{"id":85,"date":"2009-03-16T12:24:17","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T17:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dementedramblings.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2009-03-16T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T17:26:00","slug":"i-made-furniture-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dementedramblings.com\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"I made furniture from scratch!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love that my dad is a cabinet maker. Oh sure, he’d probably still have the know how and carpentry skills to help me with projects. But as a cabinet maker, he also has access to the big shiny power tools that we couldn’t play with otherwise. At least not without spending loads of money.<\/p>\n

Toward the end of last summer, I told Pop that I wanted to build a couple of ottomans for use with my wingbacks. I took the measurements and he told me what wood to get. Maybe 4 2x4s and a little plywood later, we had a pair of these.<\/p>\n

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I told him that I wanted something sturdy enough that my fat ass could stand on it and it wasn’t going anywhere. I hate cheap furniture that falls apart. These weigh a ton.<\/p>\n

Last week, I found this fabric.<\/p>\n

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Let me just say how much I love this fabric. I especially love that I don’t have to use a straight edge, just follow along with the fabric. <\/p>\n

On friday night, I painted the legs of the ottomans black, in case they showed from beneath the skirt I planned to put on it. I eventually decided that with the black legs, it didn’t need a skirt.<\/p>\n

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Last night, I covered the first ottoman. However, the batting I used was thinner than I liked. So, this morning I took it apart and, using an old ripped comforter, added some more thickness to it.<\/p>\n

Here’s the finished product!<\/p>\n

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It’s a little lumpy here and there, but I’m very thrilled with my first upholstery project. Today, I’ll be working on the other one. Eventually, I’ll recover the wingbacks either in a solid black or in this same fabric. I’m afraid that one I’ll have to send out though, so it’ll be a while before I can afford it. Until then, maybe I can find some slipcovers for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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