Oh! the Ottoman

• With a little redesign, an ottoman can actually take the place of your coffee table (figure A). It's stable enough so that when you sit down, whatever is on a tray or directly on top doesn't tip or fall.
• Ottomans afford a great opportunity to introduce a new fabric or color into a space or to pick up on colors from another room for continuity.
• Dark colors or dense patterns on practical fabrics may be best for ottomans to hide dirt, spills and fingerprints.

Materials:

table
upholstery fabric
quilt batting
staple gun
hot glue gun/glue
tassels or ribbon (optional)

Steps:

1. Wrap several layers of batting around the top of the table and staple in place.

2. Cut fabric to cover top of padded section and fold corners neatly before securing with staples.

3. Wrap fabric around each leg of the coffee table neatly and secure with staples or glue.

4. Add tassels or ribbon as desired.

beige ottoman with three trays, raffia beige ottoman (Todd Hase Furniture)

beige corduroy ottoman (Z Gallerie)

oval leather ottoman, brown leather ottoman, white leather ottoman, TV tray ottoman (Baker Knapp & Tubbs)