Outdated Ottoman Upgrade

Ottoman After

Ottoman Before

Worn and threadbare, this ottoman had seen better days. The original material had a quilted top and at one time was very fashionable, however after many years of use, it needed a major upgrade with new material. 

The seams were barely held together with stitching that had long since deteriorated, with the cushion pushing through an opening created by the torn material. This was a Queen Anne style ottoman, with traditional curved wooden legs, commonly seen on this style of furniture.

This ottoman proved to be a complex upholstery job, because of the way the top cushion had been attached to the underside of the cushion's section. There simply wasn't any way to install a cushion in this type of application without having some sort of access to it, like a zipper. Through extensive removal of staples along with the original material, I discovered that sure enough, there was a zipper on the underside of the cushion. The adjoining sections were attached to the zippered section, then all were stretched as one unit over the ottoman starting from the top and continuing all the way to the bottom edge and secured with staples. I added three rows of cording as was in the original design, which gave the update ottoman the final classic finish it deserved. 

My customer had provided the fabric which was a nice geometric design on a blue background. The fabric was great to work with and durable enough to last many years to come.