Supplies:
Cheap pine board cut to size
Fabric
Nailhead upholstry tacks (from hardware store or Joann's)
Foam cushion
Table legs and brackets
Primer and white paint
I had no idea how easy this little matching footstool would be to make. I probably took 30 minutes total, once all the supplies were cut to size and gathered together. I couldn't find a little stool to match my living room decor and my old cane chair needed a little buddy. I wanted to recover something old, but couldn't find anything under $40, so I researched the supplies needed and found out that I could make it cheaper on my own.
The best part of this tutorial and idea is that it can be modified to make a much bigger or longer bench or ottoman.
Start by laying out your fabric wrong side up. If you have a design you are trying to center, like I was, I suggest using a little fabric glue where you place your foam. This will keep the fabric from sliding when you start stapling it down. Put your foam in the center, then your board on top. The foam needs to be cut with about 1/2 inch overhang around the board. Since I skipped the step of using batting (it's really not needed here), that will give you a nice finished product. Start in the center of one side of fabric and staple it down to the wood, then do the opposite side of the fabric in the center. Work your way out to the corners on both of those edges, then start in the center of the other two sides and do the same. A quick fold on the corners will seal those off. Pull tightly as you staple, and staple on a diagonal so the fabric doesn't tear.
After you finish stapling the fabric, screw the brackets into the corners of the wood base. I used an ice pick to give me a starter hole for each screw. The pine is not hard, so I didn't even need a power screwdriver to attach the brackets. The legs screw right into the brackets so you can paint or stain them at anytime.
Once I had the brackets done, I went around the edges with the nailhead tacks. I did just a little measuring to see how many inches each side was, and then I placed my tacks a little under or over an inch apart so that they would fill each side evenly.
The final step (I haven't done yet) would be to cover the bottom with the thin grey upholstery finishing fabric (which I did see at Joann), but I haven't found it necessary just yet.
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