Trash to Treasure: Leather Details

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Robb Whittlef shares how to reuse thrift-store leather coats for covering boxes, tabletops and pillows.

Leather-Covered Box
Wrap a wood box with a piece of leather and secure with furniture tacks. Add a small amount of glue to the flat surface so that it doesn't wrinkle.

Leather-Covered Table
Enhance a rustic table in the same way--simply secure the material to the top, staple to the underside and embellish with tacks on the edges.

Figure A

Leather Pillow
Cut two pieces of leather to fit a pillow form, leaving about a half-inch for the seam. Punch holes along the edge and stitch the material together with leather shoelaces (figure A).

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The "Trash to Treasure" segment was, at one time, filmed at The Chic Warehouse, which is now out of business. Guests
Robb Whittlef
Designer, Great Estate Sale Co.
Website: www.greatestatesalecompany.com
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