman with your own hands from improvised materials?

Ottomans came into our everyday life from the East many centuries ago and almost immediately gained popularity, since this piece of furniture could serve both as an armchair, and a table, and a footrest. Today, craftsmen offer a lot of interesting options for making cute options from improvised materials. Making your own ottoman with your own hands is not a difficult job, but it’s very exciting, and the thing created with your own hands radiates special warmth and has an aura of home comfort.

Plastic bottles as a basis for pouf

If you have no desire to cut out, cut out the base for the pouf, then you can use plastic bottles for this purpose, which are available in any house in unlimited quantities.

Important! The color of the bottles in the finished product does not matter - you can use any bottles of beer or water with a volume of 1.5-2 liters.

To make a quality and sustainable ottoman you will need:

• 16 bottles with a capacity of 1.5 liters or 9 bottles with a capacity of 2 liters. Use bottles with caps

Important! From round bottles you can create a large circle, square or rectangle. Choose the shape of the product according to your desire and preference.

• Packaging cardboard. Any cardboard from household appliances that has not been thrown away for years can be used to make a pouf.
• Scotch.
• Foam rubber.
• Upholstery. The fabric must be durable and of high quality so that it can be wiped, cleaned and washed. You can use leather or furniture fabric, which is sold in a specialized store.
• Hot glue gun.
• Zipper for cover.
• Scissors.

Important! If you plan to create a large ottoman, which will serve as a table or chair, then for the convenience of making bottles, combine them into separate sectors and sections, fixing them with tape, and then begin to form a common structure.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Take the bottles with the caps tightly closed and connect them to each other using tape. If the future product will have a round shape, then start connecting the bottles from the middle: take one bottle and, moving along the radius, attach new elements to it with tape.
2. After completing the circle, cut out of the cardboard two circles of the same diameter, which should be slightly larger than the design of the bottles. This will be the top and bottom of the base.
3. Tape the cardboard tightly to the plastic structure. The frame for the pouf is ready.
4. Cut 3 blanks from foam: 2 circles of the same diameter and 1 rectangle, which will be wrapped vertically around the frame.
5. Secure the workpieces with a construction stapler or thread.
6. Sew the cover on the ottoman with your own hands from furniture fabric.

Important! It is better to make a cover with a zipper, so that later it can be easily removed and washed. You can sew several options for covers and update the appearance of the product from time to time.

Advice:

• For the frame, you can use cardboard boxes. The main thing is that they should not be damaged. Instead of foam, you can use a synthetic winterizer, insulation or several layers of dense fabric.
• If you plan to use the ottoman for personal needs, then use a thick cloth to make the cover, and treat the seams with a border. For a children's ottoman, use a brighter, variegated fabric, as well as a denser layer of foam. To the finished product, add an additional functional element in the form of a strap that makes it easy to carry. The child will be happy to carry such a pouf with him as a toy.

Plastic bucket ottoman

An interesting solution for creating a furniture masterpiece is to use an unnecessary plastic bucket for the puff frame. To make a useful and beautiful thing you will need:

• Plastic bucket.
• Thick jute rope.
• Stapler.
• Hot glue gun.
• Scissors.
• Cardboard or thin plywood.
• Upholstery fabric.
• Microfiber (several new rags).
• Velcro tape.
• A large button or handle from a furniture cabinet.

Step-by-step instruction:

• Wash the bucket, remove the metal handle from it.
• Turn the bucket over, wrap the outer surface tightly with a rope.

Important! Put each stitch on the glue so that the rope fits tightly.

• Cut the end of the rope, carefully hide.
• Place the bottom of the blank on cardboard, circle it.
• Cut the circle according to the intended pattern.
• Lay out the template on the upholstery fabric, cut the workpiece with an allowance of 5-10 cm.
• Combine the fabric and cardboard. Make a hole in the center, pass the bolt from the furniture handle through the cardboard and fabric. Screw the knob onto the bolt. If you use a large button, then connect the fabric with cardboard in the middle.
• Fold the microfiber tube, radially wrap the bolt between the cardboard and the fabric, creating a kind of roll. Securely fix microfiber with glue so that it does not unwind.
• Pull upholstery fabric, secure it on the back with a stapler.
• Cover the back of the seat with another piece of cloth, place it on the glue to hide traces of cardboard.
• Cut Velcro into 4 equal lengths, stick them on the bottom of the bucket and the base crosswise.

Important! The fluffy part of the Velcro should be facing the seat, and the bristles should be facing the bucket.

• Connect the cover and base.

Do-it-yourself ottoman is ready and now you can sit on it comfortably!

Pouf made of stools

A stool solidly knocked out of durable wood can please the owners for many years to come, if you make a stylish ottoman out of it. To convert an old stool into a modern piece of furniture you will need:

• Plywood.
• Foam for the seat.
• Glue.
• Upholstery fabric.
• Stapler.
• Self-tapping screws.

Strengthen the design of the old stool with screws and proceed as follows:

1. Shorten the legs of the stool. Check the work level so that the product does not subsequently stagger.
2. Attach 4 sheets of plywood to the legs of the stool with screws.
3. Screw the fifth sheet of plywood from the bottom. This will be the bottom of the future crafts.
4. Cut the foam for the seat with a 5 cm allowance.
5. Coat the top of the pouf with glue so that the foam does not stray into a lump.
6. Attach the upholstery fabric with foam with a stapler.
7. Decorate the rest of the structure with fabric, fix it with brackets.
8. Screw the wheels (optional) or the legs.

Important! Foam can be attached from the sides with slats to give the structure a round shape and make the ottoman more beautiful.

Wooden ottoman with box for small items

For those who like to work with wood and have the skills of a carpenter, we propose to make a fairly simple, but very functional and beautiful pouf with a drawer.In such a pouf you can put children's toys, magazines or shoes.

To make a practical product you will need:

• Laminated board or chipboard sheet. The material is necessary for the manufacture of a circle with a diameter of 30 cm and rectangles with a size of 40x30 cm.
• Wooden blocks in the amount of 4 pieces and a size of 4x8x8 cm.
• Glue for wood.
• Furniture castors with special hardware (4 pieces).
• Metal corners (4 pieces).
• Self-tapping screws.
• Screwdriver, screwdriver.
• Foam and upholstery fabric for cover.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Connect the chipboards prepared by the sizes in such a way that you get a box 40x40 wide and 30 cm high. Use metal corners and self-tapping screws to fix the material. The corners of the structure must be straight. Joints are additionally coated with glue.
2. Glue the bars to the bottom of the structure, on which the wheels will be attached later.
3. Install the cover with glue and screws. Base choose any shape as you wish.
4. The frame is ready, proceed to sewing the cover. Cut the foam and furniture fabric to fit the shape of the lid. Sew a 10 cm strip of fabric along the contour. You can sew on canvas, frills, drapery at will and your taste.
5. Lay a layer of foam on the cover and pull the cover on top.

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How to sew a pouf?

If you like to sew, then you can make a soft ottoman with your own hands at home, not only from multi-colored fabric, but also from old clothes. Any sweater can turn into a very noticeable and convenient piece of furniture. The main thing is desire and fantasy.

Option number 1. Simple fabric pouf

If you don’t have time to tinker with patterns, then use a simple way to make an original piece of furniture:

• Cut 2 circles from the fabric with the corresponding diameters of the bottom and top of the product and allowances for the seams.
• Cut 2 rectangular pieces of the same size. The width of the rectangles should be equal to the height of the pouf, and the length should be half the circumference of the upper and lower parts of the product.
• Sew rectangular pieces across one side of the width to make a long ribbon.
• Sweep the resulting tape and circles. Stitch circles at the seam. If the seam is not even enough, cover it with a decorative border.
• Fill the finished case with any suitable material.

Important! For internal filling of the pouf, use foam rubber or synthetic winterizer. These materials hold their shape perfectly and are not deformed.

• Sew the zipper into the un sewn edges of the rectangular ribbon.

Important! Make a hole for the stuffing material from below so that it is not noticeable. If desired, you can sew it tightly or sew a zipper into the hole to be able to change the material if necessary.

You can make a puff in the form of a cube. Parts for the product must be square. On the sides you will need 4 parts, and on the base and bottom - 2. Stitch the parts together, and to clearly identify the edges of the cube, use a canvas of contrasting color.

Important! To make the cube, use a denser fabric to give the product strength and resilience.

Option number 2. Colorful pouf

Sewing a bright piece of furniture is a snap. For work you will need:

• Fabric of different colors.
• Lining fabric.
• Large buttons (2 pieces).
• Filler.
• Needle with threads.
• Sewing machine.

The process of making a bright masterpiece is quite simple:

1. Draw on paper a circle of the desired size (such as the pouf you want to get). Divide it into 12 parts. If you have fewer colors, you can divide the circle into 6-10 parts.
2. Attach the finished patterns to the fabric, cut triangular blanks with a small margin on the seams.
3. Similarly, cut the lining fabric.
4. Grab the petals of the circle with thread, and then sew them on a typewriter. You should get two round bases - upper and lower. Sew the base from the inside, leaving one piece unstitched.
5. Turn out a cover, place a filler inside it.
6. Sew the last part carefully.Close the stitching area with large buttons.

Important! In order not to spend money on buying a new fabric, use shreds from old clothes.

If you like to crochet or knitting, then you can make a soft frameless ottoman with your own hands:

• To work, you need the most thick knitting needles with a diameter of 9 mm and fairly thick wool. You can use cotton ropes (20-30 pieces).
• Tie them into a long rectangle.
• Fasten the side of the workpiece with a rope to make a spacious skirt, and pull the bottom with the same rope to make a bag.

Important! To fill the bag, you can use old things or buy foam rubber (holofiber).

Option number 3. Furniture from an old sweater

To make an original piece of furniture, you will need:

• Old sweater.
• Scissors.
• Needle and thread.
• Felt.
• Lining fabric for cover.
• Material for stuffing.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Cut out the bottom of the felt for ottoman round or square. This element will serve as the primary procurement.
2. Take a sweater, twist the sleeves inward.
3. Sew the remaining hole with a straight seam.
4. Stitch a felt blank to the bottom of the sweater to make a bag-cover.
5. Prepare a lining pad. If the primary blank of felt is round, then you will need a piece of fabric in the form of a rectangle, for example, with a length of 70 cm and a width of 50 cm. If you decide to make a square ottoman, then calculate the necessary dimensions for the four parts.
6. Sew all the parts together and leave a hem on top for the lace, which will tighten the hole after filling the cover with material.
7. Place a cover inside the sweater.
8. Fill the cover with material. Tighten the lace as tight as possible.
9. Straighten the sweater, enjoy the new interior.

Option number 4. Ottoman ball

If you do not know how to make a round ottoman with your own hands to decorate a nursery, then this option is for you. To make a children's ottoman with your own hands, prepare the following materials:

• High-density fabric in two colors.
• Paper for making patterns.
• Scissors.
• Needle and thread.
• Sewing machine.
• Polyethylene.
• Silicone filler in the form of balls.

The process for creating a ottoman ball is as follows:

1. Make a pattern on paper, observing the necessary dimensions. You can use any round piece of furniture to create a pattern, for example, a lampshade of a table lamp or a large ball. Measure its circumference, and divide the result in half. Divide the number into 5 parts so that the 3 middle and 2 extreme are the same size. As a result, you will get the diameter of the base in the form of a circle and the width of the strips that make up the spherical puff cover.
2. Transfer the resulting markup to the item of your choice, starting with the part in the form of a circle. Draw the next line below the pre-calculated bandwidth.
3. Cut the plastic bag on one side and cut the bottom. Lay out the bag on the labels of the first strip, and fasten the edges with tape. Transfer a quarter of the strip to the bag and cut. Similarly, prepare the middle strip part.
4. Transfer all the details to graph paper, cut out the details of the ottoman from a fabric of two colors, leaving 1 cm to the seams.
5. Stitch the strips, leaving one side unstitched.
6. Attach one strip to the round part. The ends of the strip should converge. Stitch them and connect the base with a strip of seams, backing 1 cm from the edge.
7. Sew a similar blank for the opposite side of the cover. Stitch the workpiece to the middle strip. The ends of the middle strip do not sew.
8. Sew a second semicircular workpiece with a middle stripe. Iron the seams.
9. Fill the cover with silicone balls, and to make the shape resilient, add small pieces of foam rubber.
10. Sew the hole with a blind stitch.

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What can I make a ottoman with my own hands?

Above, we told you how to make ottomans with your own hands, a master class of each product option will help you realize your plan.However, all the materials for the manufacture of the original piece of furniture cannot be placed within the framework of one article, since there are a huge number of objects around which are suitable for creating a masterpiece, for example such.

Tires

You can put a wonderful ottoman with your own hands out of tires at home, on the veranda of a personal plot or right in the country, replacing expensive rattan furniture with almost free.

To make practical furniture, it is enough to cut two circles of plywood and attach them on top and bottom of the tire. Then - fix the basics with screws and decorate the entire workpiece with twine. To ottoman was a little higher, you can screw two legs.

Important! With the help of 2 car tires and a sheet of flexible plywood, you can make a chair with a back.

Plywood and Vinyl

Sheets of plywood with dimensions of 45x45 and sections of 45 degrees are used for the manufacture of the frame. Vinyl is cut to the size of plywood with a margin of 2-3 cm. On top of the vinyl, lay a soft cloth and not thick foam, cover the entire structure with plywood sheet. Bend the vinyl upholstery and secure with a stapler. For fastening the frame, use metal corners and screws.

Important! You can decorate the vinyl trim with decorative carnations. Apply tracing paper with a pattern on vinyl and create an interesting pattern with carnations. The paper is easy to clean, resulting in a beautiful ottoman made of plywood with an original pattern.

Faux fur

Fluffy material can be used to make a seat or to create an entire product.

Plastic pipes

The manufacture of pouf from plumbing pipes is as follows:

1. First you need to cut the pipes into pieces with a length of 30 cm (about 9 pieces), then paint the pipes with acrylic paint in several layers and treat with a protective varnish.
2. After drying, the pipes must be fastened with an adhesive gun.
3. For the seat, you can use polyurethane rugs for the bathroom. Fold them in half and make cuts along the perforations (cut length 5 cm). Roll the rug to make a bud and insert rolls into the pipes. The buds should enter tightly, then no additional fastening will be required.

Important! When making a pouf, pay attention to the floor in the room:

• Since the laminate is very sensitive to any mechanical influences, it is better to make a pouf without wheels and legs for such a coating.
• For carpet, carpet and soft flooring, ottomans on rollers are appropriate.
• There are no restrictions for tiling, only forged legs can damage the surface.

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We hope that having become acquainted with our article, you have chosen for yourself a suitable option for manufacturing an original, functional piece of furniture and decorated the interior of the house with it. Now in a soft homemade ottoman or armchair you can relax, watch TV, read, or you can place the ottoman in the corridor and it is convenient to take off your shoes on it. And most importantly - in the manufacture of your masterpiece, you used unnecessary things and materials, while spending a minimum of money!